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AI transcriber for meetings — free, 99+ languages

Meeting transcription that turns audio to text after every call. 99+ languages auto-detected, speaker labels, timestamps on every line. 180 free minutes per month, no bot in the call. The transcript appears in your workspace within minutes of the call ending.

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Transcript
Q2 pipeline review
Speakers
4 voices
Search
find any quote
99+
Languages
Post-call
Ready in minutes
Free
No bot in call
Per speaker
Labelled turns
the output

A transcript you can actually read

Speaker labels, timestamps, and clean punctuation. Built to be skimmed, not deciphered.

Q2 pipeline review · Sales weekly
4 speakers · 47 min · 99+ languages supported
Sample
00:14
Sarah Chen
Let's start with the Q2 pipeline review. Marcus, can you walk us through the top three deals?
00:22
Marcus Park
Sure. Acme is at the contract stage; we're aligned on price, just waiting on their procurement sign-off. Expected to close end of month.
01:08
Priya Shah
On the technical side they've validated SSO and the data-residency story. No blockers from IT.
01:31
Sarah Chen
Great. What's the risk we're underwriting if we book this as committed for Q2?
4 speakers · 47 min · 99+ languages supported
how it works

Capture, transcribe, deliver

Three stages, all automatic. You start the meeting; the transcript shows up in your workspace minutes later.

1
CAPTURE

Audio from the meeting tab

Meetlens reads the audio stream directly from your meeting tab. Zoom, Meet, Teams, Telemost, Webex. No bot is invited to the call, no "recording started" notification disrupts the conversation. Capture begins when you join, ends when you leave.

2
TRANSCRIBE

Audio to text after the call ends

When you leave the meeting, the recording is sent for transcription. Processing runs in the background and usually finishes within minutes of the call ending. Language auto-detection covers 99+ languages with no setup, and speaker separation splits voices into distinct labels.

3
DELIVER

Speaker-labelled, timestamped transcript

The finished transcript lands in your workspace. Each line carries its speaker label and timestamp. Rename Speaker 1 to a real name once and the change propagates across the transcript, the AI report, and the action item list. Copy any block to clipboard or export to Markdown, TXT, or PDF.

use cases

When verbatim text changes the workflow

Four teams where transcripts replace re-listening, hand-transcribing, or third-party stenographers.

Interview transcription & research synthesis

Interview transcription software for user research, journalism, and hiring loops. Verbatim transcripts of participant interviews, every quote attributed, every "um" preserved or stripped on demand. Researchers stop transcribing by hand and start synthesizing two days earlier.

Legal, depositions, and regulated industries

Word-for-word transcripts with timestamps mean what was said in writing. A defensible record without paying for a court reporter on every internal meeting. Speaker separation keeps attribution clean for review.

Sales calls & customer support

AEs review their own calls on text instead of replaying audio. Managers coach reps from the transcript, quote by quote, instead of asking them to re-listen. Pair with AI Reports for the structured BANT view.

Content creators & podcasters

Drop in an episode recording and get a clean, speaker-attributed transcript. Useful for show notes, social clips, accessibility captions, and SEO-indexed episode pages. Works on uploaded files, not just live calls.

platforms

Which platforms work with Meetlens transcription?

Same engine across hosts. Zoom transcription, Google Meet transcription, Microsoft Teams transcription, Webex transcription, Yandex Telemost transcription. No bot in the call; audio is captured from the meeting tab.

Zoom transcription

Record a Zoom call in the browser tab or upload a Zoom Cloud audio file. Both run through the same transcription with speaker labels and 99+ language detection. No "recording started" interruption when capturing from the tab.

Google Meet transcription

AI transcription for Google Meet, including breakout rooms and dial-in participants. Works on Workspace and personal Google accounts.

Microsoft Teams transcription

Teams meeting transcription that works for channel meetings, scheduled meetings, and ad-hoc calls. No tenant admin install required.

Webex & Telemost transcription

Webex and Yandex Telemost are first-class hosts. Same speaker separation, same export, same language coverage as the bigger platforms.

audio to text

Convert audio to text — five common formats

Drag an audio file into Meetlens and get a clean, speaker-labelled transcript. Same transcription engine runs on live calls and uploaded recordings. 180 free minutes per month on the free plan; 700 on Lite, 2000 on Pro. Video file upload (mp4, mov) is on the roadmap.

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specs

Meetlens transcription by the numbers

The plan limits and language coverage Meetlens publishes — not adjectives. The figures below are what every Meetlens account gets, free or paid.

180 min
Free tier per month
Lite 700 · Pro 2000, no credit card to try
99+
Languages
Auto-detected, no setup
Post-call
Ready in minutes
No real-time bot, no live overlay
Per speaker
Labels & timestamps
Color-coded turns, MM:SS markers

Try every feature on the free plan

180 minutes per month, all 10 AI report templates, no credit card.

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faq

Questions, answered

Everything teams ask before switching to Meetlens.

How accurate is the AI transcription?
Accuracy is high on clear business audio: clean voices, decent microphones, minimal background noise. Heavy accents, distant mics, and overlapping speech raise the error rate but technical vocabulary and brand names usually come through. Speaker separation keeps attribution clean even when two voices have similar pitch.
Is the transcription free?
There's a free tier with 180 minutes per month included; every meeting on it gets a full transcript with speaker labels, timestamps, and 99+ language detection. Free is also capped at 30 minutes per recording. Paid plans expand the monthly minute pool: Lite gives 700 minutes for $15/month, Pro gives 2000 minutes for $39/month. Both raise per-recording length and unlock Markdown, TXT, and PDF export plus recording downloads.
How fast does the transcript appear?
Transcription runs after the call ends, not during. The recording is queued the moment you leave the meeting and the finished transcript usually lands in your workspace within minutes. Long calls take longer than short ones, but you don't have to wait at the screen — open the meeting later and the transcript will be there.
Can I edit the transcript?
Yes. Every line is editable in the meeting workspace. Fix a mis-transcribed word, rename a speaker, merge two lines that should be one turn. Edits are saved per-meeting and reflected in the AI report, action items, search results, and any export you generate afterwards.
Is it real-time or post-meeting?
Post-meeting. Audio is captured live from the meeting tab while you record, but the actual transcription runs after you leave the call. The finished transcript appears in your workspace within minutes (see the timing question above). Real-time streaming transcription is on the roadmap; today the strength is the post-call quality pass.
Which languages are supported?
99+ languages for transcription including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Persian, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian. Language detection is automatic, no manual setup or language tags. Note: AI reports and summaries are generated in one of four output languages today (English, Russian, Spanish, German); the original-language transcript is always preserved.
Can I download the transcript?
Yes, on Lite and Pro. Export to Markdown, TXT, or PDF directly from the workspace. The export keeps speaker labels and timestamps so the structure stays usable in any downstream tool. Free plan can view and copy from the workspace; file export is paid.
Does it work for uploaded audio files?
Yes, for audio files. Drop in an mp3, m4a, wav, ogg, or webm file and Meetlens transcribes it with the same speaker separation, language detection, and punctuation as a live recording. Video file upload (mp4, mov) is on the roadmap; for now, extract the audio track first or use the Chrome extension to record from the meeting tab.
Where is the audio processed?
Audio is processed only for the purpose of running the service. Transcripts are stored in your Meetlens account; we don't train on customer data, don't sell it, and don't share it beyond what's needed to deliver the product. See the privacy page for the full breakdown.
Can I read and search transcripts on mobile?
Yes. The Meetlens workspace is responsive, so any past meeting opens on a phone browser and the transcript, AI report, and action items render the same as on desktop. Search across all your past transcripts works on mobile too. Standalone iOS and Android apps are on the roadmap; the web experience already covers commute-time reading.