Podcast Transcription

You Have the Audio File. Not a Link.

Send a downloaded podcast or interview clip to @vustScribeBot and get a transcript, summary and key points back — in the language it was recorded in. Honest cap: 20 minutes per file, so split a full episode into segments first.

Free ≤5min (3/day) · 2✦ for 5-20min · split episodes over 20min.20-minute honest ceiling — no partial processing
Send an episode clip to @vustScribeBot
For the audio file, not a linkTranscript + summary + key pointsHonest 20-min cap — split longer episodes

Honest scope

Audio file in hand, not a link to paste

If you're pasting a YouTube mirror or a show-notes/transcript URL, that's a different tool on this site (/summary/podcast) — it works from links and explicitly skips audio uploads. This page is the other half: you already have the downloaded mp3 or clip, and want it turned into a transcript. Files longer than 20 minutes are rejected upfront, not partially processed — split first.

Same wallet and pricing as the rest of Scribe — 2✦ per 5-20 minute file.

See the difference

Real episode clips, the 20-minute honesty line, and what comes back.

An 18-minute interview segment saved to your phone

Before

You downloaded an 18-minute clip from a longer interview — the part your co-host wants quoted in a newsletter — and it's sitting in your Files app as an mp3, no link to paste anywhere.

After

Send the mp3 straight to @vustScribeBot. It's under the 20-minute ceiling, so one pass returns the full transcript, a summary of the segment, and the action items — ready to paste into the newsletter draft. Cost: 2✦, since it's over 5 minutes.

A full 45-minute episode, honestly too long for one pass

Before

A full podcast episode runs 45 minutes — well past Scribe's 20-minute/file ceiling — and no single tool will swallow it whole without a subscription.

After

Split the episode into two or three chunks with any free audio editor (or export by chapter marker if the show has them), and send each chunk separately. You get a transcript and summary per segment — more honest than pretending a 45-minute file just works.

A 4-minute clip from a friend's podcast pitch

Before

A friend sends a 4-minute voice-memo pitch for their new podcast and asks what you think — you'd rather read it than replay it while trying to give useful feedback.

After

Under 5 minutes qualifies for the free tier (3/day): send it, get the transcript and key points, and reply with actual notes instead of 'let me listen again.'

02·Practical use cases

Who transcribes a podcast or interview clip

A podcaster with a downloaded segment

An 18-minute interview clip saved as an audio file, no link to paste anywhere

One pass returns transcript, summary and action items — 2✦, since it's over 5 minutes.

Someone with a full-length episode

A 45-minute episode well past the 20-minute/file ceiling

Split into segments with any free audio editor, then send each chunk — honest, not a silent failure.

A friend previewing a podcast pitch

A short 4-minute voice-memo pitch someone sent for feedback

Free tier: under 5 minutes, transcript and key points back, no charge.

03·How it works

From episode audio to transcript

01Send the audio file

mp3/m4a/wav/ogg — up to 20 minutes and 20MB per file, Telegram's own ceiling.

02Split first if needed

Episodes over 20 minutes are rejected upfront, no charge — trim by chapter marker or into even chunks before sending.

03Get transcript, summary, key points

All three come back per segment, in the language the episode was recorded in.

04·Same tool · in Telegram

Telegram

Send the episode file, not a link

@vustScribeBot · Open @vustScribeBot and send the audio clip — transcript, summary and key points come back.

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05·Quality & trust

Honest scope

Audio file, not a link

This is for the downloaded episode itself. Pasting a YouTube mirror or a transcript/show-notes URL instead is a different tool (/summary/podcast), which explicitly skips audio uploads.

20-minute honesty line

No partial processing on oversized files — split first, or expect an upfront rejection with no charge.

Frequently asked questions

The voice-to-text reading set.

Scribe hub

The full voice-to-text toolkit this spoke is built on.

Podcast summarizer (link-based)

Have a YouTube mirror or transcript URL instead? Paste it there.

Voice message to text

The shorter, one-off voice-note version of this same engine.

Ready when you are

Have the audio file? Send it directly.

No YouTube mirror needed, no show-notes URL — just the mp3 you already downloaded.

Open @vustScribeBotPodcast summarizer (link-based)