German Speech to Text
Drop a German recording and get the text, ready to copy or to use as subtitles.
The language is already set to German. This matters: the speech model does not guess the language reliably, so choosing it gives a much better result than auto detection.
Standard German works best. Swiss German or strong dialects are written out in standard German, so check names and dialect words afterwards.
Pick Fast for quick notes or More accurate (Whisper small) for interviews, podcasts and anything you want to publish.
The transcription runs inside your browser with Whisper, the open speech recognition model by OpenAI. Your audio is never uploaded: only the model itself is downloaded once, then your browser keeps it, so the next files start right away.
Speech model: Whisper by OpenAI (MIT). Runs with Transformers.js (Apache-2.0).
How it works
- Drop your file Audio or video: MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV, WebM, OGG and more.
- Pick the language The language that is spoken. Choose More accurate for noisy recordings or strong accents.
- Transcribe and save Copy the text, or save it as TXT, SRT or VTT subtitles.
FAQ
Is this German transcription free?
Yes. It runs on your device, so there is no limit per file and no account.
Can it translate German into English?
Yes, use the translate to English tool. This page writes the text in the language that is spoken.
Is my recording uploaded?
No. It is transcribed on your device. Only the speech model is downloaded, never your audio.
Is there a length limit?
We don't set one. Long files take longer: on a recent computer with Chrome or Edge, an hour of audio takes about 10 minutes. Phones and older computers are slower.
Which languages work?
Whisper understands around 100 languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese and Indonesian. Accuracy is best for widely spoken languages.
Is it free?
Yes. No account, no minutes limit, no watermark.