How Sonix converts speech to text 
Super fast transcription
Our fully-automated and secure speech-to-text systems typically transcribe a 30-minute audio recording in 3-4 minutes.
Edit text in the browser
Automated transcripts aren't 100% accurate. Use Sonix to easily review and polish your transcripts. It's like a word processor: Click on a word, see the cursor, and start typing.
Highlight & strikethrough
Important phrases: Highlight them so you can quickly find them later.
Unimportant / redundant phrases: Share these cuts with your editor and skip them during playback.
Automated transcription features for everyone
Easy uploading/importing
Upload most audio/video file formats from your local computer or select them from Dropbox and Google Drive.
Fully automated transcription
No human involvement. Transcribe in minutes, not days. Secure SSL encryption on data upload/download and storage.
Synchronized audio & text
Speech-to-text in a revolutionary new way. Click on any part of the transcript and play the audio or video from that exact moment.
AudioText Editor™
An in-browser word processor so you can polish a synchronized transcript while listening to the audio/video file.
Search your entire archive
Every word is automatically indexed. Quickly jump to the exact moment when something was said in a specific audio/video file.
Variable playback speed
Slow down or speed up playback to simplify your editing process.
Word confidence levels
We show the high confidence words in black and the low confidence ones in orange so you know where to focus editing.
Custom dictionary
Improve accuracy! Add words or phrases to your custom dictionary and Sonix will always transcribe them that way going forward.
Find and replace
Quickly replace multiple mispellings with the press of a button. Best used when replacing proper nouns.
Highlight important text
Highlight text with multiple colors to categorize and easily collaborate. We'll show you the starting and ending timestamps.
Strikethrough text
Mark insignificant sections of text in your transcript with our strikethrough feature, we'll skip over them in playback.
Download snippets
When you select text, you can easily download a short audio clip of only the selected words.
Auto-pause when typing
Smarter editing. The audio/video automatically stops playing when you edit a word and auto-resumes when you stop typing.
Copy with timestamps
Copy the text along with the timestamps to your clipboard. Made specifically for folks who love making paper edits.
Integrated video player
Upload videos and see them side by side with your transcript. It's very helpful especially when you are making captions.
Subtitles and closed captions
Automated & timestamped. Easily customize and export SRT and VTT to your favorite media workstation, YouTube, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter.
Flexible exports
Export only specific sections of your media file or the transcript to multiple formats like Microsoft Word (*.docx), text (*.txt), Subrip (*.srt), and Web Video Text Tracks (*.vtt).
Share transcripts (read only)
Let colleagues view your transcript by sharing with them a private readonly link.
Organize with folders
Keep all your transcripts and audio/video files in one location, organized the way you like it, and readily accessible.
SEO-friendly Media Player
Make your audio & video content more accessible and leverage search engine traffic by embedding our SEO-friendly media player.
Adobe Audition integration
Speed up your workflow. Export a .sesx file, we'll automatically add markers with descriptions and help you with rough cuts.
Adobe Premiere integration
Quickly edit movies. We'll automatically add markers, captions, and do rough audio/video cuts for you.
Final Cut Pro X Integration
Need subtitles? Want metadata automatically added to your clips? We auto generate FCPXML to make your life awesome.
Automated transcription features for Premium and Enterprise 
Share transcripts (with editing)
Premium & EnterpriseInvite colleagues to view and edit your transcripts with a secure email invite.
Translate your transcripts
Premium & EnterpriseOur cutting-edge AI can translate your polished transcripts for better accessibility for your worldwide audience.
Realign timecodes
Premium & EnterpriseAfter a lot of editing, some words might no longer align to the audio. We can regenerate the word-by-word timecodes.
Multi-user access
Premium & EnterpriseGrant multiple users access to your team's shared folder. Add an unlimited number of members to your team.
User permissions
Premium & EnterpriseFive user permission levels help you manage what each team member can access and do.
Centralized billing
Premium & EnterpriseAll subscription and transcription costs for your team will be consolidated into one invoice.
Online transcription for our lovely customers 
Journalists
Speed matters when you have a deadline. Quickly transcribe interviews and press conferences in minutes. All transcripts are fully searchable.
Podcasters & Radio
Improve your show's SEO and provide your readers another way to consume your amazing content. Readily available transcripts help with show notes.
Researchers & Students
Fully automated and secure. No humans can access your cutting-edge research. Quickly transcribe and index your hours of research interviews and focus groups.
The best automated transcription service in 2019 
Easily convert your audio to text with Sonix
Sonix transcribes, timestamps, and organizes your audio and video files so they are easy to search, edit, and share. Start your free trial today—all features included, no credit card required.
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