Audio Chapters: Turn Long Recordings Into Navigable Sections
Some recordings are long because they're important. Most are long because humans love to talk.
Either way, a 90-minute file shouldn't feel like a 90-minute task.
Transcribe.so automatically generates chapters and topics so you can navigate long audio like a document.
How Chapter Generation Works
- Upload your audio — Interviews, podcasts, meetings, lectures
- AI analyzes the content — Identifies topic shifts and key moments
- Get a chapter outline — Jump to any section instantly
No manual timestamps. No scrubbing through the timeline.
What Chapters Give You
- Instant navigation — Click a chapter, jump to the moment
- Skimmable outline — Know what's in a recording before you commit to listening
- Shareable sections — Send "the part that matters" without a 90-minute download
- Topic grouping — Related ideas cluster together
When Chapter Generation Is a Superpower
| Use Case | Without Chapters | With Chapters |
|---|---|---|
| Interviews | Scrub to find the answer | Click "Q3: Pricing discussion" |
| Lectures | Re-watch the whole thing | Jump to "Topic: Neural Networks" |
| Podcasts | Guess where the good part is | See the outline, pick your segment |
| Training | Skip around randomly | Navigate by module |
Pair Chapters With Other Features
- Semantic search — Find ideas even if you don't remember the exact words. Chapters pair well with subtitle export — jump to a chapter and export subtitle cues for that section.
- AI Q&A — Ask "what was the main point?" and get a summary with timestamps
- Speaker ID — Know who's talking in each chapter
Frequently Asked Questions
How many chapters are generated?
It depends on the content. A 1-hour interview might get 8-15 chapters. A monologue with few topic changes might get fewer.
Can I edit or rename chapters?
Currently, chapters are AI-generated. Manual editing is not available yet.
Does this work for any audio?
Yes — interviews, podcasts, meetings, lectures, webinars, and more.
What's the maximum length?
Uploads support up to ~8 hours of audio (configurable) with a 500MB per-file limit. For 8+ hour files, Qwen3-ASR-Flash supports up to 12 hours natively.
Stop drowning in long audio. Generate chapters automatically →