--- title: "Transcription how-to - The Speecho blog" description: "Step-by-step guides for turning any recording into clean, accurate text - uploads, live subtitles, translations and captions, from the Speecho team." canonical: "https://speecho.app/blog/topic/how-to/" language: "en" publisher: "Speecho" --- [Blog](https://speecho.app/blog/) / Transcription how-to # Transcription how-to Step-by-step guides for turning any recording into clean, accurate text - uploads, live subtitles, translations and captions, from the Speecho team. Transcription how-to ## [How to translate a video with a voice-over](https://speecho.app/blog/translate-a-video-with-voice-over/) Turn a video into a voice-over in another language on the original timing: transcribe it, translate it, voice each line at its second, put the track back. Oct 27, 2026 · 7 min read Transcription how-to ## [Handwritten notes to text: how to photograph a page so the AI can read it](https://speecho.app/blog/handwritten-notes-to-text/) A phone photo is enough if you take it right. How to shoot a handwritten page, when a scanner is worth it, what AI still misreads, and how to check the result before you trust it. Sep 11, 2026 · 5 min read Transcription how-to ## [What you can cut from a quote: the AP rule, the Times rule, and where AI transcripts fit](https://speecho.app/blog/what-you-can-cut-from-a-quote/) Newsroom style guides agree you may drop the ums and disagree about almost everything else. What AP, the New York Times and the Washington Post actually say about altering a direct quote - and why an unchecked AI transcript is not a quotable source. Sep 3, 2026 · 6 min read Transcription how-to ## [How to get the transcript of a YouTube video](https://speecho.app/blog/get-youtube-video-transcript/) YouTube will show you a transcript of almost any video for free, and hand you a caption file for your own. Here is where the button actually is now, what the automatic version gets wrong, and when it is worth transcribing the source file instead. Aug 19, 2026 · 6 min read Transcription how-to ## [How to transcribe WhatsApp voice messages](https://speecho.app/blog/transcribe-whatsapp-voice-messages/) WhatsApp transcribes voice messages on the phone itself, for free - but only in four languages on Android, and not at all on Web or desktop. Here is how to switch it on, where it runs out, and what to do with the voice notes it will not read. Aug 17, 2026 · 6 min read Transcription how-to ## [How to transcribe iPhone Voice Memos](https://speecho.app/blog/transcribe-iphone-voice-memos/) Your iPhone can transcribe a voice memo by itself, and it does not need Apple Intelligence to do it. Here is the exact tap path, the ten languages it covers, the three things it will not give you, and what to do when you need those. Aug 14, 2026 · 6 min read Transcription how-to ## [Record a lecture and turn it into study notes](https://speecho.app/blog/lecture-recording-to-study-notes/) Record with your phone or a free browser recorder, then let AI turn the file into a transcript, chapters, a summary and answers. The first 15 minutes are free. Aug 13, 2026 · 6 min read Transcription how-to ## [Interview transcription for journalists: a workflow that survives fact-checking](https://speecho.app/blog/interview-transcription-for-journalists/) One hour of tape is three to four hours of typing. How working journalists transcribe interviews with AI without ever publishing an unverified quote - plus the source-protection questions to ask any tool. Jul 28, 2026 · 6 min read Transcription how-to ## [How to make an AI voiceover for a video (step by step)](https://speecho.app/blog/how-to-make-an-ai-voiceover/) Turn a script into a natural AI voiceover MP3 and drop it onto your timeline. A five-step walkthrough, plus how to get clean, well-paced narration and voice it in another language. Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read Transcription how-to ## [How to transcribe audio to text (fast, and mostly free)](https://speecho.app/blog/how-to-transcribe-audio-to-text/) Four ways to turn a recording into text - by hand, with free tools, with AI, or with a human service. When each one is worth it, and the fastest path for most people. Jul 10, 2026 · 6 min read ## Have a recording to transcribe? 15 free minutes when you sign up. No card, no subscription. [Transcribe a file free →](https://my.speecho.app)