TurboScribe
The official website states that the audio and video transcription service powered by Whisper supports more than 98 languages, speaker recognition and one-click subtitle translation. The paid version has no time limit and supports up to 10 hours per file, and can be exported in formats such as DOCX, PDF and SRT.
Updated: 2026-10-26
What is TurboScribe?
The main title on the homepage of TurboScribe's official website is "Unlimited audio & video transcription", and the subtitle states "Convert audio and video to accurate text in seconds." The official claims that it is powered by Whisper and bills itself as "#1 in Speech to Text Accuracy". Its unique selling point is clear—it does not adopt pay-as-you-go pricing with a minute cap, but instead focuses on "Unlimited Minutes". The official website's FAQ makes it clear that there is no upper limit on overall usage, with the only restriction being that users cannot share login accounts with others. It is essentially a pure transcription tool: it converts audio and video into editable text, subtitles and documents, and does not provide audio enhancement or editing functions.
Who is it for?
- Students and knowledge workers who process meeting and interview recordings every day to turn audio into searchable meeting minutes.
- Podcast and video teams transcribe materials in batches and then manually revise the subtitles.
- Multilingual creators who need subtitles; user reviews on the official website show that some people use it to batch add English subtitles to course videos.
- Companies looking to eliminate outsourcing for transcription have a dedicated section on the official website introducing Teams and Organizations.
Key features
6Multilingual Transcription
Supports over 98 languages. The official website lists English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. as a category with good accuracy.
Speaker Identification
Simply tick the box when uploading to label each segment with the speaker. The official website states this is particularly useful for meetings, interviews, and podcast scenarios, and it takes approximately 1–2 extra minutes per hour of audio.
Built-in Translation
It can translate transcriptions or subtitles into more than 130 languages, and also directly "Transcribe to English" audio and video content in any language.
Three Transcription Modes
Cheetah (Fastest), Dolphin (Balanced), Whale (Most Accurate) – choose speed and accuracy based on your scenario.
Audio Restoration
Marked as a last-resort option on the official website, it uses AI to remove background noise and enhance human voices, taking an additional 2–3 minutes per hour of audio or video.
Batch Processing & Export
Supports formats such as MP3, MP4, M4A, MOV, AAC, WAV, OGG, OPUS, and can export to PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT/VTT, and CSV.
How to use TurboScribe
- Try out the free version first: The official website states it offers 3 transcriptions per day, a 30-minute limit per file, and lower priority.
- This is just enough for you to evaluate whether the accuracy is acceptable before deciding whether to pay.
- Set the correct audio language before uploading.
- choosing the wrong language for content with strong dialects or accents will significantly reduce accuracy.
- "Transcribe to English" is very convenient for organizing English materials, but do not check this option if you need to retain the original language to avoid losing the original meaning.
- The official website states that both files and transcriptions are encrypted and stored, accessible only by the user, and can be deleted at any time.
- the subscription fee is US$10 per month (annual plan) or US$20 per month (monthly plan).
- The pricing and cancellation policy are subject to the official website's FAQ page and may be subject to change.
Traffic & popularity
Data month Sep 2026
TurboScribe receives about 22.2M visits per month and ranks #2,355 worldwide.
Monthly visits
12 monthsTraffic sources
- Search54.9%
- Direct31.5%
- Social6.4%
- Referrals4.9%
- Display ads1.0%
- Other1.4%
Top countries
- Brazil12.8%
- United States11.7%
- Spain5.6%
- Peru4.3%
- Italy4.2%
Estimated from third-party traffic data.
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