# FreeAudioToText

> 100% Free, private, AI-powered audio and video transcription. Convert speech to text in 90+ languages with speaker diarization. No signup, no daily caps.

FreeAudioToText (https://freeaudiototext.com) is a privacy-first, browser-based audio and video transcription platform that converts recordings into accurate, formatted text and SRT subtitles using advanced automatic speech recognition (ASR) engines. The core transcription service is 100% free with unlimited usage, requires no user registration or email verification, and processes all audio with strict 24-hour auto-deletion of all files and database records.

## Core Capabilities

- **100% Free & Unlimited Basic Transcription**: Convert speech to text without daily caps or mandatory account creation.
- **Audio & Video Support**: Converts MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, OGG, FLAC, WebM, MOV, and direct links (YouTube, TikTok) to text.
- **Speaker Diarization**: Automatically identifies and separates multiple speakers in a conversation (SPK_0, SPK_1, etc.), making it ideal for interviews, meetings, and podcasts.
- **Multilingual Support (90+ Languages)**: Highly accurate recognition across English, Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Arabic, and bilingual mixed speech.
- **AI Structural Analysis Reports (Optional Upgrade)**: For $1.99 per report, power users can generate an AI Executive Summary, Structural Outline, Action Items, and sentiment highlights.
- **Speech-to-Text API**: Open REST API endpoints for developers and automation workflows (Telegram bots, Slack, Notion integrations).
- **Shareable Interactive Results**: Every transcription result can generate a unique shareable URL (`?job=JOB_ID&share=1`) embeddable in Notion, WordPress, or HTML iframes.
- **Export Formats**: Copy plain text, download TXT transcripts, or extract SRT subtitle files with timestamp cues.
- **True Ephemeral Privacy**: No login, no persistent storage. All uploaded audio files and database records are permanently deleted within 24 hours. Never used for AI training.

## Use Cases

- **Developers & Geeks**: Integrate fast, low-cost speech recognition via our Speech-to-Text API.
- **Podcasters & Creators**: Transcribe podcast episodes, extract subtitles for YouTube/TikTok videos, and generate show notes.
- **Journalists & Researchers**: Transcribe field recordings and interviews with speaker labels.
- **Students & Lifelong Learners**: Convert lecture audio or downloaded courses to searchable text.
- **Business Teams**: Transcribe Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet recordings into organized meeting minutes and action items.

## Technical Architecture

- **Frontend**: Next.js 14 (React / App Router) hosted on Cloudflare Pages with Edge Runtime.
- **Backend Infrastructure**: Cloudflare Workers + Cloudflare D1 (SQLite database) + Cloudflare R2 (Object Storage).
- **AI Inference Engine**: FunASR (Paraformer / SenseVoice model by Alibaba DAMO Academy) and Faster-Whisper running on local Apple Silicon (M2 Max 32GB) with VAD (Voice Activity Detection) and timestamp alignment.
- **Performance**: High-speed local hardware inference transcribes a 1-hour audio file in approximately 13 minutes (~783 seconds).

## Transparent Business Model

- **Free Tier**: 100% free basic audio and video transcription with speaker labels and timestamps. Zero account registration required.
- **AI Report Upgrade**: Pay-as-you-go ($1.99 one-time payment per job via Waffo) for deep AI structural analysis reports. No monthly subscriptions.
- **Speech-to-Text API**: Pay-as-you-go credits for programmatic API access.

## Dedicated Landing Pages & Tools

- Homepage / Tool: https://freeaudiototext.com
- MP3 to Text: https://freeaudiototext.com/mp3-to-text
- M4A to Text: https://freeaudiototext.com/m4a-to-text
- WAV to Text: https://freeaudiototext.com/wav-to-text
- Video to Text: https://freeaudiototext.com/video-to-text
- YouTube to Text: https://freeaudiototext.com/transcribe-from-youtube
- TikTok Transcript: https://freeaudiototext.com/tiktok-transcript
- Podcast Transcript: https://freeaudiototext.com/podcast-transcript
- Interview Transcription: https://freeaudiototext.com/interview-transcription
- Speech-to-Text API: https://freeaudiototext.com/speech-to-text-api
- AI Reports Example: https://freeaudiototext.com/ai-report
- Privacy Policy: https://freeaudiototext.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://freeaudiototext.com/terms

## Comparisons & Differentiation

Unlike Otter.ai, Descript, Rev, or Sonix:
- Zero subscription fees ($0/month) and no forced account creation for basic use.
- No daily 3-file caps on basic transcription.
- True ephemeral privacy: All files and database logs are permanently deleted within 24 hours.
- Powered by local Apple Silicon + Cloudflare Edge for maximum speed and zero server bloat.