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The best way to transcribe your research interviews

Sonix uses the latest AI-technologies to convert audio to text so you can focus deriving insights rather than transcribing your audio or video interviews.

Your free trial includes 30 minutes of free transcription.

How fast?Really, really fast

Automated research interview transcripts in minutes, not hours.

How accurate?Highly accurate

Reviewed as the most accurate research-focused automated transcription service.

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Why Sonix?The best for researchers

Transcribe your research interviews with Sonix and see for yourself!

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“I'm very impressed about the accuracy. The transcript needs a little editing, but just minor correction.The interface is straightforward and user-friendly. I also love the audio-transcript matching playback functionality.”
“Sonix is miraculous. I'm an anthropologist who's done thousands of interviews (ethnographies) andyour tech is, well, 'miraculous.' That's the word that keeps coming to my mind: 'miraculous.'”

Keep Researching. Stop transcribing manually.

Transcribing is the worst part of conducting research. Getting fast, accurate transcripts is critical, but it's just the starting point. Our AudioText Editor™ allows for quick clean-up and makes searching and assimilating spoken-word data a breeze.

Sonix is made for researchers and research institutes. We use advanced computer algorithms to transcribe and organize both audio and files. Easily search, edit, share, and cite key research insights.

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Streamline your research with automated transcription 🚄

Example screenshot of Sonix Research Transcript: Leslie Curry, PhD, MPH lecture about Qualitative Research at Yale University

Save time transcribing

Your in-depth interviews generate a lot of data. Transcribing them can be a big pain. Sonix makes transcription fast, easy and affordable.

Centralize your research

Sonix is a multi-user, online platform so your entire team can collaborate on research projects. All files are stored centrally making your workflow a breeze.

Your files are always secure

All Sonix files are stored using Enterprise-grade security. Our technology is completely automated so no humans have access to your content.

The world's first AudioText Editor™ 📝

Sonix example transcript: Leslie Curry lecture on Qualitative Research -- transcribed by Sonix

Powerful Search

With every word transcribed, you'll have a wealth of data at your fingertips. Search all your transcripts by word or phrases to locate key parts in seconds.

Organize your interviews

Make notes right in the online transcript so you easily locate and reference key takeaways at a later date. You can also share your notes with co-workers and directly link them to parts of the interview that are important.

Tag parts of your interviews

Use Sonix's conversation tagging feature to assimilate and aggregate areas of your interviews that are part of the same theme.

Flexible export formats

After you have your research transcribed, easily export your polished transcript to other software to better analyze and gleam insights from your interview subjects. Sonix is compatible with many different research software such as Atlas.ti.

Journalists: Automated transcription in three easy steps 📝

Step 1: Create account

Create your Sonix account for free. Every trial account comes with 30 minutes free interview transcription. No credit card required.

Step 2: Upload your interviews

Upload your research recordings (video or audio) to our secure servers. We accept most file formats.

Step 3: Analyze transcript

We'll give you a transcript in minutes. Then, easily highlight and export accurate transcripts so you can further analyze the content.

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Sonix automatically transcribes, translates, and helps you organize your audio and video files in over 40 languages. Fast, accurate, and affordable. Millions of users from all over the world.

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