Voicemail to Text
Transcribe a Voicemail to Text
Upload the recording your phone saved and read the message instead of replaying it. First one today is free.
What you get
- The full text of the message — copy it, download it as .txt, or edit it in place. Turn on timestamps to see exactly when each sentence was said.
- Any voicemail file your phone can save — MP3, M4A, AMR, WAV, OGG, 3GP, MP4. Telephone-quality 8 kHz audio is fine; that is what voicemails are.
- Other languages, with English translation — the language is detected automatically; tick the box and you also get an English version.
- Nothing to install, no account — one voicemail a day is free with the complete text. $1.99 per voicemail after that, or ten for $4.99.
How it works
- Save the voicemail from your phone — the table below shows where the share/save button is on each phone.
- Drop the file above. Transcription runs on our own servers and takes roughly three times the length of the recording — a 30-second voicemail is ready in about a minute and a half.
- Copy, download or fix the text. Names and phone numbers are worth a second listen; the timestamps take you straight to them.
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.
Want every voicemail transcribed automatically?
This page is for a recording you already have. If you want each new voicemail to arrive as text, that is a setting on your phone or carrier, not a separate app: how to turn it on for iPhone · Android · Samsung · Google Voice. Already switched on but blank or gibberish? See voicemail to text not working.
Voicemail to text — FAQ
Is it really free?
One voicemail a day, up to three minutes, is free with the full text — no account, no card. After that it is $1.99 per voicemail or $4.99 for ten. Failed transcriptions are never charged.
How accurate is it?
Clear voicemails in English come out nearly word-perfect. Names, addresses and phone numbers are where any transcriber slips, so the text box is editable and you can switch on timestamps to jump back to the exact second. Heavy background noise or speakerphone recordings lower accuracy.
Which languages work?
Around 90 spoken languages are detected automatically — Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Arabic, Hindi and more. Tick Also translate to English to get both the original transcript and an English version.
How do I get the voicemail out of my phone as a file?
iPhone: Phone → Voicemail → tap the message → share icon → Save to Files (or AirDrop / Mail it to yourself). Android (Google Phone app): Voicemail → tap the message → ⋮ or share → Save / Send. Google Voice: open the voicemail on the web and use Download. Step-by-step guides for each are linked below.
What happens to my recording?
The audio file is deleted from our server 24 hours after upload; you can delete it immediately with one click. Transcripts stay only in your browser session. Nothing is used to train anything.