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Podcast to text

Any episode — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or your own MP3 — as text and notes.

Podcast episode link or audio file

First 2 minutes free, any lengthLanguage detected automaticallyLinks and files

Longer than 2 minutes?You get the first 2 minutes here. Kalpa transcribes the rest — free to start on iPhone Get the app ›

How do you get a transcript of a podcast episode?

To turn a podcast to text, copy the episode link from Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube, or upload the episode’s MP3 (up to 100 MB), and add it above. The first 2 minutes of any episode are transcribed free here, with timestamps; the rest of the episode is in the Kalpa iPhone app.

Short ones here, long ones in Kalpa

First 2 min · free herePodcast episode, clip1:40English · detected

0:00: Welcome back. This week: why we forget what we read.
0:16: The research says most of it is gone within a few days.
0:43: Unless you do one thing, which is explain it to someone else.
1:21: We will get into how that works after the break.

Keep it, search it, ask about it laterSave to Kalpa ›

How to transcribe a podcast

Copy the episode link
Share → Copy link in your podcast app.
Paste it, or drop the MP3
Your own episodes: upload the final mix.
First 2 minutes here
The rest of the episode is in Kalpa.
Use the text
Show notes, quotes, a blog post or your own notes.

Faster in the app

Turn the episodes you learn from into notes

Paste an episode link and get timestamped text you can copy into show notes, a blog post or your own notes, without downloading the episode.

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Good to know

Apple Podcasts and Spotify show transcripts for some episodes; Kalpa gives you text you can copy, keep and search.
The web tool doesn’t label speakers: hosts and guests come out as one stream of timestamped text.
Your own podcast: upload the final audio for the cleanest transcript.

What people do with podcast transcripts

Podcasters

Show notes, timestamps and posts from every episode.

Listeners

Find that one idea from an episode you heard last month.

Researchers

Quote guests accurately.

When the free tool is enough — and when you need Kalpa

	Free web tool	Kalpa app
Length	First 2 minutes of any recording	The whole recording, no limit
Summary, quotes and topics	—	Yes
Search everything you saved	—	Ask in chat, jump to the moment
Your own recordings	Upload a file	Record on iPhone or Apple Watch, transcribed on device
Languages	25, detected automatically	25, detected automatically

Questions and answers

Which podcast links work?

Episode links from Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and SoundCloud work if the episode is public, and you can also upload an MP3 or M4A file up to 100 MB.

How much of a podcast episode is free?

Kalpa transcribes the first 2 minutes of any podcast episode for free, with no sign-up, and the full transcript is in the Kalpa app, which is free to start.

Can I transcribe my own podcast before publishing?

Yes, you can upload the final mix of your own episode as an audio file up to 100 MB, and Kalpa returns the text with timestamps.

Does the podcast transcript label hosts and guests?

No, the web tool doesn’t label speakers, so hosts and guests appear as one stream of timestamped text.

Which languages can a podcast be in?

Kalpa detects the episode’s language automatically and supports 25 languages, including English, Spanish, German and French.

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