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Trial Transcript

Turn trial and hearing recordings into an editable, timestamped transcript with speakers labeled. Review the draft against the audio and export it in minutes.

No sign-up to start · 99+ languages · Up to 0.5 GB per file

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What is a Trial Transcript?

Trial Transcript converts the audio or video recording of a court session into editable text with a timestamp on every line. It accepts files from a courtroom recorder, a phone, or a video export, detects the spoken language, and can label each speaker so judge, counsel, and witness turns stay apart. The result is a working draft that a paralegal or transcriber corrects against the audio before it is quoted, filed, or sent to a client.

Why choose a Trial Transcript?

Trial Transcript keeps the structure of a proceeding in the text: time markers point back to the audio, speaker turns stay separated, and long sessions can arrive as several files without changing the workflow. A two-minute ruling and a full day of testimony follow the same path, and nothing has to be installed on a court or office machine.

Still Retyping Hours of Court Testimony From the Audio?

A contested hearing can run past six hours, and typing it by hand takes longer than the proceeding itself. Witness exchanges are the hard part: voices overlap, names are disputed, and an objection has to land on the right line. Trial Transcript returns a timestamped first draft with speakers labeled, so a reviewer checks and corrects against the recording instead of starting from a blank page.

What makes a Trial Transcript different?

Trial Transcript treats a recording as a structured record: every line keeps its time marker, speaker turns stay apart, and the editor is built for correcting names, spellings, and legal terms.

A timestamp on every line, so any quote can be checked against the audio

Speaker separation that keeps judge, counsel, and witness turns apart

Editing for names and legal terms, with SRT, VTT, and text export

How to use a Trial Transcript in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Add the court recording

    Upload the courtroom audio or a video export, or paste a link to a file already online. MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, and MOV sessions are accepted directly.

  2. 2

    Set the language and separate speakers

    Language is detected automatically; set it by hand when a session mixes languages or the room is noisy. Turn on speaker separation to keep each voice on its own line.

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    Correct the draft and export it

    Check names, spellings, and legal terms against the audio, then copy the text or export it as plain text, subtitles, or a document.

Start with the recording from a hearing, deposition, or trial day and turn it into text free online. Trial Transcript accepts common courtroom and phone formats and needs no account to begin.

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What users say about a Trial Transcript

“Lecture recordings finally became searchable notes instead of hours of audio.”
Early access user · Graduate student
“I stopped taking notes in calls and started reviewing transcripts instead.”
Early access user · Product manager
“The timestamped transcript cut my editing pass roughly in half.”
Early access user · Podcast editor
“Finding a quote in a 90-minute interview now takes seconds.”
Early access user · Journalist
“Speaker labels make multi-person interviews far easier to code.”
Early access user · Researcher

Frequently asked questions about a Trial Transcript

What does Trial Transcript return after a hearing is uploaded?

It returns a timestamped text draft in which each speaker turn sits on its own line when separation is on. The draft is reviewed against the audio, corrected for names and legal terms, then exported as text, subtitles, or a document. It supports review work and does not replace a certified court reporter record.

Can one trial day be split across several recordings?

Yes. A long session can be added as separate parts, such as morning and afternoon files or one file per witness, and each part is transcribed on its own. Time markers restart with each file, so a reviewer notes which recording maps to which part of the day before the text is combined.

Are judge, counsel, and witness turns labeled separately?

Speaker separation labels each detected voice, so turns are attributed instead of merged into a single block. Crosstalk and bench conferences can still cause a missed switch, and labels are renamed by hand in the editor once the voices are identified from context.

Which recording formats can be added?

Common audio and video files are accepted, including MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, MP4, MOV, and WebM. Courtroom recorder output, phone recordings, and video exports are processed directly, so there is no need to extract an audio track or convert a container first.

How accurate is a transcript made from courtroom audio?

Accuracy depends on the room. A close microphone produces the fewest corrections, while a distant one picks up ventilation noise, sidebar conversations, and echo that blur names and case numbers. Checking the draft against the audio takes far less time than typing a session from the start.

Can the text be checked line by line against the audio?

Every line keeps the time at which it was spoken, so replaying a disputed passage means reading the marker and seeking to it. Reviewers usually listen again to objections, spelled names, and numeric citations, which are the places where a first draft needs the closest check.

Does the tool decide what counts as evidence?

No. Trial Transcript only converts speech into text. Selecting exhibits, ruling on admissibility, and preparing a filing stay with the legal team, which works from a readable, timestamped draft rather than from hours of raw audio. Nothing in the text is treated as a finding or a conclusion.

Is an account required to start?

A first transcript can be produced without creating an account. An account keeps earlier transcripts available across sessions and raises usage limits, which matters when a case involves several recordings gathered over weeks. The first draft needs no profile at all.