Convert a WhatsApp voice message to text
Save the voice message from WhatsApp and upload it here — get a transcript back in seconds.
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.ogg accepted directly · up to 2 GB · 10 minutes free every day
How it works
Upload your file
Drag and drop your .ogg file onto the box below, or paste a link. No account needed to start.
AI transcribes it
OpenAI Whisper, Microsoft MAI-Transcribe 1.5, or Google Gemini 3.5 Transcribe converts the audio to text, detecting the language automatically.
Download the transcript
Get plain text back, plus SRT and VTT subtitle files when the recording carries timing information.
Generate more
From the finished job, request an AI summary, an action list, or a translation into any of 103 languages — applied straight to the completed transcript, no re-upload needed.
About .ogg files
WhatsApp records voice messages using the Opus codec — built for speech at low bitrates over unreliable mobile connections — and wraps it in an .ogg container when you export or forward the message. That combination is efficient for WhatsApp's own purposes, but it's an unusual enough pairing that some transcription and audio tools, which decide how to handle a file by looking only at its .ogg extension rather than what's actually inside, misread it or refuse it outright.
That's not an issue here: the file is read by its actual audio content rather than assumed from the extension, so a WhatsApp .ogg upload works the same as any other audio file. There's no need to rename it, re-encode it to MP3, or run it through a converter first.
Getting the file out of WhatsApp is the only real step. On both iPhone and Android, open the chat, tap-and-hold (or use the message's menu) on the voice message, and choose Forward or Share, then send it to yourself via email, a cloud drive, or a messaging app you can access from a computer. WhatsApp Desktop can also save the file directly if you're chatting from there already.
Once you have the file accessible from the device you're uploading from, drop it in directly. Plain text comes back, with SRT and VTT subtitle downloads available too if the message carries timing information — most voice messages are short enough that this rarely matters, but it's there if you need it.
Where these files usually come from
- Forwarded or saved WhatsApp voice messages
- WhatsApp Desktop audio exports
- Voice notes shared in WhatsApp group chats
- Business or customer voice messages received via WhatsApp
Things to know
Some transcription tools identify file type purely from the .ogg extension and either mishandle or reject WhatsApp's Opus-encoded audio inside it.
Upload the .ogg file exactly as WhatsApp exported it — the actual audio content is read directly rather than guessed from the file extension, so no renaming or conversion is needed.
Simple pay-as-you-go pricing
10 minutes free every day. Beyond that, €0.02/minute with a €0.50 minimum — no subscription. Files are automatically deleted within 24 hours.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is my WhatsApp voice message a .ogg file?
- WhatsApp records voice messages in the Opus audio codec, optimised for speech over mobile connections, and wraps that audio in an .ogg container when the message is forwarded or exported.
- Do I need to convert the .ogg file before uploading?
- No. The file is read by its actual audio content, not guessed from the .ogg extension, so it uploads and transcribes the same as any other audio format.
- How do I save a WhatsApp voice message to my device?
- Open the chat, tap-and-hold the voice message, and choose Forward or Share to send it to yourself by email or a cloud drive, or save it directly if you're using WhatsApp Desktop.
- Are short voice messages worth uploading individually, or should I combine them?
- Individual messages upload fine on their own — there's no minimum length, and most fall well within the 10 free minutes available every day.
- Is a WhatsApp voice message kept private after transcription?
- Yes. Files are automatically deleted within 24 hours of upload and are never used to train AI models.
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