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Scribewave AI

Scribewave is an AI transcription tool that turns audio and video into text and subtitles in 99 languages, for journalists, researchers and video creators.

Scribewave AI

What is Scribewave?

Scribewave is an AI speech-to-text service that transcribes audio and video files in 99 languages and dialects. It detects speakers, generates and translates subtitles, and exports to Word, Google Docs, SRT, VTT or burned-in video captions. Files can be up to 5GB and 5 hours long, and data is stored on European servers under GDPR.

Manual transcription takes hours, and many tools struggle with accents, several speakers or long files. Scribewave handles recordings up to five hours, labels who is speaking, and lets you add custom vocabulary for names and jargon. A synced editor lets you click any word to hear the audio and fix it. For video, the same transcript becomes translated subtitles, and an AI assistant turns it into summaries or meeting notes.

Main Features

  • Transcribes audio and video in 99 languages and dialects.
  • Accepts MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4 and most other formats, up to 5GB and 5 hours per file.
  • Speaker detection separates multiple voices, including overlapping speech.
  • Generates subtitles and translates them into 99 languages.
  • Exports to Microsoft Word, Google Docs, SRT, VTT or burned-in video subtitles.
  • Custom vocabulary improves accuracy on names and technical terms.
  • Click-to-audio editor syncs each word with the recording.
  • An AI assistant writes summaries and meeting notes from transcripts.

How to Get Started with Scribewave

  1. Sign up on scribewave.com without a credit card.
  2. Upload an audio or video file and pick its language.
  3. Edit the transcript in the synced editor.
  4. Export as a document or subtitles, or translate it.

Scribewave Pricing

A free trial needs no credit card. After that you pay 9 euros per hour of audio, or subscribe to Creative (15 euros per month, 5 hours) or Professional (40 euros per month, 20 hours).

Who Should Use It?

  • Journalists transcribing interviews
  • Academic researchers processing recorded interviews and focus groups
  • Video creators adding subtitles in several languages
  • Podcasters publishing transcripts
  • Teams turning meetings into notes and summaries

Scribewave Alternatives

  • Podsqueeze AI: adds show notes, clips and promotion content for podcasts
  • Zeemo AI: focused on styled captions for short videos
  • TalkNotes AI: turns voice memos into structured notes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Scribewave free?

Scribewave offers a free trial with no credit card required. After the trial you can pay 9 euros per hour of transcription or choose a monthly plan starting at 15 euros for 5 hours.

What languages and files does Scribewave support?

It transcribes 99 languages and dialects and accepts MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4 and most other audio and video formats, with files up to 5GB and 5 hours long.

Is Scribewave secure?

Scribewave says it is fully GDPR compliant, stores data on European servers, runs daily backups and lets you permanently delete your files, which matters for interviews and confidential recordings.

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