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Transcribe podcasts from links or RSS

Paste a public episode URL from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Xiaoyuzhou, or an RSS feed URL, to generate a timestamped transcript in your browser.

Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Xiaoyuzhou · any RSS feed

LangBox downloads the episode's public audio only to transcribe it, then deletes the audio. The transcript stays in your account.

Source rules and transcription limits

  • Requires public podcast audio; Spotify links work only when the show publishes a public RSS feed, not on exclusive or private audio.
  • Guests can transcribe 2 episodes per day (up to 60 min each); signed-in users get up to 3 hours per episode and speaker labels up to 75 min.
  • Transcripts are generated by AI and may contain recognition or speaker-label errors on noisy or overlapping audio.

Your timestamped podcast transcript

Real Studio screenshots: read the transcript, practise listening, and shadow each sentence.

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Read along with speakers and timestamps

Follow the transcript, identify speakers, and return to the audio from a timestamp. Bilingual reading is available when your native language differs from the audio.

Follow the transcript, identify speakers, and return to the audio from a timestamp. Bilingual reading is available when your native language differs from the audio.

Practise listening, one word at a time

Replay a sentence, type what you hear, and check each word. Use hints or slow playback when needed.

Replay a sentence, type what you hear, and check each word. Use hints or slow playback when needed.

Shadow the original speaker

Work through the podcast sentence by sentence, replay the original, and use the shadowing controls to practise speaking.

Work through the podcast sentence by sentence, replay the original, and use the shadowing controls to practise speaking.

How to transcribe a podcast episode

  1. Paste an episode link or RSS feed

    Enter a public episode URL from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Xiaoyuzhou, or paste an RSS feed link.

  2. Select an episode and start transcription

    Pick an episode if prompted and start processing; timestamped paragraphs appear as transcription progresses.

  3. Copy or download the transcript

    Read the transcript in your browser, copy the text, or download a .txt file with or without timestamps.

Free quota and limits

Without sign-in

  • 2 episodes a day, each up to 60 minutes.
  • Public audio only, up to 500 MB per episode.
  • A time for every paragraph. Copy the text or download a .txt file.

With a free account

  • Episodes up to 3 hours.
  • A more accurate transcription model.
  • Transcription uses your credits. New accounts get free credits.
  • Transcripts are saved in your account and open in LangBox Podcasts for reading, dictation and shadowing.

Questions

Which links can I paste?
An episode link from Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Xiaoyuzhou, an Apple Podcasts show page, or any RSS feed. Most podcast apps show the RSS address under “Share” or in the show's details. Spotify-only shows cannot be read, because Spotify protects its own audio; a Spotify link works when the show also has a public RSS feed, which is true for most shows.
Which languages are supported?
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French and Spanish are recognized well, and the language is detected automatically. Episodes that mix two languages work too.
Is it free, and what are the limits?
Yes. Without an account you can transcribe 2 episodes a day, each up to 60 minutes. With a free Google sign-in, episodes can be up to 3 hours with a more accurate model; this uses your credits, and new accounts get free credits. Audio files up to 500 MB are accepted.
How long does transcription take?
The transcript appears paragraph by paragraph while the episode is transcribed, so you can read the start before the end is done. LangBox downloads the episode first, then transcribes it in parallel parts; a one-hour episode usually takes a few minutes.
What format is the transcript?
Plain text with a time for every paragraph. Copy it, or download it as a .txt file with or without timestamps. With an account, the transcript is saved and opens in LangBox Podcasts, where you can read it, do dictation and shadow the episode.
Do you keep the audio?
No. The audio is downloaded only to transcribe it and is deleted right after. The transcript is saved in your account so you can open it again.

Keep learning after this tool

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