Swahili transcription
Transcribe Swahili audio to text
Accurate, speaker-labelled Swahili transcripts from any audio or video — interviews, radio, sermons, meetings, voice notes — with one-click translation to English and 99+ languages.
- Swahili & Sheng-aware
- Speaker labels
- Translate to English
- M-Pesa payments
15 free minutes · no card required
7,100+
minutes transcribed
660+
transcripts delivered
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Built for East African audio
Swahili, code-switched Swahili-English, and African-accented English all transcribe accurately — no more re-listening to fix every second word.
Swahili → English in one click
Once transcribed, translate the whole conversation into English (or any of 99+ languages) while keeping speaker labels and timestamps.
Editable and exportable
Polish the transcript in the built-in editor, then export to Word, PDF, text, or SRT subtitles.
Why Swahili transcription is usually hard
Generic transcription tools are trained mostly on American and British English, so Swahili audio — and the code-switching between Swahili and English that's normal in Kenyan and Tanzanian speech — comes back garbled.
transcribez uses a speech model with strong Swahili coverage, then adds speaker labels, timestamps, and a cleaned-up readable version automatically. You get a transcript you can actually use, not a starting point for retyping.
From voice note to document in minutes
Upload MP3, M4A, WAV, video files, or WhatsApp voice notes. Most recordings transcribe in a fraction of their runtime. Start with free minutes — no card needed — and pay with M-Pesa from KES 100 when you need more.
Simple pricing, M-Pesa or card
Or one-off minute top-ups from KES 100 — no subscription.
Frequently asked
Does it handle Swahili-English code-switching?
Yes — mixed Swahili and English speech, common in Kenyan and Tanzanian recordings, transcribes accurately with each word in the language it was spoken.
Can I get the transcript in English?
Yes. Transcribe in Swahili first, then translate the whole transcript to English (or 99+ other languages) in one click.
How much does it cost?
New accounts get free minutes. After that, top up from KES 100 for 30 minutes via M-Pesa, or subscribe from KES 350/month.
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