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.
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.
See the difference
Real episode clips, the 20-minute honesty line, and what comes back.
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 — paid, with the price shown before you confirm, 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.
From episode audio to transcript
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Send the audio file
mp3/m4a/wav/ogg — up to 20 minutes and 20MB per file, Telegram's own ceiling.
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Split first if needed
Episodes over 20 minutes are rejected upfront, no charge — trim by chapter marker or into even chunks before sending.
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Get transcript, summary, key points
All three come back per segment, in the language the episode was recorded in.
Send the episode file, not a link
Open @vustScribeBot and send the audio clip — transcript, summary and key points come back.
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
Do I need a podcast link, or can I send the actual audio file?
This is for the audio file itself — mp3, m4a, wav or ogg, up to 20 minutes and 20MB. If you only have a YouTube mirror or a transcript/show-notes URL and no downloaded audio, /summary/podcast handles that link-based case instead; it explicitly doesn't take audio uploads.
What's the longest episode this can handle?
20 minutes and 20MB per file — Telegram's own ceiling. A typical 30-60 minute episode needs splitting into segments first; there's no partial-processing fallback, so anything over the cap is rejected upfront with no charge.
How do I split a longer episode before sending it?
Any free audio editor or even a phone voice-memo app's trim tool works — cut by chapter marker if the show provides one, or into roughly even chunks otherwise. Send each chunk as its own file; each gets its own transcript, summary and action items.
What comes back besides the raw transcript?
A summary of what was covered and a list of key points pulled out as action items, alongside the full transcript text. Short transcripts show inline in the chat; longer segments arrive as a downloadable .txt file.
Does it handle interviews with multiple speakers?
Yes — the transcript captures what's said regardless of how many people are talking, in the language the episode was recorded in. It's a straight transcript rather than a labeled multi-speaker diarization product.
What does a segment cost?
Segments of 5 minutes or less are free, up to 3 per day. For segments from 5 to 20 minutes, the exact price is stated up front, the debit happens when you send the file, and processing or delivery failure triggers an automatic refund.
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.