SeaMeetChinese audio to text, in Mandarin
Upload a Mandarin recording and get a transcript in Simplified characters, split by speaker. Free accounts read the first 15 min of each file.
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Set to Chinese (Simplified) for this page. Change it for Traditional or another language.
Free: read the first 15 min of each file · up to 5 h · 512 MB
Sample output
00:00 李娜 大家好，我们先看一下新版本的上线时间。
00:05 王磊 设计已经完成了，但新版 App 的截图还没准备好。
00:10 李娜 截图周五之前能交吗？
00:15 王磊 可以，只要市场部明天把文案发过来。
00:21 李娜 好的，我今晚就在群里提醒他们。
00:27 王磊 那上线时间就不变了。
李娜和王磊确认新版本的上线时间。设计已经完成，只要市场部明天发来文案，截图周五前就能交，上线时间不变。
- 00:00 新版本上线时间
- 00:10 截图交付
- 00:21 提醒市场部
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,200 李娜: 大家好，我们先看一下新版本的上线时间。 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,200 王磊: 设计已经完成了，但新版 App 的截图还没准备好。 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,200 李娜: 截图周五之前能交吗？ 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,200 王磊: 可以，只要市场部明天把文案发过来。 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,200 李娜: 好的，我今晚就在群里提醒他们。 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,200 王磊: 那上线时间就不变了。
- A transcript with timestamps and speaker labels you can rename
- Speech in 55 languages, or automatic language detection
- An AI summary and chapters you can jump between
- Download as TXT, SRT, VTT, Word (DOCX), with subtitles timed to the spoken words
- Video files too: only the audio track uploads
- Filler words and repeats removed or kept, your choice
Need the full recording?
- The whole transcript of every file, not only the first 15 min
- 50 h of file transcription a month, with no daily file limit
- Downloads of the whole transcript as TXT, SRT, VTT, Word (DOCX)
$15.99 a month, or $12.99 a month billed yearly
View Sync Pro plansHow it works
- Choose your Mandarin recording: a WeChat voice note, a class or a team call.
- Chinese (Simplified) is already selected; press Transcribe.
- Read the transcript by speaker, or download it as SRT subtitles.
Simplified or Traditional, and how to fix names
This page starts on Chinese (Simplified, China), which transcribes Mandarin (普通话) into Simplified characters. If you read Traditional characters, choose Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) in the picker instead: the speech is handled the same way and the text comes back in Traditional characters. Cantonese is a different spoken language with its own entry, so a Cantonese file belongs on the Cantonese page.
Names are the most common fix in a Chinese transcript, because many characters share a sound. For Mandarin, the options under the picker have a names and terms field and a short context line. Add the people, products and places in your recording before you press Transcribe, and they are more likely to be written the way you expect. A line such as a weekly product meeting also helps.
Chinese conversations often carry English product names, abbreviations and brands, and these usually stay in Latin letters inside the Chinese text. Keep the language on Chinese when most of the talk is Mandarin. Files tend to come from WeChat voice notes, online classes, interviews and team calls; the transcript and the SRT subtitles keep the characters you chose.
Free vs Sync Pro
| Free | Sync Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Readable transcript | First 15 min of each file | The whole transcript |
| Transcription hours | 6 h in total | 50 h of uploads a month |
| Files per day | Up to 10 | No daily file limit |
| Longest and largest file | 5 h · 512 MB | 5 h · 512 MB |
| Downloads | TXT, SRT, VTT, Word (DOCX), first 15 min | TXT, SRT, VTT, Word (DOCX) |
| Price | Free | $15.99 a month, or $12.99 a month billed yearly |
Questions
What if my recording isn't in Mandarin?
Choose the language that is spoken, or pick automatic detection. For Cantonese, use the Cantonese entry rather than Chinese. If the transcript sounds like a different language from the one you chose, one click transcribes the file again in that language.
Will I get Simplified or Traditional characters?
It depends on the picker. Chinese (Simplified, China) gives Simplified characters, and Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) gives Traditional characters. Both transcribe Mandarin, so choose the script you want to read before you press Transcribe.
How do I get names and terms right?
Open the options under the language picker and add names, product names and specialist terms to the names and terms field, plus a short line about what the recording is. These fields appear for Mandarin only. Check any remaining names against your notes afterwards.
Can I get pinyin?
No. The transcript is written in Chinese characters, not pinyin. If you need pinyin for study, convert the parts you want with a separate tool once you have checked the characters.
Is Chinese transcription free?
Yes, within the free limits: 6 h of transcription in total, and the first 15 min of each transcript readable on the free plan. Sync Pro unlocks the whole transcript for longer lectures and meetings.
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