M4A to text converter for voice memos
Turn iPhone Voice Memos and other M4A recordings into clean text. Upload the file and download the transcript as a .txt file.
Files are deleted as soon as your transcript is ready.
Your transcript: transcript.txt
How to convert M4A to text
Four steps, usually under a minute. Nothing to install.
Share the memo
In Voice Memos, tap the recording, then Share, then Save to Files.
Upload the M4A
Open this page, tap Choose a file and pick the memo from Files.
Press Transcribe
The speech is turned into text with punctuation and paragraphs.
Download the .txt
Copy the text or save it as a .txt file.
Transcribing iPhone Voice Memos
M4A is the audio format Apple uses for Voice Memos, GarageBand exports and many Android recorder apps. It is small and clear, so it uploads fast and transcribes well.
To transcribe a Voice Memo, save it to the Files app first, then upload it here from Safari. On a Mac, drag the memo out of the Voice Memos app straight onto the upload box.
Upload the M4A on this page and press Transcribe. When it is done, copy the text or download it as a TXT file.
Share the memo to the Files app, open this page in Safari, tap Choose a file and select it.
Yes. M4A and other recordings from Android recorder apps work the same way.
Yes. No account, no watermark and no payment.
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M4A to text.
In seconds.
Upload a file, get a .txt back. No account needed.