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Happy Scribe

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An advanced transcription and subtitling platform that leverages both AI and human professionals to convert audio and video into accurate text and captions for creators, journalists, and researchers.

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Happy Scribe provides a comprehensive solution for audio and video transcription and subtitling services. It uniquely offers a dual approach, allowing users to choose between fast, AI-powered automatic transcription or a highly accurate, human-perfected service. The platform is designed for professionals like journalists, video editors, podcasters, and academic researchers who need to quickly and reliably turn spoken content into editable text. Its main value proposition lies in its combination of speed, accuracy, multi-language support, and a collaborative online editor that simplifies the process of reviewing and exporting transcripts. This flexibility caters to a wide range of needs, from instant drafts to broadcast-quality final captions.

Pros

  • Offers both fast AI and high-accuracy human transcription services.
  • Supports transcription and subtitles in over 120 languages and dialects.
  • Features a collaborative, interactive editor to review and amend transcripts.
  • Provides numerous export formats including SRT, VTT, TXT, Word, and Avid.
  • Clear and upfront pricing for both pay-as-you-go and subscription models.

Cons

  • AI transcription accuracy can decrease significantly with poor audio quality or heavy accents.
  • Human transcription services have a longer turnaround time compared to AI.
  • Pay-as-you-go pricing can become expensive for users with high-volume needs.
  • The free trial is limited by duration and does not represent a permanent free tier for the core product.

Key features

  • Automatic AI-powered transcription
  • 100% human-made transcription service
  • Interactive transcript editor
  • Automatic and human subtitle generation
  • Speaker identification
  • Custom vocabulary
  • Workspace for team collaboration
  • Multiple export formats

Integrations

ZapierYouTubeVimeoGoogle DriveDropboxWistiaAPI Access

Target audience

Journalists, podcasters, video creators, marketing teams, researchers, and academic institutions requiring accurate transcription or subtitles for their audio and video content.

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Active Users

1M+ users

Founded

2017

Headquarters

Barcelona, Spain

Pricing Tiers

Free Trial

A short trial to test the transcription service with limited minutes. Does not require a credit card.

Free

Pay-as-you-go

For automatic AI transcription. Pay only for what you need. Ideal for one-off projects.

$0.25/minute

Basic

Includes 120 minutes of automatic transcription per month. Billed monthly.

$20/mo

Pro

Includes 300 minutes of automatic transcription per month. Billed monthly.

$34/mo

Business

Includes 600 minutes of automatic transcription per month, plus team features. Billed monthly.

$59/mo

Human Transcription

99% accuracy transcription provided by human professionals with a 24-hour turnaround.

$2.25/minute

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Descript

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Trint

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