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Ipek G.
@ipekg · Real Estate Agent
I turn real estate podcasts into training content for my team. It used to take me hours but now they are ready in a couple of minutes.
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Paste a YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts link.
Get searchable text with timestamps, then download PDF or TXT.
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Longer episodes may produce partial transcripts based on your remaining minutes. Free PDF/TXT exports include Podtyper branding. Availability depends on supported public episode audio.
Convert Any Podcast to Text
12,000+
Transcripts generated
Tested
Word recognition
7M+
Words processed
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Users
How accurate is word recognition? Our public transcription accuracy benchmark reports results on clean and harder English recordings, with the test’s limitations.
“Turn a podcast link into a transcript you can keep.”
How People Use Podtyper
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Gurkan S.
@gurkans · PhD Student
As a Phd student I don't have a lot of time. With Podtyper, I'm able to skim the transcripts and grab what I need without spending hours. thanks!
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Martin86
@martin86 · Agency Owner
super easy product. pdf export is the bit i use most. i send them to clients and reuse them on the next project without reformatting anything.
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Thomas.A
@thomas.a · Researcher
Saves me a lot of time. I can keep up with podcasts in my field without listening to every episode end to end.
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How AI podcast transcription works
Paste a link. Most episodes are ready in a few minutes.
When you submit a podcast link, Podtyper downloads the audio and sends it through state-of-the-art speech-to-text models. The model converts the audio to text with timestamps. A large language model runs a second pass to generate a summary and pull out key topics and quotes. Most episodes are ready in a few minutes.
YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts
If the episode is publicly available on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts, Podtyper can transcribe it. No RSS feeds to dig up, no file uploads, no extra steps.
Export as PDF, TXT, SRT, or VTT
SRT (SubRip Text) is the standard format for video subtitles. VTT (Web Video Text Tracks) is the W3C standard for web captions. Podtyper exports to both, plus PDF and plain text. Need a Spotify episode as a document? See how to export a Spotify podcast transcript as PDF.
AI summaries, quotes & key takeaways
Alongside the transcript you get an AI summary, topic tags, the best quotes, and key takeaways. All generated automatically, nothing extra to set up. Want notes from a Spotify episode? See how to create notes from a Spotify podcast.
What is Podtyper?
Podtyper is a podcast transcript generator for published episodes. Paste a public Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Podcasts link and receive a searchable transcript, timestamps, speaker labels, summaries, quotes, and downloadable files.*
The Infinite Dial 2026 reports that 58% of Americans aged 12+ consumed a podcast in the previous month, including listening or watching. Read the audience study.
*Speaker labels and timestamps when available.
How Podtyper compares
Podtyper is designed specifically for transcribing published podcast URLs into transcripts, without any manual downloading or uploading.
| Feature | Podtyper | Otter.ai | Descript | Castmagic | Riverside | Notta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode input | Spotify, Apple, YouTube links | File imports / live meetings | Files / YouTube / Zoom links | Files / RSS / YouTube imports | Uploaded files / recordings | Files / public YouTube links |
| AI summaries | Included | Available | Available | Available | Available; plan dependent | Available; usage limits |
| Free access | First 30 minutes | Basic plan; import limits | Free plan; usage limits | Trial; check current terms | Free plan; usage limits | Free plan; recording limits |
| Paid plans | From $9.99/mo | $16.99/user/mo (monthly) | $24/person/mo (monthly) | See current plans | See current plans | See current plans |
Official features and plans checked October 19, 2026. Prices shown are USD with monthly billing; promotions and annual rates differ. Features depend on the source and plan. We publish Podtyper and have not run a controlled accuracy or speed comparison.
Sources: Otter features and plan limits · Descript plans and AI features · Descript URL imports · Castmagic pricing, imports, and trial terms · Riverside audio uploads and transcription · Riverside summaries and show notes · Riverside plans · Notta YouTube URL imports · Notta plans and limits
Pricing
See full plan details on the pricing page.
Free
$0
- checkFirst 30 minutes free
- checkAI-powered insights
- checkPDF, TXT, SRT, VTT export
- checkAuto language detection
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Pro
$9.99/mo
Billed monthly
- check800 minutes per month (13+ hours)
- checkAI-powered insights
- checkPDF, TXT, SRT, VTT export
- checkAuto language detection
No commitment — cancel anytime
Premium
$24.99/mo
Billed monthly
- check3,000 minutes per month (50 hours)
- checkAI-powered insights
- checkPDF, TXT, SRT, VTT export
- checkAuto language detection
No commitment — cancel anytime
Frequently asked questions
How do I transcribe a podcast?
Paste a public podcast link from YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts into Podtyper. It downloads the audio, transcribes it using state-of-the-art speech-to-text models, and generates a summary with key quotes. Most episodes are ready in a few minutes.
Can I transcribe a podcast from YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts?
Yes. Podtyper works with public episodes from YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Paste the link and it handles the rest. You do not need RSS feeds or file uploads.
How do I get a Spotify podcast transcript?
Paste the public Spotify episode URL into Podtyper. You do not need to download the episode or find its RSS feed.
Can I download a Spotify transcript?
Yes. After transcription, you can download the transcript as PDF, TXT, SRT, or VTT.
Can I transcribe a podcast from a URL?
Yes. Podtyper supports public links from Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.
Is there a free podcast transcription tool?
Yes. Podtyper includes first 30 minutes free, no credit card needed. After that, Paid plans start at $9.99/month for 800 minutes.
How long does it take to transcribe a podcast?
Most episodes are ready in a few minutes, including hour-long shows.
How accurate is podcast transcription?
Accuracy depends on recording quality, language, names, and overlapping speech. Our small public English read-speech benchmark measured 1.23% word error rate on clean clips and 4.48% on harder clips. These are sample results, not a guarantee for every podcast. Review important quotes against the audio.
Which languages can Podtyper transcribe?
Podtyper can transcribe podcasts in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Malay, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese. The language is detected automatically from the audio.
What export formats does Podtyper support?
You can export transcripts as PDF, TXT, SRT, or VTT — useful for reading, editing, captions, and subtitles.
Is my podcast transcript private?
Yes. We store transcripts encrypted and permanently delete audio files from our servers right after processing.
Our Mission
We built this to save our own time
We love podcasts. We also don't have three hours a day to listen to them.
Most episodes bury the actually useful part somewhere in the middle, past the sponsor reads and the small talk. We kept missing things. So we built something that just gives you the text.
One hour saved a week. That's it.
If you want the full overview, see our podcast transcription page.