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Voice Memo Transcript Timestamps
Use Voice Memo Transcript Timestamps entirely in your browser, with no upload, no sign-up, and no data leaving your device.
🔒 This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
Record voice memo
Transcribes live as you speak, using your browser's built-in speech recognition. Real timestamps, added automatically.
Upload audio
Playback only — this browser-only tool can't auto-transcribe an uploaded file. Use "Paste transcript" to add timestamped text for it.
Runs entirely in your browser
Audio and transcript stay on this device — nothing is uploaded to a server.
Transcript
Timestamped segments
Record a voice memo for a live transcript, or upload audio and paste an existing transcript.
How Voice Memo Transcript Timestamps works
- Record a voice memo with your microphone, or upload an existing audio file for playback.
- While recording, your browser's built-in speech recognition adds transcript lines with real elapsed-time timestamps automatically.
- For an uploaded file — or to fix up a recorded transcript — paste or edit timestamped text directly.
- Click any timestamp to jump playback to that moment, search across segments, then copy or download the result as .txt, .srt, or .vtt.
Why uploaded audio needs a pasted transcript
Live speech recognition only has something to listen to while your microphone is recording — it can't retroactively transcribe a file you already have, because the browser API streams from a live audio input, not from a decoded file.
recording → live speech-to-text with timestamps · upload → playback + your own timestamped transcript
Both paths land in the same editable, timestamped segment list, so the export format and workflow are identical either way.
FAQ
Does this transcribe audio files I upload?
No. Browser speech recognition only works on a live microphone stream, so uploaded files get playback and manual or pasted timestamped text instead of automatic transcription.
What format does a pasted transcript need?
One line per segment, written as "MM:SS text" or "[MM:SS] text". A line with no leading timestamp is appended to the previous segment instead of starting a new one.
Does my audio leave my device?
No. Recording, transcription, playback, and export all happen in your browser tab — nothing is uploaded to a server.
Can I edit a segment after it's transcribed?
Yes. Each segment's text is an editable field, so you can correct misheard words without re-recording.
What can I export?
Copy the plain transcript or a timestamped version to your clipboard, or download it as a .txt, .srt subtitle file, or .vtt subtitle file.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
No. The tool works directly in your browser with no account and no software to install.
How we compare
| Feature | Online Tool Store | Manual note-taking | A paid transcription service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live timestamps while recording | ✓ | ✗ | Varies |
| Click a timestamp to seek playback | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Export to .srt / .vtt | ✓ | ✗ | Varies |
| Audio stays on your device | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| No install or account | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
For a quick voice memo, live in-browser timestamps beat typing notes after the fact and cost nothing to try.