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Slack clip to text

Audio and video clips from Slack, turned into text you can paste into the thread.

Drop a Slack audio or video clip .mp4, .m4a or .webm

First 2 minutes free, any lengthLanguage detected automaticallyDownloaded from Slack

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 Slack clip?

To convert a Slack clip to text, hover over the clip in Slack, open More actions and choose Download, then drop the file above. Kalpa returns timestamped text in seconds. The first 2 minutes of any Slack clip are free here; the rest of longer clips and huddle recordings is in Kalpa.

Short ones here, long ones in Kalpa

First 2 min · free hereSlack clip1:12English · detected

0:00: Quick async update on the redesign.
0:09: The new navigation is in staging, the link is in the thread.
0:31: I still need feedback on the mobile menu.
0:54: If there are no blockers by Thursday, we ship it on Monday.

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

How to transcribe a Slack clip

Find the clip
In a channel or DM.
Download it
More actions → Download.
Drop it above
Kalpa detects the language.
Post the text
Paste it into the thread for teammates who skim.

Faster in the app

Turn Slack clips into text for the thread

Teammates who skim can read a 5-minute async update instead of playing it. Paste the timestamped transcript into the thread so what was agreed stays in writing.

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Good to know

Slack may show captions for clips on some plans; this gives you clean, copyable text.
Workspace policies may block downloads.
The first 2 minutes of any Slack clip are free here; the rest is in Kalpa.

Why teams transcribe Slack clips

Async updates

Read a 5-minute update in 30 seconds.

Decisions

Keep what was agreed, searchable.

Onboarding

Turn walkthrough clips into docs.

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

Can I transcribe a Slack huddle?

If you have a Slack huddle recording file, the first 2 minutes are free here and the rest is in Kalpa.

Which Slack clip formats work?

Kalpa transcribes Slack clips downloaded as .mp4, .m4a or .webm files, up to 100 MB.

Why can’t I download a Slack clip?

Some Slack workspace policies block downloads, so ask your workspace admin if you can’t save a clip.

Does a Slack clip transcript show who spoke?

Kalpa doesn’t label speakers, so a Slack clip comes back as one timestamped text you can copy or download as .txt.

Is transcribing a Slack clip free?

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

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