MP4 to text: only the sound is uploaded

MP4 to text,
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A free video to text converter for meeting recordings, lectures and screen recordings.

To get the text of an MP4 video, upload it to Audio Notes AI: your browser takes the sound out of the video and only the audio is sent for transcription. It works for Zoom, Teams and Google Meet recordings, lecture videos and screen recordings, and MOV, M4V and WebM files too.

Free account: 3 notes or 60 minutes. Works in Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox.

lecture-week-3.mp447:05 · transcribed Done
So the key idea of supply and demand is that price moves until the quantity people want to buy matches the quantity sellers want to sell. Write this down: that meeting point is the equilibrium, and anything that shifts either curve moves it.
AI Summary

The lecture defines market equilibrium as the price where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied.

Review how curve shifts move the equilibrium
Redo the practice problems from chapter 3
Transcribed
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How it works

From file to notes in three steps.

1

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Use your email or Google. It takes a minute, and the free account includes 3 notes or 60 minutes.

2

Upload the video

Your browser takes the sound out of the video and sends only that.

3

Read, ask, translate

The transcript, a summary and action items, ready in about a minute. Download it as text.

What you get

More than a transcript.
Notes you can use.

Most audio and video formats

MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AAC, OPUS and WebM audio, plus MP4, MOV and M4V video, up to 500 MB per file.

Summary & action items

An overview, key points and the to-dos, pulled from every recording.

What is the equilibrium?

The price where the quantity people want to buy matches the quantity sellers want to sell.

Ask your recording

Questions answered from the transcript, so you can find the part you need.

60+ languages, and Translate

The transcript comes back in the language that was spoken, mixed-language speech included. Translate gives you a copy in another language.

Meetings

Meeting recordings to text

Download the recording from Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet and upload the MP4. You get the transcript, a summary and the action items, so the follow-up email writes itself. Phone-first guides: Zoom, Teams and Google Meet.

Lectures

Lectures and course videos

Turn a recorded lecture into searchable notes: the summary gives you the main points and Ask finds the part you need ("when did she explain equilibrium?"). More in video to text and our pick of the best lecture recorder apps.

Size and length

Big videos upload fast

The browser pulls the sound out of the video and sends only that, as compact speech audio, so large videos upload quickly. Videos up to 500 MB work; the length limit is the minutes left on a free account (60 in total), or 90 minutes per file with Pro.

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Needs internetTranscription runs on our servers, so you need a connection.
No speaker labelsThe transcript is one block of text, without names for each speaker.
Free: 3 notes or 60 minIn total, whichever comes first. Pro: files up to 90 minutes each.
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Privacy

Your audio is processed,
not kept.

Your video never leaves your computer: only its sound is sent. Audio is sent over an encrypted connection, transcribed, and deleted from our servers after processing, always within 24 hours. Your notes are kept in your browser.

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Can I convert MP4 to text for free?

Yes. A free account includes 3 notes or 60 minutes of transcription in total, with summaries, questions and translation.

Is my video uploaded?

No. Your browser extracts the sound and only the audio is sent. It is deleted after processing, always within 24 hours.

Does it work with Zoom, Teams and Meet recordings?

Yes. Download the recording as an MP4 and upload it. MOV, M4V and WebM videos work too.

Can it tell speakers apart?

No. The transcript is one block of text without speaker labels.

How long can the video be?

Up to the minutes left on a free account (60 in total), and up to 90 minutes per file with Pro. Files can be up to 500 MB.

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