subtitles Transcription

Transcription guidance that stays practical.

Everything you need to know about privacy, performance, sharing, editing, and supported languages for Voice Recorder transcription.

info

Please note that the transcription feature requires Android 10 or later and is available only when the app was downloaded from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Privacy

Each transcription is processed on-device, which means all processing is done locally on the user’s device. No data is sent to external servers, helping preserve privacy and security.

Efficiency

On some devices, the transcription process may not continue in the background because the system limits heavy background tasks. To ensure transcription runs smoothly, we recommend keeping the app open while it works.

Speed also depends on your device’s processor. On slower devices, using the performance-focused variant may provide the best experience.

Recommendations

  1. Record in a quiet environment: avoid busy streets, loud appliances, and other noisy spaces.
  2. Speak clearly: a moderate pace and clear pronunciation improve results.
  3. Keep recordings focused: shorter recordings are faster and easier to transcribe accurately.
  4. Use a suitable audio format when possible: WAV or FLAC at 16 kHz can work better than heavily compressed formats such as MP3.

English-specific recommendation

If you are transcribing to English, we recommend using the Enhanced English dataset for the best accuracy. For other languages, the multi-language dataset should work well, but a language-specific dataset may improve results even further.

Share

To share the transcription, open an individual recording in the app, tap Share, and choose the transcription file option. It will be exported as a text file containing the full transcription.

Modify transcription

Transcription segments can be modified by tapping a segment and selecting the edit option. To re-transcribe the entire file using a different model, clone the recording by tapping Edit recording and save the file again without making changes.

Supported languages and dialects

Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Kurdish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese.