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Signal voice message to text

For voice notes you’d rather read than play — privacy first.

Drop a Signal voice message .m4a, .aac or .ogg

First 2 minutes free, any lengthLanguage detected automaticallyDeleted after transcription

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 transcribe a Signal voice message?

To turn a Signal voice message to text, touch and hold it in the chat and choose Save, or share it to your files, then drop it above. Kalpa deletes the audio right after the transcript is made. The first 2 minutes of any Signal voice message are free here; the rest is in Kalpa.

Short ones here, long ones in Kalpa

First 2 min · free hereSignal voice message0:46English · detected

0:00: Hey, I just checked the flights again.
0:08: The Tuesday one is cheaper, but it lands at midnight.
0:23: Wednesday morning is twenty more, but much easier.
0:38: Your call, tell me tonight.

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

How to transcribe a Signal voice message

Touch and hold the message
In the Signal chat.
Save it
Choose Save, or share it to your files.
Drop it above
Kalpa detects the language.
Read it
Copy the text and delete the file if you like.

Faster in the app

Read Signal voice notes without keeping the audio

Kalpa deletes the audio right after the transcript is made and deletes the text after 24 hours. It never uses your Signal voice notes to train models.

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Good to know

Disappearing messages may vanish before you save them.
If Signal doesn’t show a transcript, save the voice note and drop it here.
Kalpa never uses your audio for training.

Why Signal users transcribe voice notes

Privacy-minded teams

Read briefings without speakers.

Journalists

Keep source voice notes as text.

Accessibility

Read instead of listen.

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

Is my Signal voice message stored?

Kalpa deletes the Signal audio right after the transcript is made, keeps the text for 24 hours so the same recording isn’t processed twice, then deletes it, and never uses it to train models.

Does Signal transcribe voice messages itself?

If your Signal app doesn’t show a transcript, save the voice message and upload it here to get the text.

Can I transcribe disappearing Signal messages?

Kalpa can transcribe a disappearing Signal voice message only if you save it before it vanishes.

Can Kalpa transcribe my own recordings on iPhone?

The Kalpa app for iPhone and Apple Watch transcribes recordings you make yourself, and it is free to start.

Is transcribing Signal voice messages free?

Kalpa transcribes the first 2 minutes of any Signal voice message for free, with no sign-up; the rest is in Kalpa.

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