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Transcription for podcasters: episode transcripts and show notes

Turn podcast episodes into transcripts, show notes and social copy on iPhone: what works, and what still needs desktop tools.

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On this page
  1. Where transcription earns its keep for podcasters
  2. What to know first
  3. The workflow
  4. On a Mac or in a browser
  5. Frequently asked questions

Episode transcripts help listeners, accessibility and search, and the same text feeds show notes, newsletters and clips.

Short answer

Record or import on iPhone with AI Transcribe (transcripts arrive with speaker labels and timestamps, in 32 auto-detected languages) then use the AI tools (Summarize, Create a todo list, Proofread and 12+ more) to turn the transcript into the document you actually need.

Where transcription earns its keep for podcasters

  • Episode transcripts: import the exported episode (up to 3 hours); speaker labels separate hosts and guests.
  • Show notes: Summarize and Highlight key ideas draft them from the transcript.
  • Repurposing: pull quotes for social posts; Draft email turns an episode into a newsletter section.

What to know first

Honest limit: the app exports text and PDF, not SRT/VTT subtitle files, for caption files, a subtitle tool is still needed. For the transcript-and-notes workflow, it’s all on the phone.

The workflow

  1. Capture: record live (up to 2 hours) or import audio/video files up to 3 hours, any common format.
  2. Transcribe: automatic language detection, speaker labels, timestamps.
  3. Process: run the AI tools on the transcript, summary, key points, to-dos, dates, rewrites.
  4. Export: text or PDF via the share sheet, into whatever system your work lives in.

On a Mac or in a browser

AI Transcribe for Mac records the sound your Mac plays and your microphone together, so a video call is captured from both sides with no bot joining. Sign in with your email and recordings sync between iPhone and Mac, and open in the web library on any computer to read or export.

Frequently asked questions

Can it transcribe a whole back-catalog? One file at a time, up to 3 hours each, fine for ongoing episodes, tedious for a 200-episode archive (a bulk web service fits that job better).

Does it identify who’s speaking? Yes, speaker labels are on by default, which is exactly what host+guest formats need.

What does it cost? Free to download with a free trial; the Pro subscription (weekly or annual) is for regular use and includes all AI tools.