Translate voicemail
Translate a Voicemail to Text
Upload a voicemail in any language and read it in English — original transcript included.
Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Portuguese, Arabic…
Carrier voicemail transcription is English-only on most plans, so a voicemail in another language comes through as nonsense or nothing at all. Drop the recording here with Also translate to English ticked (it is pre-ticked on this page) and you get the message in its own language plus an English version, side by side.
It works the other way too: if your family calls in English and you read another language more easily, the original transcript is there to paste into any translator.
How to save a voicemail as a file
| Phone | Where the file is |
|---|---|
| iPhone | Phone app → Voicemail → tap the message → share icon (□↑) → Save to Files, AirDrop, Mail or Messages. The file is an .m4a. |
| Android (Google Phone) | Phone app → Voicemail tab → tap the message → ⋮ → Save or Share. Files are usually .amr, .m4a or .mp3. |
| Samsung Visual Voicemail | Open the voicemail → ⋮ → Save — lands in My Files › Audio as .amr or .3gp. |
| Google Voice | voice.google.com → Voicemail → open the message → ⋮ → Download (.mp3). Google Voice already shows its own transcript; use this tool when that one is garbled or in another language. |
| Carrier apps (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile) | Open the message → share / save / forward to email. Some carriers only allow forwarding to email — the attachment works fine here. |
| Office phone / VoIP | RingCentral, Nextiva, 8x8, Zoom Phone and most PBX systems email voicemails as .wav or .mp3 attachments — drop the attachment in. |
All of those formats work here, including the 8 kHz telephone-quality ones.
Translate voicemail — FAQ
Which languages can it translate?
The recording's language is detected automatically from about 90 supported languages, and the translation is always into English. You get both texts: the original transcript and the English version.
Is the translation good enough to act on?
For understanding what the caller wants — yes. For anything legal, medical or financial, treat it as a first read and confirm details with the caller. Names and numbers are transcribed as heard.
Can it translate into a language other than English?
Not yet. The transcript in the original language is provided, so you can paste it into any translator for other targets.