SpeechText.AI

SpeechText.AI is an automated transcription service that turns uploaded audio and video into editable text. A user adds a recording, selects its language, chooses an industry domain and audio type, then starts a transcription task. The result can be reviewed in an online editor and exported for documents, captions, or further analysis. The service is designed for interviews, meetings, podcasts, lectures, call recordings, dictated material, and other files where replaying the entire source is slower than working from a searchable transcript.

The product supports more than 50 languages and accepts a notably broad range of media formats. Common choices such as MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, MP4, MOV, MKV, and AVI are covered, alongside professional dictation formats such as DSS and DCT. That reduces the need to convert a source file before submitting it. SpeechText.AI can add punctuation and casing, identify speakers where the selected workflow supports it, and preserve time information for transcript and subtitle use. The editor lets a reviewer search, correct, and verify the generated text before exporting it in formats that include plain text, documents, and subtitle files.

Domain selection is an important part of the workflow. Instead of sending every recording through one general model, users can choose a model intended for subject areas such as finance, healthcare, legal work, education, human resources, or customer support. This doesn't remove the need to check names, numbers, and specialist terms against the recording, especially with noise or overlapping voices. It does give teams a way to tune recognition toward the vocabulary they expect. SpeechText.AI is therefore a practical first-draft system rather than a substitute for accountable review when the transcript will become a clinical, legal, research, or business record.

Developers can use the REST API instead of the web dashboard. An application can upload binary media or point the service at a public URL, specify the language and file format, then poll for the completed result. The API documentation covers transcription and extractive audio summarization, and the service publishes examples for several common programming environments. API plans are separate monthly packages aimed at higher processing volumes, while a free key is available for non-commercial testing. This makes the platform suitable for both occasional manual transcription and products that need to automate batches of recorded material.

The site also provides a free online DSS and DS2 player. It opens supported professional dictation recordings locally in the browser without an audio upload or account. Review controls include a waveform, playback speeds from 0.5 to 2 times, short seeking jumps, bookmarks, keyboard shortcuts, and an A-B loop for repeating a difficult passage. Supported protected DS2 files can be opened with the correct password, though the player doesn't recover or bypass protection. It also doesn't export MP3 or provide foot-pedal and recorder-management features. Sending a recording to the separate AI transcription service is an explicit upload step, not something the local player does automatically.

SpeechText.AI says its main service uses encrypted connections, hosts physical servers in Europe, and is designed around GDPR requirements. Uploaded files and results can be removed from the account dashboard. Those safeguards are useful, but organizations handling patient, client, employee, or otherwise confidential speech still need to evaluate their own retention rules, permissions, and compliance duties. The no-upload claim applies to local playback in the DSS player, not to the hosted transcription workflow. That distinction is clearly described on the player page and matters when choosing between listening locally and requesting an AI draft.

The web transcription service uses pay-as-you-go packages rather than a recurring monthly fee. Published options start at $10 for 180 transcription minutes and rise through larger packages with higher file-size limits and access to domain-specific models. New users receive free trial minutes to test the service, but ongoing transcription requires purchased capacity, so this is best understood as a paid product with a trial rather than a permanent free tier. The API has its own subscription pricing for production use. Buyers should compare the package limits and model access that match their files, while anyone who only needs to hear a supported DSS or DS2 recording can continue using the separate browser player for free.