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Speaker 1:Thanks for joining. So what does it actually do?

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Speaker 2:You drop a file and get clean, accurate text back in seconds.

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Speaker 1:And I can read it before I pay or sign up?

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This is exactly what you get. Click to try it with your own file.

From file to text in three steps

No setup, no learning curve. The product makes its own argument. You just watch it work.

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Drop your file

Any audio or video, any common format. Your file stays on your device while you set your options: nothing uploads until you hit Transcribe.

02

Watch it transcribe

The first 10 minutes are ready in about a minute, with speakers, timestamps, and the audio playing in sync with the text. Fully usable and exportable.

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Unlock the rest

Happy with what you see? Unlock the full transcript at one clear price shown up front. Pay once per file, or subscribe if you transcribe often. Not satisfied? Full refund, no questions asked.

No hype. Just the transcript.

See it before you pay

Read the first 10 minutes of your real transcript before you pay a cent. A free account is all it takes: decide with the result in front of you, not a promise.

Honest about accuracy

95%+ on clear audio; it drops on noisy or overlapping speech, and we say so. You just watched it run on your own file, and we publish a live monthly benchmark so you don't have to take our word for it.

Yours to edit and export

Fix a word, rename a speaker, hide filler, then export to TXT, DOCX, SRT or VTT. The transcript is yours to shape, not just read.

Not free. Guaranteed instead.

FileToText is a paid tool by design: you pay for accuracy, and nothing subsidizes it. The first 10 minutes of every file are still free to try, and if a transcript ever lets you down, we refund the purchase. No questions asked.

Use cases

What will you do with it?

Five ways people are using it right now.

Social proof

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FileToText is new, so we won't invent reviews for it. These are real, verbatim quotes from users of YoutubeToText, made by the same team.

Fantastic site and accelerates learning speed. A useful tool that just works.

Sherlock Flats

YoutubeToText user

Creates text summarise of long YouTube podcasts that I can feed into AI and get a quick summary of.

Justin Smart

YoutubeToText user

I actively use AI agents for learning and development. This tool is a great addition because I can transcribe material, upload it to my agents, and retrieve or edit parts of it for quotes in my own work.

Henrik Sørensen

YoutubeToText user

Other tools can take a long time to process a transcript. This can save me hours when im on a deadline.

Mike

YoutubeToText user

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languages, auto-detected

20 hrs

max length per file

10 min

free on every file

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export formats: TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT

Pricing

Pay per file, or subscribe

Unlock a single file when you need it, or subscribe when you transcribe often. Every plan includes every feature; larger plans just add minutes, not tools. You're paying for accuracy, and we back it: not satisfied, we refund. Test it first on 10 free minutes per file.

First 10 minutes freePay once or subscribeCancel anytimeFull refund, no questions asked

Pay as you go

One-time payment for a single file, billed per started hour: a 1 hour 2 minute file counts as 2 hours, and never more than $12 per file. No subscription, nothing to auto-renew.

Try it free
Pay once for this file. No subscription, nothing to auto-renew.
The exact price for your file, shown before you pay.
Started hours count in full: a 1 hour 2 minute file bills as 2 hours ($6).
Never more than $12 per file, no matter how long it is.
Full transcript with speaker labels, an editor, and exports.
Summaries and translation included.

Transcribe often? Subscribe and save.

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Basic

Perfect for getting started

Not satisfied? We will refund your purchase, no questions asked.

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Pro

For people scaling their workflow

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Business

For teams, agencies & power users

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Same features on every plan; larger plans just add minutes. Month-to-month, cancel anytime, no minimum term. Not happy with it? Full refund, no questions asked.

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You pay for minutes, not features. Each step simply adds to the one before it.

Free

10 min free per file

The essentials

  • High-accuracy transcription (95%+ on clear audio)
  • Speaker labels + diarization
  • AI toolkit: summaries, cleanup, translation, Ask-AI
  • Export: TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT

Pay per file

$3 per hour

Everything in Free, plus

  • The whole file, not just the first 10 minutes
  • Never more than $12 per file

Subscription

Basic · Pro · Business

Everything in Pay per file, plus

  • API + MCP access
  • Priority support
  • Volume rates past ~100 hrs/month

Outgrowing these? Past roughly 100 hours a month we do flat volume rates, get your price, personal price within 4 business hours.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Can't find what you're looking for? Email us. We reply within one business day.

Yes, a free account: sign in with Google, Apple, or email and the first 10 minutes of any file are transcribed free. No credit card needed. An account keeps your transcripts saved and lets us keep quality high and spam out.
We consistently hit 95%+ accuracy on clear audio. Background noise, heavy accents, or overlapping speakers can bring that down a little, and we'd rather tell you that upfront than promise perfection. If something's off, you can fix it directly in the transcript editor. And if the quality ever truly lets you down, we refund your purchase, no questions asked. See the live monthly benchmark →
No. FileToText is a paid tool, and that's a deliberate choice: we compete on accuracy, not price. You can test the quality free on the first 10 minutes of any file. After that it's $3 per audio hour (billed per started hour, $3 minimum and $12 maximum per file) or a subscription from $10/month. And if a transcript ever lets you down, we refund the purchase. No questions asked.
Pretty much any audio or video file: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, FLAC, MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI, and more. No conversion needed, just drop it in.
Yes. Drop or select up to 10 files in one batch and each becomes its own transcript. Queue an interview study or a stack of episodes, walk away, and come back to finished transcripts. Every file keeps its own free first 10 minutes.
Most files are done in a couple of minutes; the free 10-minute preview is usually ready in about a minute. Long multi-hour recordings take longer, and you can leave the page and get an email when the transcript is ready.
Yes. Every transcript can be exported as SRT or WebVTT subtitle files, ready to drop into a video editor or upload alongside your file. Plain TXT and DOCX exports are also available if you just need the text.
You choose: pay once for a single file ($3 per started audio hour, with a $3 minimum: a 1 hour 2 minute file counts as 2 hours, so $6) or subscribe from $10/month if you transcribe often. Files over 2 hours cost $9+ as a one-off, at which point the Basic subscription at $10/month for 10 hours is usually the better deal. Either way, the exact price is shown before you pay. Preview the first 10 minutes for free, and every purchase is backed by a full refund, no questions asked.
Self-serve, no retention flow: open Account, then Billing, click "Cancel plan", answer one quick question about why (it decides what we fix next, and we never argue with it), and confirm in the Stripe portal that opens. You will not be charged again, your plan and remaining minutes stay active until the end of the period you paid for, and all your transcripts remain in your account. Full walkthrough at filetotext.ai/cancel-subscription/. Prefer not to sign in? Email us and we cancel it for you, no questions asked.
Prices are shown in USD, EUR, or GBP based on your location. If you're in the EU, VAT is handled at checkout in line with EU tax rules. Stripe handles this securely at payment time.
Yes. The built-in editor lets you correct any word, rename or reassign speakers, and hide filler words before you export. If a transcript looks consistently off, email us and we'll take a look.

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Your file has more to say than the folder it's sitting in.

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