Lecture Transcription
Automatically transcribe recorded lectures with speaker identification. Students can search, highlight, and study from accurate transcripts synced to video playback.
Transcription foreducational institutions
Transcribe lectures, research interviews, and classroom content with industry-leading AI accuracy. Sonix helps universities, colleges, and schools make their audio and video content searchable, accessible, and shareable.
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Powering transcription at top
educational institutions
From Ivy League universities to community colleges, Sonix helps educational institutions transcribe lectures, research, and classroom content.
Built for the unique needs of
educational institutions
Research Interview Transcription
Transcribe qualitative research interviews with timestamped accuracy. Export to NVivo, MAXQDA, and Atlas.ti for in-depth analysis and coding.
Accessibility Compliance
Generate captions and transcripts to meet ADA and Section 508 requirements. Make all your video content accessible to students with hearing impairments.
Multilingual Support
Transcribe content in 53+ languages and translate transcripts instantly. Perfect for international students and language learning programs.
Secure Cloud Storage
Store all your transcripts securely in the cloud with SOC 2 Type II certification. Centralized storage makes it easy for IT departments to maintain oversight.
Department Collaboration
Create workspaces for departments, faculties, and research teams. Manage permissions and share transcripts across your entire institution.
Everything you need to know about
transcription for education
How do universities use Sonix for lecture transcription?
Universities upload recorded lectures to Sonix and receive accurate transcripts in minutes. Students can then search transcripts, click any word to jump to that moment in the video, and export notes. Professors use transcripts to create study guides and improve accessibility compliance.
Is Sonix secure enough for student and research data?
Yes. Sonix is SOC 2 Type II certified with enterprise-grade security. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest using AES-256 encryption. We offer SSO integration, detailed audit logs, and FERPA-compliant data handling for educational institutions.
Can Sonix transcribe research interviews for qualitative analysis?
Absolutely. Sonix excels at research interview transcription with speaker identification and word-level timestamps. Export transcripts directly to NVivo, MAXQDA, Atlas.ti, and other qualitative research software for coding and analysis.
How does Sonix help with accessibility compliance?
Sonix automatically generates captions in SRT, VTT, and other formats for all your video content. This helps universities meet ADA, Section 508, and WCAG accessibility requirements. You can also create SDH captions with sound descriptions for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Can different departments have separate workspaces?
Yes. Sonix supports unlimited workspaces and team folders. Each department, faculty, or research team can have their own workspace with customized permissions. IT administrators can manage all workspaces from a central dashboard.
What languages does Sonix support for international programs?
Sonix transcribes audio in 53+ languages including Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, Japanese, Arabic, and many more. You can also translate transcripts between languages instantly, making content accessible to international students and language learning programs.
Transform how your institution
handles audio and video
Save time for faculty
Automated transcription turns hours of manual work into minutes. Faculty can focus on teaching and research instead of transcribing.
Improve student learning
Searchable transcripts help students review lectures, find key concepts, and study more effectively. Click any word to hear the exact moment.
Meet compliance requirements
Automatically generate captions and transcripts to meet ADA, Section 508, and institutional accessibility requirements.
Centralize media management
Store all your institution's audio, video, and transcripts in one secure, searchable platform with granular access controls.
The transcription platform built for
educational institutions
Why do leading universities choose Sonix?
Sonix combines industry-leading accuracy with features designed specifically for education: research interview export, multi-department workspaces, accessibility compliance tools, and enterprise security. Stanford, Yale, Michigan, UCLA, and hundreds of other institutions trust Sonix.
How does Sonix compare to hiring transcriptionists?
Sonix delivers transcripts in minutes instead of days, at a fraction of the cost. A one-hour lecture costs under $10 to transcribe with Sonix, versus $100-200 for professional human transcription. And our AI accuracy rivals human transcriptionists.
Can Sonix handle the volume of a large university?
Yes. Sonix is built for scale. Upload hundreds of hours of lectures simultaneously and receive transcripts in minutes. Our infrastructure handles peak demand during finals and course recording seasons without slowdowns.
What kind of support do educational institutions receive?
Educational institutions get priority support via email, chat, and phone. Enterprise education plans include dedicated account managers, custom onboarding, and training for faculty and staff. We're here to help you succeed.
Trusted by educators worldwide
After trying a few other trial software, Sonix was by far the best and most correct.
My first trial was a video interview with a woman with an Eastern European accent, and I thought there was no way your system would render a good transcription—but it was amazingly accurate!
Sonix saves me 60% of the time editing. No more manual trascription nightmare with writing down timecodes, and sending emails. I think you are changing the game here! Bravo :)
Sonix is faster and better than YouTube at making captions for my videos!
I tried several programs and Sonix was by far the best one.It gave me very accurate scripts
I have absolute admiration for the impressive transcription done to 3 short YouTube videos. It is truly amazing how accurately it recorded the correct words and so well paragraphed...
I love Sonix. It's accurate, intuitive, friendly and simple to use for the technically inept like me! I typically use it for English but we used it this time in French and it was g...
In one word? FAN-TAS-TIC!! The possibility to split the transcript to subtitles AND split them! THAT IS FANTASTIC!!
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