Online transcription with speaker labels
To transcribe recordings in a browser with each speaker labelled, the services below document web-based transcription and speaker identification. Compare their languages, subtitle export and pricing.
Conditions checked
- Web
- Transcription
- Speaker labels
Before you choose
Speaker labelling accuracy depends on the recording and the number of speakers; this guide hasn't measured it.
Documented conditions compared
Each cell reflects the catalog's current qualified sources for this platform. Not documented means unknown, not unsupported. Notes and sources are on each app below.
| App | Transcribes Chinese | Subtitles | Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descript | English | Documented | Subscription · Free, important features paid |
| Notta | Documented | Not documented | Subscription · Free, important features paid |
| Riverside | Not documented | Documented | Subscription |
| Sonix | Documented | Documented | Subscription |
| Transkriptor | Not documented | Documented | Subscription · Free, important features paid |
| 通义听悟 | Not documented | Not documented | Documented |
| 飞书妙记 | Documented | Not documented | Free, important features paid |
Products with evidence for these conditions
Listed alphabetically, with no paid placement. Inclusion establishes these documented conditions, not a hands-on endorsement or a guarantee of fit.

Descript
Web
Web · Transcription · Speaker labels · Subtitles
- Hobbyist, Creator, and Business are monthly subscriptions; the vendor's page only prints the discounted per-month rate for annual billing, not the actual annual total, so this catalog does not record purchase prices for Descript.


Riverside
Web
Web · Transcription · Speaker labels · Subtitles
- Riverside no longer offers a free plan, only a 14-day free trial of a paid plan. The pricing page shows a Pro plan charge of $35/month when Monthly billing is selected, but the actual yearly total is not printed in visible text even after selecting Yearly billing, so this catalog does not record purchase prices for Riverside.


Transkriptor
Web
Web · Transcription · Speaker labels · Subtitles
- Pro is billed $99.99 a year in the pricing page's default view; a monthly option also exists, but its charge sits behind a toggle whose label appears twice on the page, so no Pro price is recorded until both terms can be.

通义听悟
Web
Web · Transcription · Speaker labels · Free
- Stated for individual users of the consumer web app; enterprise API access is billed separately.

飞书妙记
Web
Web · Transcription · Speaker labels · Transcribes Chinese
- Feishu's free Basic edition caps the 妙记 speech-to-text quota; Business and Enterprise editions are unlimited.
- Feishu's free Basic edition (基础版) gives a limited speech-to-text quota for 妙记; once used up, new 妙记 stop showing a transcript. Business and Enterprise editions have no such limit.
Sources for the apps above were checked on 2026-09-26.
Common questions
How many speakers can be told apart?
The sources don't consistently state a limit, so treat it as unknown and test with a short, non-sensitive recording.
Do web services keep my recordings?
A web service may process uploaded audio on its own servers, and retention terms differ. Read each service's privacy policy before uploading sensitive recordings.
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