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WhatsApp Voice Message to Text: Free & Private

Read a voice note instead of listening to it. Save it from WhatsApp, open it here, and get the words as text you can copy.

How to turn a WhatsApp voice message into text

Save the voice note as a file (steps for Android and iPhone below). WhatsApp keeps voice notes as .opus files.
Open it here: tap the box above and choose the file.
Pick the spoken language, then press Transcribe for free. The first time, your phone downloads the free speech model once.
Read, fix and copy the text, or download it as a TXT file.

Get the voice note on Android

Share it: in the chat, tap and hold the voice message, then tap Share (on some versions it's in the ⋮ menu). Choose Spokly if you've installed it (see below), or save the file to your phone.
Or find the file: WhatsApp already keeps voice notes on your phone. In your file manager, open Android → media → com.whatsapp → WhatsApp → Media → WhatsApp Voice Notes. Notes are in dated folders; the newest folder has the latest ones. The exact path can differ between phones and Android versions.
Send voice notes straight to Spokly: in Chrome, open the ⋮ menu on this page and tap Add to Home screen or Install app. After that, Spokly appears in WhatsApp's Share list, and a shared voice note opens right here, ready to transcribe.

Get the voice note on iPhone

In the chat, tap and hold the voice message, then tap Forward.
Tap the share button at the bottom of the screen, then Save to Files, and pick a folder.
Back on this page, tap the box above, choose Browse, and pick the voice note from that folder.

On a computer, save the voice note from WhatsApp Desktop or WhatsApp Web the same way you'd save any attachment, then open it here.

Private and free

The speech recognition runs in your browser, so the voice note never leaves your device: not to Spokly, and not to anyone else. There's no account and no limit on how many voice notes you transcribe. For Arabic and other languages, choose the language and keep Accurate on if your computer offers it. A voice note that's mostly music or noise won't give much text.

If you need each line with its time instead of plain text, make a subtitle file. For any other recording, such as a meeting or a podcast, use audio and video to text.

Questions

Is it free to turn WhatsApp voice notes into text?

Yes. It runs on your own phone or computer, so there's no cost, no sign-up and no limit on the number of voice notes.

Is my voice note uploaded?

No. Your browser reads the file and turns the speech into text on your device. Nothing is sent to Spokly.

Can I share a voice note straight from WhatsApp?

On Android, yes: install Spokly from Chrome's menu (Add to Home screen or Install app), then share the voice note from WhatsApp and choose Spokly. On iPhone, save the voice note to Files first, then open it on this page.

Does it work with Arabic voice notes?

Yes. Choose Arabic, or your dialect, as the spoken language. Spokly understands 33 languages. On-device Arabic may need a few fixes, so read the text through before you use it.

My voice note is a .opus file. Will it work?

Yes. That's the format WhatsApp uses. Most browsers read it directly; when one can't, Spokly loads a small decoder for it, and the audio still stays on your device.