Batch Transcription

Batch transcribe audio files — import a whole folder at once

No more opening, uploading and waiting one file at a time. Select a batch of meeting recordings, interviews or lecture videos, or just drag an entire folder into Quiet Typist. Everything is transcribed on your own computer, and you can export it all together when it's done.

Quiet Typist batch transcription demo: several files transcribed at once, then 56 results selected and exported together as SRT, TXT or Word

Less busywork, more time for the content

Ideal when you have a whole set of meeting recordings, interviews or lecture videos to get through, without uploading and waiting across multiple websites and windows.

Select multiple files at once

Pick meeting recordings, interviews and lecture videos together, and mix formats like mp3, m4a and mp4 in a single import.

Drag in an entire folder

Drop a folder into Quiet Typist and it finds every recording and video inside, including subfolders, and skips everything else.

Export everything together

Select multiple results in History and export them in one go as TXT text, SRT subtitles or Word documents.

No cloud uploads, however many files

Every recording and video is transcribed on your own computer, which suits internal meetings, client calls and other confidential material.

How do you batch transcribe recordings and videos?

From picking files to getting transcripts, everything happens in Quiet Typist. Four steps is all it takes.

  1. 01

    Gather your files

    Put the recordings and videos you want to transcribe in one place. Supported audio formats: mp3, m4a, wav, wma, aac, flac, ogg, opus, amr, awb, aiff, aif, aifc, caf, m4b, mka. Supported video formats: mp4, mov, mkv, avi, flv, webm, m4v, 3gp, ts, mts, m2ts, mpg, mpeg, vob.

  2. 02

    Import them all at once

    Select multiple files in Quiet Typist, or drag an entire folder into the window.

  3. 03

    Let it transcribe

    You can see the progress of every file, and open finished ones to proofread while the rest are still running.

  4. 04

    Export in bulk

    Select multiple results in History and export them all at once as TXT, SRT or Word.

Batch transcription FAQ

No. Once you import multiple recordings and videos, transcription starts automatically. There's no need to click through them one by one.

Yes. Drag a folder into Quiet Typist and every supported recording and video in it and its subfolders will be imported together. Other files are skipped automatically.

Yes. Select multiple transcripts in History and export them in one go as TXT text, SRT subtitles or Word documents to a folder of your choice.

No. Every recording and video is transcribed on your own computer. Nothing is uploaded to the cloud, no matter how many files you have.

Supported audio formats: mp3, m4a, wav, wma, aac, flac, ogg, opus, amr, awb, aiff, aif, aifc, caf, m4b, mka. Supported video formats: mp4, mov, mkv, avi, flv, webm, m4v, 3gp, ts, mts, m2ts, mpg, mpeg, vob. You can mix recordings and videos in the same batch.

Yes. Batch transcription is available in the Mac, Windows and Linux desktop apps, and works the same way on each.

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Download free and start transcribing offline

Batch process meetings, interviews and videos on Windows, Mac, Linux or Android, with your original files and transcripts kept on your own device.