Free speech to text online
Press the mic and speak. Your words appear as text in English, Hindi, Tamil, Arabic, Spanish and 14 more languages. Copy it and go, free, no sign-up. Have a video? Upload it and get timed text and captions.
Speak, get text
Press the mic, speak, and the words appear below. Copy them and go. No sign-up.
Uses your browser's built-in speech recognition, so you need to allow the microphone. GetNixa doesn't save what you say. Have a video instead? Upload it free and get timed text and captions.
Is this speech to text tool free?
Yes. Speaking into the mic on this page is free and needs no sign-up. Converting a video uses the Free plan: 30 minutes a month, for videos up to 2 minutes.
Updated 22 Oct 2026 · Written by the GetNixa team at Offshore Marketers, Mohali, India
- Price
- Free plan: 30 minutes a month, no card
- Languages
- 24 Indian languages, English, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese
- Exports
- MP4 and SRT on every plan; transcript from Creator; transparent .mov from Pro
- Longest video
- 2 minutes free, up to 30 minutes on Studio
- Works on
- Web browser, Mac and Windows
What happens after you drop a video
This is the real GetNixa editor, recorded as it runs. Click a step to jump to it.
See it in action
Pick a caption style and watch the words appear on the reel, drawn exactly the way the editor draws them.
Caption style
In the editor you change everything: size, position, every colour and font, and you can save your own look as a preset.
Same reel, a different look every time
Examples made with our templates. Each one is a single click in the editor.
Three ways to turn speech into text
Only one gets you from upload to posted in about a minute.
Typing it yourself
- 30 to 60 minutes a reelTyping, timing, fixing
- Every language by handOnly as good as your typing
- Captions behind youHours of masking
- Hook, title, hashtagsAll on you
GetNixa
- Speak and copyFree, right on this page
- 19 languagesEnglish, Indian languages and more
- Videos tooUpload and get timed text
- SRT and captionsFor YouTube and Reels
- From ₹0, billed in rupeesGST included
Generic caption apps
- A few minutes, then fixingWords need cleaning up
- Often the wrong scriptHindi comes out garbled
- Behind-you is rareOr costs extra
- No AI editStyling is manual
Every caption, styled your way
Start from a template, then change anything. Try it on the phone below.
- 100+ templates, searchableFind a look by name or mood, heart your favourites and save your own presets.
- Every colour, font and effectChange the text, highlight, outline, shadow and box colours of any template.
- Upload your own fontsAdd your brand's whole font family, Regular to Bold Italic. It's saved to your account.
- Words behind youPut a line behind your head in one click. GetNixa finds you in every frame.
- Zooms, emojis and stickersPunch-in zooms, emojis on the right words, stickers and sound effects.
Everything a premium reel needs
Captions behind you
The big word sits behind your head. GetNixa finds you in every frame.
Clean audio
Removes traffic, fans and background music. Only your voice stays.
Translate to English
Speak in any Indian language, add English captions for a wider audience.
Safe zones built in
Captions stay clear of the Instagram and YouTube buttons.
Export anywhere
MP4 up to 4K, transparent .mov for Premiere, SRT for YouTube.
Web, Mac and Windows
Use it in your browser or download the desktop app. Projects and plan follow your account.
What people use it for
Converting a Hindi video? See Hindi speech to text. Need a subtitle file? Use the SRT file generator.
30 minutes of captions every month on the Free plan. No card needed.
Tips for accurate speech to text
- Choose the right languagePick the language and variety you speak, like English (India) or Español (México).
- Quiet room, normal paceNoise lowers accuracy more than accent; speak at your normal pace in full sentences.
- Files go in the appTo convert a video or audio file, upload it in the app for timed text and an SRT.
Speech to text: common questions
Is this speech to text tool free?
Yes. Speaking into the mic on this page is free and needs no sign-up. Converting a video uses the Free plan: 30 minutes a month, for videos up to 2 minutes.
Which languages can I speak?
Arabic, Bengali, English (India, US, UK), Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Which browsers work?
Chrome, Edge and Safari on desktop and phone. Firefox doesn't support speech recognition yet.
Do you save what I say?
No. The mic tool uses your browser's speech recognition, and GetNixa doesn't store the text.
Can I convert a video or audio file to text?
Yes. Upload it to GetNixa and you get timed text you can download as SRT on any plan, or as a transcript from the Creator plan.
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