Transcription for podcasters: episode transcripts and show notes

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.

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 and try; the Pro subscription (weekly or annual) unlocks up to 3 hours of transcription per day.