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Transcribe a Zoom recording for free

Upload the MP4 or M4A that Zoom saved and get a meeting transcript with who-said-what speaker labels and timestamps. Works in 52 languages and dialects. One free transcription per day across all free tools, up to 45 minutes, no signup required.

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How to transcribe a Zoom recording

Find the recording first. A local recording is saved in a Zoom folder inside Documents, in a subfolder named after the meeting, usually as an MP4 plus an audio-only M4A. A cloud recording is downloaded from the Recordings page of the Zoom web portal. Pick either file here; the audio-only M4A is the smaller upload and gives the same transcript.

An MP4 up to 1 GB uploads as it is. If the MP4 is over 1 GB, your browser pulls the audio track out of it before anything is uploaded, so for those files only the audio is sent. The upload is resumable, and once it finishes the recording joins the transcription queue and the page shows your position and an estimated wait. When it is done, the transcript appears right on this page with a timestamp on every line and a label for each speaker.

A meeting transcript, not an auto-caption dump

Meeting recordings are the hard case for transcription: several voices, people talking over each other, accents and mixed languages on one call. The free tool uses the same transcription pipeline as our paid product, on infrastructure we operate, with speaker labels on every line, and per-language accuracy is published openly on our benchmarks page. Your recording is not sent to third-party AI providers.

Free limits for meeting recordings

One free transcription per day, shared across all free tools. The meeting can run up to 45 minutes; the MP4 can be up to 2 GB and the audio-only M4A up to 1 GB. Timestamps, speaker labels and automatic language detection across 52 languages and dialects are included. Free transcripts are deleted automatically about 24 hours after they finish, so copy the minutes out or sign up to keep them.

A free account adds signup credit, longer meetings, exports (TXT, SRT, VTT and more), a searchable library across every call, and cited answers to questions like what was decided about the budget. See pricing for the full picture.

More free tools

Other MP4 files have the free MP4 to text converter, other video formats the free video to text converter, audio-only recordings go in the free audio to text converter, and one-on-one conversations in the free interview transcription tool. Recordings already on YouTube work from the link in the free YouTube transcript generator. All of them are collected on the free tools page.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I find my Zoom recording file?

A local recording lands in a Zoom folder inside your Documents folder on Mac and Windows, in a subfolder named after the meeting date and topic. It usually holds the video as an MP4 and an audio-only M4A; either one works here. A cloud recording is downloaded from the Recordings page of the Zoom web portal.

Can I paste a Zoom cloud recording link?

No. The free tool takes a file, so download the recording from the Recordings page of the Zoom web portal first and upload it here. The full app also accepts direct links to media files, and a free account comes with signup credit.

Does it work for Google Meet and Microsoft Teams recordings?

Yes. Any MP4, MOV, WebM, M4A or MP3 works, so a Meet recording downloaded from Google Drive or a Teams recording downloaded from OneDrive or SharePoint can be uploaded the same way.

Does it label each speaker?

Yes. Every transcript carries speaker labels and a timestamp on every line, so the result reads as who-said-what minutes rather than a wall of text. Labels are generated from the audio itself and are included on every transcription, not sold as an add-on.

Is this really free?

Yes. One meeting recording a day, up to 45 minutes long, with no account and no card. The daily allowance is shared across all the free tools. A free account adds signup credit and longer limits.

What about meetings longer than the free limit?

The free tool stops at 45 minutes, and a longer recording is turned away before it uploads. Sign up free to transcribe it: an account comes with signup credit, much higher length limits, exports (TXT, SRT, VTT and more), and a searchable library of every meeting you transcribe.