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Transcribe French Audio and Video

To transcribe French audio or video, upload your file or record live with LiteScribe and it returns an accurate French transcript with speaker labels, timestamps, an AI summary, and topic tags. LiteScribe supports French across 99 languages, can translate the transcript to English or any other language, and runs free on web, desktop, mobile, and the Chrome extension.

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What it costs

  • 120 free minutes every month, no credit card
  • Minute packs from $2.50, no subscription
  • Pro: $14.95 a month
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What LiteScribe does with French audio

  • Upload a file, paste a link, or record live. It works on the web, in the desktop app, in the mobile apps and in the Chrome extension.
  • You get a transcript in French with speaker labels, timestamps and an AI summary. The language is detected automatically, or you set it yourself.
  • Translate it into any of 19 languages with the Translate button on the transcript page, or from the Transcripts list for a pasted link. Translation is available on every plan.
  • Export TXT and SRT free. DOCX and PDF come with Pro, Business, or for 30 days with a pack of 300 minutes or more.
  • 120 free minutes every month, no credit card. Local Mode in the desktop app, which keeps the audio on your own computer, is unlimited on Pro and Business.

Sample transcript

What a transcript of French audio looks like, with speaker labels and timestamps.

  1. 00:02
    Speaker A

    Merci d'avoir pris le temps de nous recevoir. Pour commencer, pouvez-vous nous présenter votre parcours ?

  2. 00:09
    Speaker B

    Bien sûr. J'ai travaillé six ans dans la logistique, puis j'ai rejoint une start-up à Lyon il y a deux ans.

  3. 00:18
    Speaker A

    Et qu'est-ce qui vous a donné envie de changer de secteur ?

  4. 00:22
    Speaker B

    Surtout l'envie de voir l'effet direct de mon travail sur les clients.

Meetings too

Record your meetings in French

Record a call, and when you stop you get the transcript, a summary and the action items. No bot joins the meeting.

  • Chrome extension

    Records Google Meet, Teams and Zoom in a browser tab, with no bot in the call.

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  • Desktop app

    Records any meeting app, including the Zoom and Teams desktop apps, on Windows, macOS and Linux.

    Download the desktop app

  • Local Mode

    On Pro and Business, the desktop app transcribes on your own computer, so the audio is not uploaded. The transcript syncs to your account unless you turn sync off.

    How Local Mode works
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How it works

  1. Add your French audio

    Upload a French audio or video file, paste a YouTube or podcast link, or record a meeting live with the desktop app or Chrome extension. MP3, WAV, M4A, and MP4 are all supported.

  2. Confirm the language

    Select French or let automatic language detection identify it. LiteScribe handles accents from France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, and French-speaking Africa.

  3. Get an accurate transcript

    LiteScribe returns a clean French transcript with speaker diarization, automatic punctuation, an AI summary, action items, and topic tags.

  4. Translate and export

    Translate the French transcript to English or other languages, ask AI questions about the content, then export to DOCX, PDF, TXT, or SRT.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

LiteScribe uses an advanced speech model with high accuracy for French, including Metropolitan and Canadian French. Clean audio produces the best results, and you can edit the transcript afterwards.

Yes. After transcribing your French audio, you can translate the transcript to English or any other supported language, making it easy to share with an international audience.

Yes. Speaker diarization automatically identifies and labels each speaker in your French audio. On Pro and Business plans you can rename speakers to their real names.

Yes. With the desktop app or Chrome extension you see the French transcript appear in real time as people speak, with less than two seconds of latency.

Yes. LiteScribe includes 120 free transcription minutes every month with no credit card required, which covers French audio, video, meetings, and uploads.

On the desktop app, offline Local Mode transcribes French audio entirely on your own machine with an on-device AI engine, so nothing is sent to any third-party service.

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Related features

Multi-Language

Transcribe in 99 languages with automatic language detection.

Translation

Translate transcripts to 99 target languages from any source language.

Speaker Diarization

Automatically detect and label different speakers in your recordings.

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