Read along while listening to audiobooks with word-by-word synchronization
Find who said what and when with your AI agent
Stage
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Startup
Founded
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2025
Based in
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SG
Pricing model
Free
Freemium
Pricing
Free core features including read-along text, device transcription, offline functionality, and public-domain library. Optional Pro upgrade for advanced analytics.
Free: $3 credit included with new accounts; Pay-as-you-go: $1/hour; Starter: $9/mo (unlimited, up to 2 hours per file); Pro: $19/mo (unlimited, up to 5 hours per file); Business: $49/mo (unlimited, up to 10 hours per file). Annual plans include 3 months free.
Key features
Word-level synchronized text highlighting with 60fps
On-device transcription without cloud upload
Offline playback after single engine download
Support for 99 languages
Import multiple audio formats including MP3, M4B, FLAC, OGG
Accessibility profiles for dyslexia, ADHD, and vision impairment
Built-in library with 20k+ public-domain titles
Quote saving and sharing with generated cards
Reading analytics with neuroscience-based brain score
Character map feature for tracking book figures
Speaker labels and word-level timestamps
52 languages and dialects
Chapters with timestamps
Search and Q&A with citations
Subtitle generation in multiple formats
Integration with ChatGPT, Claude, and AI agents
API and MCP server access
Encrypted storage and privacy controls
Library search across multiple recordings
File upload for meetings, lectures, podcasts and voice notes
What makes it different
Complete privacy with no account or cloud uploads required
No external lyrics database; transcription generated directly from your audio
Supports your own audiobook files without DRM restrictions
No ads in core experience
Word-level timestamps that enable precise subtitle generation for any platform
Ask questions across multiple recordings with citations back to the original moment
Supports use directly within ChatGPT and Claude without leaving your agent
Benchmarked accuracy with 1.5x to 2.3x fewer errors than Whisper large-v3
Permanently searchable library that organizes all transcripts in one place
Transcribe.so