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WhatsApp voice notes to text

Read Your WhatsApp Voice Notes as Text — in Your Language

Stop replaying a 3-minute voice note to catch one detail. Save it from WhatsApp, upload it, and after a short wait you can read the whole thing — with a short summary and a translation if you want one. Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Hinglish or 50+ other languages. Nothing to install; you can try it without an account.

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Key facts

Languages: Hindi, Hinglish, Tamil, Telugu + 50 languages
Free plan: 300 minutes a month, no card
File length: Up to 100 minutes (Pro: 2 hours)
Pro: Unlimited (fair use)

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Who it's for

Gulf NRIs — Read the long Malayalam or Hindi voice notes from home as text, and translate them if you need to.
Office teams — Turn a client's rambling Hinglish voice note into a short list of what they actually asked for.
Journalists — Quote a source's WhatsApp voice note word for word instead of replaying it.

Example

A 4-minute family voice note

You upload: An OGG voice note from your mother in Telugu, saved from WhatsApp.
You get: The full Telugu transcript, a short key-points summary, and an English translation in one note.
You ask (Pro): "What dates did amma mention across this week's voice notes?"
Example answer: Cousin's engagement on the 14th; doctor's appointment moved to Friday — with the voice note each came from.

What Pro adds for voice notes

Ask one question across all your saved voice notes and recordings
Upload up to 10 voice notes at once
Files up to 2 hours each (free: 100 minutes)
Unlimited (fair use) transcription (free: 300 minutes a month)

Pro is ₹2,990/year (2 months free) or ₹299/month ($49 / $6.99 outside India). Free: 300 minutes a month.

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Why WhatsApp voice notes need transcription

A voice note demands your full attention: you cannot skim it, search it or forward just the line that matters. hearlog turns a voice note into text you can read, search and share.

A 3-minute voice note from a family member in Malayalam. A business instruction from a client in Hinglish. A reminder from a colleague in Telugu. Each one is locked inside audio: you cannot Ctrl-F it, forward the key line, or paste it into a document. hearlog, powered by Google Gemini, converts the whole thing to text — with an AI summary — so a long ramble becomes a scannable note.

Because hearlog works in your browser, there is no app to install and nothing to configure. It accepts WhatsApp's own formats — OGG from Android and M4A from iPhone — directly, so there is no conversion step between the chat and the transcript.

How to save and upload a WhatsApp voice note

Three steps to save, one to upload — on either phone.

iPhone

Long-press the voice note
Tap Share
Tap Save to Files
Upload the file to hearlog.ai

Android

Long-press the voice note
Tap Share
Save to Downloads or your file manager
Upload the file to hearlog.ai

Supported formats: OGG (Android), M4A (iPhone), MP3, WAV, OPUS, FLAC.

What people transcribe

Family group voice notes

Long Hindi, Malayalam or Telugu messages from parents and relatives — read them as text and translate to English to share with the next generation.

Business instructions in Hinglish

A client sends a rambling Hinglish voice note with three tasks buried in it. Get the transcript and a meeting-notes summary that lists the tasks.

Colleague voice messages

Long work voice notes that need documenting — transcribe, summarise and paste into your notes or ticketing system.

Religious and puja recordings

Bhajans, shlokas and puja audio shared on family WhatsApp groups — preserved as searchable text alongside the audio.

Voice note to text in 3 steps

1
Save the voice note
Long-press in WhatsApp → Share → Save. Or export a voice memo from your phone.
2
Upload to hearlog.ai
Open hearlog in your browser — no download — and upload the saved OGG or M4A file.
3
Get transcript + summary
Pick the language; after a short wait you get the transcript, an AI summary and one-click translation.

Voice note transcription — FAQ

Can I transcribe WhatsApp voice notes for free?

Yes. Download the WhatsApp voice note as an audio file — long-press it in WhatsApp, tap Share, then Save to Files on iPhone or share to Downloads on Android. Upload it to hearlog.ai and, after a short wait, you get the transcript and an AI summary. The free plan includes 300 minutes a month, no credit card needed.

Which languages does it support for voice notes?

hearlog handles every major Indian language — Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam and more — plus 50+ world languages. Mixed Hindi-English voice notes are written out the way people actually speak, with no special setup. Selecting the language when you upload helps with accuracy.

How do I save a WhatsApp voice note to upload?

On iPhone: long-press the voice note, tap Share, then Save to Files. On Android: long-press, tap Share, then save to Downloads. Then open hearlog.ai in your browser and upload the saved file. There is no app to install and no conversion step between WhatsApp and the transcript.

What file format does WhatsApp use for voice notes?

WhatsApp uses OGG format on Android and M4A on iPhone. hearlog accepts both formats directly — no conversion needed. Save the voice note from WhatsApp and upload it as it is. MP3, WAV, OPUS and FLAC files from other apps and recorders work too.

Can I transcribe long voice notes?

Yes. On the free plan each file can be up to 100 minutes, which covers almost any voice note; Pro takes files up to 2 hours. Long recordings are split and processed automatically, then returned as one transcript with an AI summary. Free includes 300 minutes a month.

Can I get a summary of a voice note, not just the transcript?

Yes. After transcribing, hearlog writes an AI summary in the style you pick: key points for a quick overview, concise for a short recap, detailed for a full record, meeting notes for decisions and tasks, or lecture notes with headings. The summary sits next to the transcript.

Is my voice note data private?

Your notes are stored encrypted at rest (AES-256, database level) and sent over HTTPS, and each account can open only its own notes. Only the voice notes you choose to upload are processed, and you can delete any note from your account whenever you like.

Does it work for voice memos recorded on iPhone or Android?

Yes. Upload voice memos from iPhone Voice Memos app in M4A format, or from any Android voice recorder. hearlog also accepts recordings from Google Recorder, Samsung Voice Recorder and other apps that save MP3, WAV, M4A or OGG files, with no format conversion needed.