HappyScribe
AI transcription, subtitling and meeting notetaker that works in 150+ languages, with optional human review.
HappyScribe is a service that turns meetings and audio or video files into transcripts, subtitles and notes. HappyScribe captures calls held on Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or accepts uploaded files, transcribes them in more than 150 languages with named speakers, and produces summaries, action items, translations and exports such as DOCX, PDF and SRT.
Best for Teams and individuals who record interviews, meetings, lectures or video and need accurate multilingual transcripts, subtitles and summaries.
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, API, MCP
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- API
- Yes
- Made by
- HappyScribe
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What is HappyScribe?
HappyScribe is a transcription and subtitling platform that also acts as a meeting notetaker. Its notetaker can join Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls from a connected calendar, and recording without a bot is offered from a phone or computer. Uploaded audio and video files are transcribed in over 150 languages and dialects, with automatic language detection, speaker identification and a glossary for names and jargon. From a transcript, users get summaries and action items, can ask questions through an AI chat, translate the text, and create subtitles. Exports cover text, document and subtitle formats, and paid tiers add more of them. Human proofreading is sold per minute as an add-on. The company points to its GDPR compliance, a SOC 2 Type II report and data storage in the EU, and offers mobile apps, an API and an MCP server.
Key Features
AI Notetaker
Joins online meetings from the calendar, transcribes them live and emails a summary with action items afterwards.
File Transcription
Converts uploaded audio or video into a timestamped transcript with speakers told apart.
Subtitles and Translation
Generates subtitles, translates them into other languages and can burn them into an MP4.
AI Chat
Answers questions across recorded meetings and cites the minute an answer came from; it also connects to Claude and ChatGPT.
Custom Glossary
Stores product names, people and acronyms so transcripts and summaries spell them correctly.
Human Proofreading
Adds review by professional transcribers, charged per minute, for higher precision.
How HappyScribe works
Record or upload
Capture an online call, an in-person meeting or add an existing audio or video file.
Transcribe
Get a transcript with speakers named, in the detected language, using your glossary terms.
Use and export
Read the summary, ask questions, translate, and export to a document or subtitle format or send it to other tools.
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Use Cases
- Research Interviews
- Make a set of interviews searchable and pull quotes with speaker and timestamp.
- Sales Calls
- Receive a summary and next steps after each customer conversation.
- Journalism
- Transcribe an interview recorded on a phone and copy exact quotes on deadline.
- Legal Proceedings
- Transcribe and translate hearings or depositions held in more than one language.
- Lecture Captioning
- Caption a lecture and export subtitles in several languages for students.
Things to know
- AI minutes are metered
- Each paid plan includes a set number of minutes for transcription, subtitling and translation of uploaded files; extra minutes are bought as top-ups.
- Recording length differs by plan
- A single recording is limited to 45 minutes on Free and 90 minutes on Basic, and is unlimited from Pro.
- Translation covers fewer languages
- The comparison table lists AI transcription in 150+ languages and AI translation in 80+.
- Desktop app not yet released
- The site marks the desktop recorder for Mac and Windows as coming soon.
FAQs
What is HappyScribe?
HappyScribe is an AI transcription, subtitling and meeting notetaker service that works in more than 150 languages.
What is HappyScribe used for?
HappyScribe is used to transcribe meetings and media files, create and translate subtitles, and produce summaries and action items.
Is HappyScribe free?
HappyScribe has a Free plan with unlimited meeting recordings of up to 45 minutes each and a 10-minute trial of AI transcription, subtitling and translation. Video exports on the Free plan carry a watermark.
How much does HappyScribe cost?
HappyScribe: a free plan is available, and a free trial is offered. Paid plan rates are published on happyscribe.com. Check the official pricing page for current amounts.
Does HappyScribe have an API?
Yes. HappyScribe's plan comparison lists API access and an MCP server for AI assistants, along with a Zapier connection.
Does HappyScribe work on mobile?
Yes. HappyScribe has mobile apps for iPhone and Android that record meetings and interviews, including offline, with a live transcript.
Which meeting platforms does HappyScribe support?
HappyScribe works with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet, and can also record in-person meetings.
Which export formats does HappyScribe offer?
HappyScribe exports TXT and SRT on the Free plan, adds PDF and DOCX on Basic, and offers more than 15 formats including VTT, STL, XML and EDL from Pro upward.
Who it's for
- Journalists
- Researchers
- Sales teams
- Legal teams
- Educators
- Video producers
Used in these workflows
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- The AI toolkit for running a YouTube channel, one upload at a timeStage 7: Captions, chapters and dubbing
- Translation and localization, job by job: AI tools for documents, subtitles, dubbing and live speechStage 8: Review and consistency
- AI tools for making a film, stage by stageStage 8: Subtitles and translation
- Where AI tools fit in making a documentary, from research to subtitlesStage 9: Subtitles and translation
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