French audio to text: transcribe recordings and video online
Turn French audio to text by uploading a recording in French or pasting a YouTube link. Audiotexta returns a transcript with punctuation, timestamps and speaker labels in minutes, ready to edit, summarise, translate and export.
French is spoken by roughly 310 million people, mainly in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada, which is why it is a first-class language in modern speech models rather than an afterthought.
Drop audio or video here
MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, FLAC, MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV · up to 5 GB on Pro
Free plan: files up to 30 minutes, 120 minutes a month. No account needed. By uploading you agree to the terms and the privacy policy.
What you get from a French transcript
| Text | Sentences with punctuation and paragraphs, not a wall of words |
|---|---|
| Timestamps | Per segment, and per word in the editor for click-to-seek |
| Speakers | Automatic speaker separation with rename-once labels |
| Export | TXT, DOCX, PDF, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON |
| Insights | Summary, chapters, key points and action items (Pro) |
| Translation | Into English or any of 50+ languages, next to the original |
Example: a short French transcript
A fragment of a demo meeting recording, as it appears in the editor: timestamps on every segment and speakers labelled automatically.
Speaker 1Merci d'être là. Commençons par les chiffres du dernier trimestre.
Speaker 2Le chiffre d'affaires a progressé de onze pour cent, surtout grâce au nouvel abonnement.
Speaker 1Très bien. Qu'est-ce qui bloque encore la sortie de l'application mobile ?
Speaker 2Deux bugs dans l'envoi des fichiers. Ils seront corrigés d'ici vendredi.
How to transcribe French audio in three steps
- Upload the file (MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, MP4, MOV, WebM and more) or paste a link
- Choose French as the language, or leave detection on if the recording mixes languages
- Review in the editor, rename speakers, export or translate
Accuracy for French: what to expect
French is among the best-supported languages in Whisper-class models. On clean recordings expect only a handful of corrections per hour, mostly names and numbers.
Regional varieties of French are recognised, but the output is written in the standard form. Very strong dialect speech may need more editing.
Formal and informal registers are both handled; the model keeps the wording of the speaker rather than normalising it.
How to get a better French transcript
- Record close to the speakers; a phone on the table beats a laptop microphone across the room.
- Add names, products and jargon to the custom vocabulary before uploading.
- Pick the Precise mode for interviews and legal or medical material; Fast is fine for notes.
- Keep speaker separation on for meetings and interviews; turn it off for monologues to save a few seconds.
Translate the French transcript
After transcription, translate the whole text into English or 50+ other languages with one click. The translation appears next to the original with the same timestamps, so subtitles and bilingual minutes take no extra work.
What it costs
Free: 120 minutes a month, files up to 30 minutes, timestamps and speaker labels included, no card required.
Pro: €12 a month for 3000 minutes, files up to 10 hours, AI summary and chapters, translation, DOCX and PDF export, API access.
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Frequently asked questions
Is French transcription free?
The free plan includes 120 minutes a month with timestamps and speaker labels and no card. Longer files, AI summaries and translation are on Pro.
How accurate is French speech recognition?
On a clean recording, most sentences come back correct; names, numbers and overlapping speech are where you will edit. The editor highlights words as the audio plays so corrections take seconds.
Can the service tell speakers apart in French?
Yes. Speaker separation works independently of the language. Rename 'Speaker 1' once and the name is applied to the whole file.
What if the recording mixes French with another language?
Leave the language on auto. Each segment is transcribed in the language it was spoken in; you can translate everything into one language afterwards.
Which formats and sources are supported?
Audio: MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, Opus, FLAC, AAC. Video: MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV. Links: YouTube, Vimeo and direct media URLs. Meetings: live via the browser extension.
What happens to my French audio?
Files are deleted after the retention period you choose, and your content is never used to train models.