UniScribe turns audio, video and YouTube links into text in 60+ languages with AI summaries. Free plan; paid plans from $6/month billed yearly.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
UniScribe is a web-based AI transcription service from VanCode LLC. It converts audio files, video files and pasted online video links into text, and supports transcription in more than 60 languages. The site reports almost 3 million users and over 59 million minutes transcribed.
Beyond the transcript itself, it generates AI summaries, mind maps and key questions, translates text into other languages, and lets users share a transcript through a link. Exports cover TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT and CSV.
The workflow has three steps. A user uploads a file from a local device or pastes an online video link, clicks Transcribe, and waits for the result. The company says a one-hour file usually takes less than a minute, and describes its processing as running on high-speed GPU clusters.
Once the transcript is ready, it can be edited online, searched, translated or summarized. Users then export it in the format they need or share a link so others can read it directly. For video, UniScribe extracts the audio track, so converting to MP3 first is unnecessary.
Core transcription covers 20+ formats, including MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV and WEBM, with timestamps in every transcript. Paid plans add speaker identification, custom vocabulary, YouTube transcription and a premium model described as the highest accuracy.
The AI layer produces summaries, mind maps and key questions with answers, and the site notes different summary types can be generated from one transcript. Full-text search spans all transcripts. For developers, a REST API with webhooks and an MCP server expose transcripts to scripts and AI assistants.
UniScribe is a web-based AI transcription tool from VanCode LLC. It converts audio, video and online video links into text in 60+ languages. It also creates summaries, mind maps and key questions, and exports to TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT and CSV.
A free plan costs $0 and includes 120 minutes per month. Paid plans are Basic at $6/month billed yearly ($10 monthly), Standard at $12 ($20 monthly) and Pro at $18 ($30 monthly). Extra minutes can be bought as add-on packages.
Yes. The Free plan gives 120 minutes of transcription per month, up to 3 files per day, each up to 30 minutes, with one upload at a time. No credit card is required.
It supports formats including 3gp, aac, flac, m4a, mkv, mov, mp3, mp4, ogg, opus, wav, webm, wma and wmv, and you can paste an online video link. Transcription is available in 60+ languages.
It offers OAuth connectors for Claude and ChatGPT, an MCP server that also works with Codex CLI, Google Drive import and a REST API with webhooks. Automation platforms such as n8n and Make connect through the API.
Yes, on paid plans. Each file can be up to 5 hours or 5 GB, and up to 50 files can be uploaded at a time. The Free plan is limited to 30-minute files, one at a time.
The site says monthly subscribers can request a refund if they have not used any transcription minutes in the current billing period. Annual subscriptions can be refunded for the unused portion on a prorated basis. Requests go through the company's support email.
It suits creators, podcasters, teachers, students, researchers and small teams that regularly turn recordings into text. Developers can also use its API and AI assistant connectors for automated workflows.