WhatsApp Voice Note to Text

Got a five-minute voice message you can't listen to right now? Save it from the chat, upload it here, and Wave AI turns it into text you can read in silence, with a short summary on top for the really long ones.

Drop a WhatsApp voice note here

WhatsApp .opus voice messages and other audio, up to 200MB. Free, no account needed.

How to save a voice note from WhatsApp

WhatsApp keeps voice messages inside the chat. Save one as a file first; it's usually an .opus file, which uploads as it is.

  • On iPhone. In the chat, press and hold the voice message, tap Forward, then tap the share icon at the bottom right and choose Save to Files. Pick it from Files when you upload here.
  • On Android. Press and hold the voice message, tap the share icon at the top, and save it to Files or Google Drive. Your voice notes are also in your phone's storage under Android → media → com.whatsapp → WhatsApp → Media → WhatsApp Voice Notes.
  • A whole conversation. To get every voice note in a chat, open the chat's menu, choose Export chat, include media, and save the export. The voice notes are the .opus files inside it.

WhatsApp voice notes: common questions

WhatsApp can transcribe voice messages itself. Why use this?

WhatsApp's own transcripts appear only inside the chat and only in a limited set of languages. Here you get a transcript you can copy or download, speaker labels when more than one person talks, and a summary of long messages.

What is an .opus file?

It's the audio format WhatsApp uses for voice messages: small files with clear speech. Upload it as it is; there's no need to convert it to MP3.

Does the sender find out I transcribed their message?

No. You save a copy of the audio from your own phone; WhatsApp doesn't notify anyone. Bear in mind the message is someone else's words, so only upload voice notes you're comfortable sharing with us.

The voice note mixes two languages. Will it work?

Set the language to the one spoken most and the transcript follows it. Short switches into another language may come out less accurately.

Can I transcribe several voice notes at once?

One file at a time, up to 5 files a day for free. For a long chat, export it with media and upload the voice notes you need most.

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