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Free M4A to text converter

Convert any M4A to text in 99 languages. Drop a voice memo, get an accurate transcript in seconds, no conversion step needed

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99 languages

Transcribe audio and video in 99 languages

  • English
  • Español
  • 中文
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • 日本語
  • Русский
  • Português
  • Italiano
  • 한국어
  • العربية
  • हिन्दी
  • Türkçe
  • Polski
  • Nederlands
  • Български
  • বাংলা
  • Čeština
  • Dansk
  • Ελληνικά
  • فارسی
  • Suomi
  • עברית
  • Magyar
  • Bahasa Indonesia
  • മലയാളം
  • Română
  • Svenska
  • Kiswahili
  • தமிழ்
  • తెలుగు
  • ไทย
  • Українська
  • اردو
  • Tiếng Việt
How it works

m4a to text in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Upload your file

    Drop your file or click to choose. M4A, MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, and video files.

  2. 2

    Pick language and model

    Auto-detect the language or choose from 99. Use free Turbo for speed, or Studio for the best accuracy.

  3. 3

    Get your transcript

    Read it in seconds, then copy or export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, or SRT.

Why Typist

Built for fast, accurate transcripts

An hour in about a minute

Groq-served Turbo runs at roughly 200x real time, so your transcript is ready almost immediately

Every export, free

Download as plain text, Word, PDF, or timestamped SRT subtitles on every plan

Your file stays yours

Uploaded only to transcribe, removed afterward, and never sold, shared, or used to train models

99 languages

Auto-detected or pick your own, with the most accurate model recommended per language

Beyond transcription

Your transcript is just the start

  • AI summary and key moments

    One tap turns the transcript into a TL;DR, key quotes, and action items.

  • Auto chapters

    Long recordings are split into navigable chapters you can jump between.

  • Share or export anywhere

    Send a clean public link, or export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, or SRT.

Summary
Chapters
IntroKey pointsQ&AWrap-up

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The format

What M4A actually is

M4A is a container, not a codec. It almost always holds AAC audio, the modern lossy codec Apple uses everywhere. It is the default for iPhone Voice Memos, Apple Music, many Android recorders, and the Windows Voice Recorder, which saves M4A rather than WAV.

The AAC audio inside an M4A is lossy, but it is clear for speech. A mono voice memo recorded on a phone transcribes reliably, because that is exactly the kind of audio the format is built for. You never need to convert an M4A to WAV first. What changes accuracy is the recording itself: a memo dictated close to the mic does far better than one captured across a noisy room.

Where these files come from

iPhone Voice Memos, voice recorder apps on Android and Windows, and recorded lectures and meetings from Apple devices.

  • iPhone Voice Memos
  • Voice recorders
  • Lectures
How M4A becomes textAccuracy comes from the audio, not the file type
  1. M4A fileYour upload
  2. Audio decodedThe speech is what we transcribe
  3. TranscriptCopy or export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT
Type
Container (usually AAC)
Default for
iPhone Voice Memos
Compression
Lossy
What matters
Recording quality
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