Your first transcription in 3 steps
How to upload your first recording and get a finished transcript — from the Create button to a text with timestamps.
You can transcribe your first recording in a couple of minutes — here's the whole path, from the Create button to a finished text.
Step by step
Click "Create"
The "Create" button is available on every page of the app. In the menu that opens, pick the source: "Upload file", "Paste link", "Record from mic", or "Dictation".
Add a file or a link
On the "Upload file" tab, drag an audio or video file into the window (or click "Browse files"); on the "Paste link" tab, paste a YouTube link or another supported service. Choose where to save the recording — "Inbox" or a project — optionally turn on "Recognize speakers" and pick the audio language, then click "Start transcription".
Wait for the result
A recording goes through a few processing stages: upload → transcription → structuring. This usually takes anywhere from a couple of minutes to roughly the length of the recording itself. Status is visible right in the recordings list — no need to refresh the page.
What happens behind the scenes
While a recording is processing, the service first transcribes the speech, then the AI splits the text into paragraphs, builds a table of contents, and pulls out key theses and a short summary. Once the status turns to "Done", you can open the transcript, edit the text, listen to the audio with synced line highlighting, and ask the AI chat questions about it.
Tip
If you're not sure what language the recording is in, leave auto-detect on. If you do know the language, picking it manually usually gives a more accurate result — especially on short or noisy recordings.
Uploading several at once
You can upload several files in one go — each gets its own progress and status, and an "Add more files" button lets you drop in another batch without closing the dialog. A "Clear completed" button tidies the list once uploads finish.
Other ways to create a recording
Besides uploading a file or a link, the "Create" menu also has "Dictation" — a quick voice note right in the browser — and "Record a meeting (Desktop)", which opens the desktop app for automatically recording calls in Zoom, Google Meet, and similar services.
Where to go next
More on file formats, links, and limits is in the "Formats and upload" article. And once you have several transcripts, the knowledge base chat is worth a look — it can search answers across all your recordings at once.