WhatsApp Voice Messages to Text
Save the WhatsApp voice note as a file and upload it here. You get text you can edit, copy and keep, in more than 120 languages, which helps when WhatsApp’s own transcripts don’t cover the language or the note is too long to listen to.
WhatsApp .opus voice notes and audio files · 120+ languages · translation from the Creator plan
The .opus file, uploaded as it is
Hi! The delivery is moved to Friday morning.
Gate code is 4417, ring twice.
Click or drag & drop to upload your audio or videoTap to upload your audio or video
MP3, MP4, M4A, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, OPUS, WMA, WMV
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Why Transcribe WhatsApp Voice Notes Here
WhatsApp’s transcripts work in a limited set of languages per phone. A voice note in another language still becomes text here.
Orders, addresses and instructions left as voice notes in a business chat become text you can paste into a ticket or an email.
A long message from a friend or relative is saved as a text file, not just a bubble that disappears with the chat.
WhatsApp Voice Messages: The Facts
What WhatsApp does by itself, and what you need to know to get the file. Checked against WhatsApp’s blog and help center in November 2026.
- Built-in transcripts
- Since November 2024: Settings → Chats → Voice message transcripts, then press and hold a voice note and tap Transcribe
- Where they are made
- On your phone; the transcript stays on the device and only you see it
- Languages
- A limited set that depends on the phone; other languages show no transcript
- File type
- Voice notes are .opus files, which upload here as they are
- Exporting a chat
- Export chat with media adds only the most recent media, so save older voice notes one at a time
- What you get here
- An editable transcript, TXT or SRT export for free, DOCX and PDF on paid plans
- Translation
- Add English or 50+ other languages from the Creator plan
Getting a WhatsApp Voice Note Out of the Chat
Three ways to get the file, and one tip for the result.
iPhone
Share the voice note
Press and hold the voice message, choose Forward, then the Share icon, and save it to Files or send it to your computer.
Android
Find it in the file manager
Voice notes are kept in the WhatsApp Voice Notes folder in the phone’s storage; copy the .opus file from there.
Language
Pick the language for short notes
A 15-second note gives auto-detect little to go on, so choose the spoken language yourself.
How to Turn a WhatsApp Voice Message Into Text
From voice recording to text in three steps.
Share it from the chat on iPhone, or copy the .opus file from WhatsApp’s Voice Notes folder on Android.
Drop it here, choose the spoken language and, if you need it, a translation.
Read the text in the editor, copy it into your reply or download it as a file.