Interview transcription for working journalists.
Speaker-tagged, timecoded transcripts in minutes — for interviews, press conferences, public meetings, podcasts, and recorded calls. Fast enough for deadline work, accurate enough to quote.
No credit card required · 3 free transcriptions every month
- Interviews, pressers, public meetings, Zoom calls
- Speaker identification baked in
- Per-line timecodes for verification
- Export DOCX or plain text for your CMS
- 50+ languages auto-detected
- Private to your account
How journalists use QuickScriber on deadline
Journalism runs on quotes, context, and verifiable sources. The faster you can move from a recorded interview to a clean transcript with timecodes, the more time you have for the actual reporting and writing.
QuickScriber handles the recordings you actually deal with — sit-down interviews on Zoom, phone calls captured to MP3, press conferences pulled off YouTube, hours-long city council meetings, foreign-language sources. You get a clean, structured, timecoded transcript in minutes and a searchable archive you can return to weeks later.
How it works
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Drop in the recording
Paste a YouTube URL for a press conference or public meeting, or upload your own MP3/MP4 from a sit-down interview.
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Get a timecoded transcript
Within minutes, you have a clean, speaker-tagged transcript with per-line timecodes — perfect for verifying quotes.
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Search, quote, file
Search for the phrase you remember, copy the quote with its timecode, and drop it into your story. Done.
What you get
Built for spoken sources
QuickScriber's transcription is tuned for long-form, conversational, and panel audio — the kind of recording journalists actually have.
Speaker identification
Interviewer and source are labeled automatically, so attributing quotes in long interviews is fast and accurate.
Per-line timecodes
Every line is timecoded. Cite a quote with the exact second, and jump back to verify before publishing.
Multi-language reporting
Cover international stories without a separate workflow — 50+ languages with automatic detection.
Searchable archive
Your past interviews and meeting recordings live in one searchable library — extraordinarily useful for beat reporting.
Private by default
Your transcripts and source files belong only to your account. We never train AI on your content, and source files are removed after processing.
Who uses it
Sit-down interviews
Record on a phone or Zoom, upload to QuickScriber, and have a clean transcript with timecodes before you've written the lede.
Press conferences and pressers
Paste the YouTube livestream URL once it's archived. Get a searchable transcript fast enough for breaking stories.
Public meetings
City council, school board, and committee meetings on YouTube — transcribe, search, and quote without sitting through three hours of audio.
Investigative work
Build a private folder of recordings tied to a longer investigation, then chat with the folder to surface patterns across sources.
QuickScriber vs. human transcription services
Human transcription is more accurate on hard audio, but it's slow and expensive — usually too slow for deadline work and too costly for routine interviews.
QuickScriber's AI transcription targets near-human accuracy in seconds for a fraction of the price. For most working journalists, that means QuickScriber for everyday interviews and public meetings, with humans reserved for the few recordings where every word truly must be perfect.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use QuickScriber for on-the-record interviews?
Yes — make sure you have consent to record, then upload the file. We provide a timecoded transcript you can quote and verify.
Does it handle multiple speakers and accents?
Yes. Speaker identification labels each voice, and the underlying AI handles a wide range of accents and speaking styles.
How fast is it on deadline?
Short interviews finish in seconds. A 1-hour interview typically finishes in a few minutes — fast enough for hourly deadlines.
Is my source material kept private?
Yes. Transcripts belong only to your account and we never train AI on your data. Source files are removed after processing.
Can I export transcripts to my CMS or text editor?
Yes. Export to DOCX, plain text, or JSON. Copy quotes directly into your CMS, Google Docs, or notes app.
What if a public meeting was recorded on YouTube?
Paste the YouTube URL directly. QuickScriber transcribes from the audio, so it works even if YouTube's auto-captions are bad or missing.
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