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Lecture Transcription

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Upload a class or lecture recording and get a full transcript broken into chapters at each topic shift. With flashcards on, you also get AI-generated Q/A pairs and a glossary of technical terms. Check the cards against the transcript before using them to study for an exam.

Drag and drop your lecture recording

MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, up to 2GB. 60-90 minute lectures are typical.

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Few chaptersMany chapters
Q/A pairs and glossary are AI-generated. Treat as a study starting point, verify each card against the transcript before exam use.
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Lecture transcript
Chapters
AI-generated study aids
Generating flashcards + glossary...
AI-generated study aids, verify each card against the source transcript before using for exams.

Transcribing lecture...

60-90 min lectures typically take 2-5 minutes, close this tab and we will email you.

Built for students, educators + online-course creators

Study smarter, not longer

Recorded a 90-minute lecture on your laptop? Upload it: get the transcript, chapter markers, a technical-term glossary, and flashcards for active recall in minutes.

Teachers + professors

Record your lecture once, share the transcript + study guide with students who missed it or need accessibility support. One upload = universal access.

Online-course creators

Udemy/Teachable/Thinkific upload: drop the .mp4, export SRT for captions and JSON flashcards for your LMS quiz bank. One file, three revenue uses.

How lecture transcription works

  1. Upload your lecture recording (up to 2GB, ~14 hours).
  2. Adjust chapter sensitivity and keep flashcards on (the default).
  3. Start transcription, for long lectures, check email-when-done and close the tab.
  4. Export study TXT (glossary + flashcards + transcript) or flashcards JSON to import into Anki.

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Price$0.003/min$16.99/mo$13.99/mo$10-18/mo
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Topic-shift chaptersManual—Meeting-focused
Languages99English-focused5860+
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Upload a lecture recording and get a transcript with chapter markers and optional flashcards. Free to use.

How to Use Lecture Transcription

1
Add your file

Upload audio or video. Nothing to install, no account to start.

2
Run it

Whisper transcribes it in seconds. Choose plain text or timestamps.

3
Export

Copy the transcript or save it as a text or SRT file.

Use this tool via API

Wire this tool into your own code through our REST API. It mirrors the OpenAI request format and authenticates with a bearer token, so existing SDKs need no changes. Per-token pricing is identical to the web app.

API DocumentationGet API Key
curl -X POST https://api.rewind.ai/v1/stt/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-rewind-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"file": "@audio.mp3", "language": "auto"}'

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Lecture Transcription FAQ

Lecture Transcription on Rewind.ai is a free AI tool. There's no charge and no sign up needed to start.

Yes. You get 2,500 free tokens per day to use Lecture Transcription and every other tool on Rewind.ai. A free account raises that to 5,000 tokens/day. You can buy more starting at $1.

Lecture Transcription runs open-source AI models on our GPU servers. Send your request and the result comes back in seconds.

No. You can use Lecture Transcription right away without signing up. A free account doubles your daily usage to 5,000 tokens and saves your history.

Anonymous users get 2,500 tokens/day. Free accounts get 5,000 tokens/day. Tokens reset every 24 hours. Each generation costs ~100-5,000 tokens depending on the operation.

Your data is processed on our servers and isn't stored permanently unless you choose to save it. We don't sell or share it.

Yes. Content from Lecture Transcription is yours to use for personal or commercial work. The AI models we run are commercially licensed.

Lecture Transcription matches the quality of paid services because it runs the latest open-source AI models. The difference is you don't pay per use.

Lecture Transcription runs open-source AI models including Qwen 2.5, FLUX and Whisper. We update to newer models as they ship.

Yes. Lecture Transcription works in any mobile browser, and the layout adapts to your screen size.

Sign up for a free account to get 5,000 tokens/day, double the anonymous limit. Or buy token packs starting at $5 for 200,000 tokens. See /pricing/ for all options.

Yes. After you generate content, you can download it, copy it, or share it via a unique link. Signed-in users can also view their generation history.

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