English to German Audio Translation

Turn English speech into German text. Upload a meeting, training video, webinar or interview, or record a message with your microphone, and get the German translation speaker by speaker, with the English transcript and a German AI summary alongside.

Drop an audio or video file to translate

m4a, mp3, wav, mp4, webm and more — up to 200MB. Free, no account needed.

How to translate English audio to German

  1. Upload the recording. Drag in an audio or video file: an interview, a voice message, a lecture, a family video, a meeting in another language.
  2. Pick the languages. English and German are already selected. Change either one if your recording needs it, or set the spoken language to auto-detect.
  3. Read, copy or download. The translation opens first, speaker by speaker with timestamps. Switch to the original transcript or the AI summary, copy the text, or download it as .txt, .srt or .vtt subtitles.

Common questions

Does it use du or Sie?

It reads the tone of the recording: business calls and presentations usually come out with Sie, casual conversations with du. If your company style needs one form throughout, search and replace after downloading the text.

How are English business terms handled?

Terms that German speakers commonly use in English, such as meeting, deadline or feedback, may be kept in English, as they would be in a German office. Specialist terms from your field can be translated too literally, so check key vocabulary before sharing.

Is the summary in German?

Yes. With German as the target, the AI summary is written in German, listing the main topics and any action items, so colleagues in Germany, Austria or Switzerland get the gist of an English meeting at a glance.

Can I download German subtitles?

Yes. Download the German translation as .srt or .vtt. The cues keep the timing of the English speech, so they line up when you load them into a player or editor.

Is this audio translator really free?

Yes. You can translate up to 5 files per day (200MB each) free, with no account and no watermark. For unlimited recording and transcription, the Wave app has a free plan and paid plans from $80 a year or $15 a month.

What happens to my file?

Your file is uploaded to temporary storage, transcribed and translated. We may then keep a private copy of the audio and the original transcript to improve Wave's speech recognition. They are never published. Please don't upload recordings you aren't comfortable sharing with us.

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