SeaMeetWAV to text converter
Turn a WAV from a field recorder or studio into text. Free: the first 15 min of each file are readable.
WAV · MP3 · M4A · FLAC · OGG · OGA · WebM · AAC · AMR · SPX · OPUS · MP4 · MOV · MKV
Free: read the first 15 min of each file · up to 5 h · 512 MB
Sample output
00:00 Maya Thanks for joining. Let's start with the launch date.
00:04 Daniel Design is done, but the store listing still needs screenshots.
00:10 Maya Can we have those by Friday?
00:13 Daniel Yes, if marketing sends the final copy tomorrow.
00:18 Priya I'll send it tonight.
00:21 Maya Great. Then the launch date stays where it is.
The team keeps the launch date. Design is finished, and the store screenshots will be ready by Friday once marketing sends the final copy, which Priya sends tonight.
- 00:00 Launch date
- 00:10 Store screenshots by Friday
- 00:18 Final copy tonight
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,600 Maya: Thanks for joining. Let's start with the launch date. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:09,200 Daniel: Design is done, but the store listing still needs screenshots. 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,100 Maya: Can we have those by Friday? 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,400 Daniel: Yes, if marketing sends the final copy tomorrow. 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,800 Priya: I'll send it tonight. 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,500 Maya: Great. Then the launch date stays where it is.
- 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 a WAV file up to 512 MB.
- Pick the spoken language or let us detect it, then press Transcribe.
- Read the WAV transcript with speaker labels in your library.
WAV files and the size limit
WAV stores audio without compression. That keeps every detail of the recording, but it also makes files large, far larger than an MP3 of the same length. Stereo recordings at high sample rates grow the most, so a long WAV usually hits the 512 MB size limit well before the 5 h length limit.
If your file is too large, you do not need to throw quality away. Convert it to FLAC, which is lossless and much smaller, or to M4A or MP3, which makes the file smaller still. A recording made with one microphone can also be exported again as mono. Keep both channels if each person was recorded on a separate side, because the uploader can then treat each channel as its own speaker.
Field recorders, studio software and many conference audio systems save WAV by default, and those recordings are often clean, with the microphone close to the speaker. That helps the transcript more than the format itself: a clear voice with little room noise matters more than whether the file is compressed.
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
How do I transcribe a WAV file to text?
Choose the WAV on this page, pick the spoken language or leave detection on, and press Transcribe; sign in free if the page asks. The transcript appears in your library with speaker labels, a summary and chapters.
My WAV file is too large. What can I do?
Convert it to FLAC, which keeps the audio lossless and takes much less space; M4A and MP3 shrink it further. Mono also helps when everyone shared one microphone, but keep stereo if each speaker has a channel of their own. Any of these keeps speech clear enough to transcribe.
Is WAV better for transcription than MP3?
Only a little, in most cases. A normal-quality MP3 keeps speech clear, so the format matters far less than a close microphone, little background noise and people taking turns. Upload whichever file you have.
Can I transcribe WAV files for free?
Yes, within the free plan. Your account has 6 h of transcription in total and up to 10 files a day, and you read the first 15 min of each transcript.
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