Transcribe a podcast free — no card needed

Straight answer on what is free and what is not, so there are no surprises at the end of an episode.

How it works

  1. Paste a link

    Spotify, Apple Podcasts or RSS. Searching by name works too.

  2. Create an account

    Email and password. No card for the free minutes.

  3. Get the transcript

    Download .txt and .srt; the transcript stays in your history.

Questions

Is it really free?

New accounts can start free, no card needed. Longer episodes still start as a free preview; buy minutes or add your own key to finish.

What happens when the free minutes run out?

After that, minutes are a one-time purchase: from $1.50 for 60 minutes, cheaper per minute the more you buy (1,200 min for $11), or just the minutes one episode needs. No subscription. You can also add your own OpenAI API key and pay OpenAI directly instead; that is optional.

Is there a subscription?

No. Minutes are a one-time purchase; nothing renews.

Are there free alternatives?

Spotify and Apple show transcripts in their apps for many shows, free but not exportable. Running Whisper yourself is free if you have the hardware and are comfortable with the command line.

What do I get back?

The full transcript as plain text (.txt) and as SubRip subtitles (.srt) with timestamps, plus a reading view in the browser. Transcripts are private to your account unless you create a share link.

Which languages work?

28 languages, transcribed with modern speech recognition. Auto-detect is the default; choosing the language yourself helps on short or accented audio.