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Stop taking notes by hand. Computer-generated transcripts are stitched to the audio so you can easily search, share, and edit in your browser just like Google Docs.

Your free trial includes 30 minutes of free transcription.

How fast?Really, really fast

Automated transcripts of lectures and recordings in minutes, not hours.

How accurate?Highly accurate

Reviewed as the most accurate automated transcription service for academics.

How much?Extremely affordable

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Why Sonix?The best for students

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“I am transcribing law school lectures with Sonix. After receiving my transcript, I make some edits because the software doesn't always catch all of the civil law terms.This service is amazing! I think its a great tool for exams. I've recommended Sonix to a number of friends and classmates.”
“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.'”

Education is the passport to the future

From lectures to thesis interviews, both students and faculty rely on Sonix for their transcription needs. Whether it is for better accessibility or to write that 36-page research paper, we rely on conveying the right information at the right time. We use advanced computer algorithms to transcribe and organize both audio and files. Easily search, edit, share, and cite key research insights.

Sonix is used by students all over the world. While fast, affordable, automated transcription is key to their studies, many students are reveling in Sonix’s ability to organize and assimilate spoken-word data.

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Automatically transcribe lectures and interviews in minutes 🚄

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

A complete set of class notes

Thousands of students have discovered the power of Sonix to help take transcribe lectures, research interviews, and group study sessions. We know it’s not always possible to get to every class, so being able to access the transcripts (and video/audio) of a lecture is an indespensiable tool for you to catch up what you might have missed.

Tag key themes

Getting all the key data from your classes or research is incredibly easy once you have a transcript. Manually transcribing or taking messy notes is not a great solution. That’s why Sonix makes transcription fast, easy and affordable for students.

Once you have your transcript you can use Sonix’s tagging feature which allows you to tag key data points so they’re assimilated and aggregated. Deriving insights is a breeze now that your data is easily retrieved by a few clicks.

Transcription for in-depth interviews and research™ 📝

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

Search audio files like you would text files

If you are in the Social Sciences, Ethnography, Anthropology, Sociology, or Psychology you’ll undoubtedly be doing some in-depth interviews with your research. With Sonix you can focus on assimilating key data points and synthesizing information rather than spending time transcribing.

In-transcript note-taking

Sonix allows you to make notes right in the online transcript so you can annotate certain parts of the transcript for easy discovery at a later date. Searching for key parts of your interviews has never been easier.

Convert legacy coursework in minutes

Sonix makes it easy to transcribe legacy courses to text in minutes. Edit and export transcripts to course creation software like Adobe Captivate and Teachable.

International research

Sonix transcribes over twenty foreign languages which is great for researchers that are doing international research including:

Arabic,  Armenian,  Bulgarian,  Catalan,  Chinese (Cantonese),  Chinese (Mandarin),  Croatian,  Czech,  Danish,  Dutch,  English,  Finnish,  French,  German,  Greek,  Hebrew,  Hindi,  Hungarian,  Indonesian,  Italian,  Japanese,  Korean,  Latvian,  Lithuanian,  Malay,  Norwegian,  Polish,  Portuguese,  Romanian,  Russian,  Slovak,  Slovenian,  Spanish,  Swedish,  Thai,  Turkish,  Ukrainian, and  Vietnamese.  

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 audio/video

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

Step 3: Analyze transcript

We'll give you a transcript in minutes. There might be a few errors, use our powerful editor to easily make corrections. Then, easily highlight and share your accurate transcripts.

Students & Faculty: Sonix Educational Discount💰

Discounts because we were once students, too.

Sonix is proud to assist with higher education. We help PhDs with their dissertations, students with their research, and professors with their online lectures. With Sonix, you can easily create subtitles and captions for online content to make them more accessible to students and those with learning disabilities.

At Sonix, we use advanced computer algorithms to transcribe and organize both audio and files. Easily search, edit, share, and cite key insights knowing that your data is fully secured. If you’re a student or a faculty member at a university, college, or other educational institution, we can offer you a discount.

How to get an educational discount

  • Sign up for a free trial account with your .edu or .ac.uk email address
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