iPhone voice memo to text, in three taps
Your iPhone records memos as m4a files — and doesn't transcribe them. Upload one here and get accurate text in seconds, free.
The iPhone's Voice Memos app is the fastest way to capture a thought — and one of the worst ways to find it again. Apple transcribes memos only in a handful of languages and hides the feature behind specific iOS versions.
There's a simpler route: export the memo and transcribe it here. It works on every iPhone, in 90+ languages, and costs nothing to try.
Exporting from Voice Memos
In Voice Memos, tap the recording you want as text.
Tap share and choose "Save to Files" — or AirDrop it straight to your Mac.
Drop the m4a file into the uploader above. Your transcript is ready in seconds.
Questions, answered
→My memo is an .m4a file — is that supported?
Yes, m4a is the native iPhone recording format and works directly. No conversion needed.
→Why not just use Apple's built-in transcription?
Built-in transcription depends on your iOS version and language, and it can't be copied out cleanly. Uploading the file works on any iPhone and gives you a clean, portable transcript.
→Is my memo private?
Your file is processed in memory to produce the transcript and is never stored on our servers.
→How much does it cost?
3 transcriptions per day are free, no account required. Heavy users can go unlimited.