Turn a Microsoft Teams recording into text
Teams only transcribes when transcription was switched on during the meeting, on a paid Microsoft 365 business plan your admin allows it for. Already have the recording? Drop it here for a transcript with timestamps, made on your own computer.
- Never uploaded
- No sign-up
- No daily limits
- Free
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Quick answer: To turn a Microsoft Teams recording into text, drop the file into the tool at the top of this page and choose the spoken language. iLoveAudioVideo turns the speech into text on your own device, so the recording is never uploaded. It is free with no sign-up, and you can copy the text or download it as TXT, SRT or VTT.
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How it works
- Download the recordingFrom OneDrive or SharePoint (see below).
- Drop the MP4Long meetings are fine; there is no length limit.
- Copy into your notesOr download the text with timestamps, SRT or VTT.
Where Teams saves recordings
- Meetings outside a channel: in a Recordings folder in OneDrive, belonging to whoever recorded or organised the meeting.
- Channel meetings: in the channel's SharePoint files, in a Recordings folder.
Open the recording there and choose Download to get the MP4. If download is not offered, ask the organiser: your organisation can turn it off.
Teams transcript or this page?
The Teams transcript has to be started during the meeting, and it needs a Microsoft 365 business or enterprise plan and a meeting policy that allows it. A greyed-out Transcribe button usually means one of those is missing.
This page needs none of that, only the recording file, and it works after the meeting. The audio stays on your computer, which suits confidential meetings.
Measured, not promised
Results from our benchmark on clear, read English speech. Noisy audio, heavy accents and crosstalk give more errors. See the full benchmark.
Why your file never leaves your computer
Most online transcribers upload your recording to their servers. That costs them money for every minute, so free plans are capped at a few files or a few minutes a day, and your audio sits on someone else's computer.
Here the transcription happens on your own computer, inside this tab. Your recording stays on your device, so there is nothing to cap: transcribe as many files, as long as you like.
Questions
The Transcribe button in Teams is greyed out. Can I still get a transcript?
Yes, if the meeting was recorded: download the recording and drop it here.
Does it name who is speaking?
No. The transcript has a timestamp on every line but no speaker names.
Which quality should I choose?
Leave it on Auto. It picks the most accurate quality your computer runs well, and switches to a lighter one if your computer slows down. Best needs a fast computer.
Is it really free and unlimited?
Yes. Your device does the work, so a file costs us nothing to process. There is no daily cap, no length limit and no account.
Is my audio uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read and transcribed inside your browser tab. The speech engine is downloaded once.
Why does it download something first?
That is the speech engine, which does the transcribing on your computer. It is a one-time download of 44–566 MB depending on the quality, and your browser keeps it after that. It has nothing to do with the size of your files.
Which browsers work?
Recent Chrome, Edge and Safari on a laptop or desktop. Chrome and Edge are usually fastest. Phones work for short files, but are slower.
Does it label different speakers?
Not yet. You get accurate text with timestamps; speaker labels are on our list.
Can I close the tab while it works?
Keep the tab open and in front. Browsers slow down background tabs, which can make a long file take up to four times longer.