For notes, blog posts and study groups — from audio or a YouTube link.
Longer than 2 minutes?You get the first 2 minutes here. Kalpa transcribes the rest — free to start on iPhone
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To turn a sermon to text, drop the recording above or paste the public YouTube link of the service. The first 2 minutes of any sermon are free here, and the page shows how much is left. The full sermon transcript is in Kalpa, ready to turn into notes for a study group.
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Audio file or YouTube link.
The first 2 minutes here; the rest in Kalpa.
Main points and key verses.
With a study group or on your blog.
Turn Sunday’s message into text your study group can read during the week, from an audio file or a public YouTube link.
Blog posts and newsletters from every service.
Notes to discuss during the week.
Text for members who are hard of hearing.
| 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 |
Kalpa transcribes the first 2 minutes of any sermon for free, with no sign-up; the rest of the sermon is in the Kalpa app.
You can paste the link to a public YouTube sermon or livestream replay, and Kalpa transcribes it.
Sermons published publicly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or SoundCloud can be transcribed by pasting the link.
Scripture references in a sermon are transcribed as spoken, so check their formatting before you publish.
Kalpa can summarise a full sermon into its main points for your study group.
Kalpa keeps what you watch, say and think in one place you can talk to. Free to start on iPhone and Apple Watch.
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