Free tool
Spanish audio to text
Turn Spanish audio to text with this free converter. It is set to Spanish, so it never has to guess the language, and it writes the recording with accents, ñ and Spanish punctuation, with a time on every paragraph.
- Free
- Set to Spanish
- Nothing is stored
Drop your Spanish recording here, or Choose your Spanish recording
MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG or WebM. Up to 30 minutes of each file, 3 free files a day. Spoken language: Spanish.
Working in Spanish every day? NoteOwl transcribes Spanish recordings and meetings on your Mac with unlimited transcription, and its dictation types Spanish into any app.
How it works
How do you transcribe Spanish audio?
Drop the Spanish recording on the converter. It cuts the sound into short pieces at pauses and transcribes each one in Spanish, and the text appears with its times as it goes. Then copy it or download it in the format you need.
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Choose the recording
A voice memo, an interview, a class or a podcast episode: MP3, M4A, WAV and most other audio files.
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It transcribes in Spanish
Every piece is written as Spanish, from the first minute to the last, up to 30 minutes of each file.
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Save the transcript
Copy the text, or download a Word document, plain text, or SRT and VTT subtitles in Spanish.
Why use a converter set to Spanish?
Because a short or quiet stretch of Spanish can be mistaken for a neighbouring language when the language is guessed. Here nothing is guessed: every piece is transcribed as Spanish, so the transcript stays in Spanish from start to finish.
For a recording that moves between Spanish and English, the main audio to text converter detects the language of each short piece by itself instead.
Does it write Spanish accents and punctuation?
Yes. The transcript uses á, é, í, ó, ú and ñ, opens questions with ¿, and writes decimals with a comma, the way Spanish is written, so it can go straight into a document.
- A question
- In the transcriptOpens with ¿ and closes with ?, as in “¿cierto?”
- Accented words
- In the transcriptWritten with their accents: “enfáticamente”, “área”
- Numbers and years
- In the transcriptUsually as digits, with a decimal comma: “6,5”, “2002”
- Rare names
- In the transcriptSpelled as they sound, so check them against the audio
| In the recording | In the transcript |
|---|---|
| A question | Opens with ¿ and closes with ?, as in “¿cierto?” |
| Accented words | Written with their accents: “enfáticamente”, “área” |
| Numbers and years | Usually as digits, with a decimal comma: “6,5”, “2002” |
| Rare names | Spelled as they sound, so check them against the audio |
Which Spanish recordings can you transcribe?
Anything spoken in Spanish and saved as an audio or video file: interviews, classes, podcasts, sermons, voicemails and long voice messages. Clear speech close to the microphone gives the cleanest transcript.
Interviews and research
Field interviews and conversations in Spanish, with times to find each quote.
Classes and talks
A recorded class or lecture, ready to turn into study notes.
Voice messages
A long WhatsApp or Telegram voice note, saved from the chat as an Opus or OGG file.
Podcasts and videos
An episode’s sound, with Spanish SRT subtitles for the video.
Want unlimited transcription in Spanish on your Mac?
NoteOwl understands Spanish on your Mac: it transcribes Spanish recordings and meetings there with unlimited transcription, labels each speaker and keeps everything searchable. Nothing is uploaded, and dictation types Spanish into any app.
FAQ
Questions about Spanish audio to text
Is the Spanish audio to text converter free?
Yes. Transcribe 3 Spanish recordings a day, up to 30 minutes of each, with no account or sign-up, and download the transcript in any format.
Can it translate the Spanish into English?
No. It writes the recording in Spanish, exactly as it was said. To read it in English, copy the transcript into a translator; the times stay at the start of each paragraph, so you can still find every part in the audio.
What if the recording mixes Spanish and English?
Use the main audio to text converter instead. It detects the language of each piece of about 30 seconds, so English parts are written in English. This page treats every piece as Spanish.
How accurate is the Spanish transcript?
On clear speech, it comes back nearly word for word, with accents and the opening question mark in place. Unusual names are the likeliest slips, so check those against the audio.
Is my Spanish recording stored?
No. The page sends short pieces of the sound over a secure connection to a cloud AI transcription service, which transcribes each piece and discards it. NoteOwl keeps no copy of the audio or the text.
Which Spanish files can I use?
MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus and WebM, and the sound of an MP4 or MOV video. That covers phone voice memos, WhatsApp voice notes, recorder files and downloaded video-call recordings.
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Spanish recordings into notes, on your Mac
Free to download. Runs entirely on your Mac.
macOS 26 or later · Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) · 16 GB memory minimum, 24 GB recommended
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