Hindi audio to text
Transcribe Hindi (हिन्दी) audio and video to text for free, with timestamps and optional speaker labels. The converter is set to Hindi and Best quality and runs in your browser: no upload, no sign up.
Pick files or press Record to start.
Transcript
Saved on this device
Runs on your device. Models download the first time, then your browser keeps them. PDF opens your print window: choose Save as PDF.
Transcribing Hindi
- Written in Devanagari script.
- Pick Best Small Whisper models make many more mistakes in Hindi than in English, so this page starts on Best. It is a bigger download the first time.
- Hindi or Urdu Spoken Hindi and Urdu sound very alike. Keep the language set to Hindi so the text comes out in Devanagari, not Urdu script.
How to convert Hindi audio to text
- Choose one or more files, drop them on the box, or press Record to use your microphone.
- Pick the language spoken, or leave it on Detect automatically. Turn on Speaker labels for interviews and meetings.
- Press Transcribe. Files run one after another, and text shows up piece by piece.
- Play the audio, fix any mistakes, rename speakers, then download Word, PDF, TXT, SRT or VTT.
Which quality to pick
| Quality | Model | Download | Use it for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Whisper tiny | About 45 MB (80 MB on graphics card) | Clear English speech, older phones, a quick look |
| Balanced | Whisper base | About 80 MB (150 MB on graphics card) | Most recordings on a laptop or recent phone |
| Best | Whisper small | About 250 MB (490 MB on graphics card) | Accents, background noise, languages other than English, translation |
Each model downloads once. After that it loads from your browser's storage. Speaker labels add about 33 MB the first time.
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Questions
Can it translate Hindi audio to English?
Yes. Set Task to Translate to English and Whisper writes English text from the Hindi speech. Pick Best quality for this.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no account, no sign up and no paid plan. The work happens on your own device, so there is no server bill to pass on. The only limit is your device's memory: long files need more of it.
Is my audio uploaded?
No. Your browser opens the file and runs the speech model on your device. Only the models are downloaded, from Hugging Face. Your audio and transcripts are never sent anywhere.
What files can I convert?
MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, Opus, FLAC, AAC, MP4 and WebM open straight away in most browsers. AVI, MOV, MKV and other videos your browser can't open go through a built-in converter, which downloads about 10 MB the first time.
Is there a file size limit?
There is no set limit, but the whole file is loaded into memory. Long recordings need more memory, so on phones, shorter files and Fast quality are safer. In our tests, a 1 hour recording finished on a computer using the graphics card, and a 2 hour file loaded and started.
How good is the transcript?
Clear speech in a quiet room comes out well. Accents, crosstalk, music and noise cause mistakes, and so do names and rare words. Always read it through before you use it.
Which formats can I download?
Word (DOCX), PDF, plain text (TXT), and SRT or VTT subtitles. Timestamps and speaker names are included when they're switched on.