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Online Course Transcription

Upload an online course lesson or paste a link — AI turns video lessons into text with timestamps, to study from notes or make text materials and subtitles.

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Online course transcription — lesson text for study and materials

Transcribing an online course to text is useful from two sides: for a student — to study from text, search for what's needed, and prepare for assignments without rewatching video lessons; for a course author — to quickly create text materials, module notes, and lesson subtitles. DictAI turns course lessons into text automatically — upload a video or audio file of the lesson or paste a link, and the AI recognizes the speech.

A course is usually a series of lessons, and timestamps matter here: each fragment of text is tied to a moment in the lesson, so the right spot in an hour-long video is found in seconds. If a lesson has several voices — the instructor and a guest expert — the AI labels lines by speaker. Recognition works in 35+ languages, including courses in English, and handles mixed Russian-English speech and terms.

The source can be video or audio: upload the lesson file (MP4, MP3, M4A) or paste a link from YouTube, Rutube, VK, and 1,000+ platforms. The finished text is edited right in the browser and exported to TXT, DOCX, or PDF for notes and handouts, and to SRT and VTT with timestamps for lesson subtitles. For long lessons an AI summary is available — a short digest of the key points (a paid-plan feature).

Transcribing an online course saves hours: a student studies from text and reviews material quickly, while an author gets the basis for a text version of the lesson in minutes instead of typing it by hand. You can start for free — 30 minutes of transcription with no card required. Accuracy depends on the lesson recording quality: with clear sound recognition is more accurate, and complex terms are sometimes worth fixing in the editor.

35+

languages supported

1000+

sites supported

30

free minutes

Online Course Transcription Features

Speech Recognition

Accurate transcription in 35+ languages with automatic speaker detection and timestamped output

Any Source

Copy a link from YouTube, Instagram, VK, Vimeo, Google Drive, and 1,000+ other platforms

Smart Summary

AI extracts key points, important facts, and conclusions — a concise overview in an adaptive format

Flexible Export

Download results as PDF, Word, TXT, Markdown, CSV, or subtitles (SRT/VTT) — all with speaker labels

How to Transcribe an Online Course Lesson

1

Add your recording

Paste a video or audio URL from any site — or drag and drop a file right into the browser

2

AI processes your audio

Whisper detects the language, splits speech by speaker, and adds timestamps automatically

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Download or share

Read the text with AI summary online, export in your preferred format, or send a link to colleagues

What's convenient to make from an online course

Lesson notes

A video lesson becomes text with timestamps — handy to study, review, and prepare for assignments without rewatching the video.

Course text materials

A course author gets a text version of the lesson — a basis for module notes, an article, or a handout.

Lesson subtitles

Subtitles in SRT and VTT are produced from a video lesson — making the course more accessible and easier to watch without sound.

A course in English

An English lesson is recognized into text — handy to study the material and terms by seeing the words rather than guessing by ear.

About

DictAI is an AI-powered transcription service that converts audio and video into accurate text. Whether you're a marketer, product manager, content creator, podcaster, journalist, teacher, lawyer, researcher, student, or team — we make it easy to get searchable, shareable text from any media: interviews, lectures, calls, podcasts, webinars, and meetings.

Powered by Whisper

Using Whisper, one of the most accurate speech recognition models, supporting 35+ languages with speaker detection.

AI Summaries

Every transcription comes with an AI-generated summary highlighting key points, important facts, and author conclusions.

1000+ Sources

Extract audio from YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo, Google Drive, and hundreds of other platforms automatically.

Secure & Private

Your data is encrypted and processed securely. Delete anytime — we respect your privacy.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing. Start free, upgrade as you grow.

Free
Try it out
$0
  • 30 minutes / month
  • Files up to 200MB
  • Up to 30 min per file
  • Up to 1 files at once
  • Export TXT and Markdown
  • AI summary (paid plans)
Starter
For beginners and small tasks
$11/mo
  • 500 minutes / month
  • Files up to 500MB
  • Up to 3h per file
  • Up to 3 files at once
  • All export formats
  • AI summary & key highlights
  • Custom summary prompt
  • Share links
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Pro
For regular use
$20/mo
  • 1000 minutes / month
  • Files up to 1GB
  • Up to 3h per file
  • Up to 5 files at once
  • All export formats
  • AI summary & key highlights
  • Custom summary prompt
  • Share links
  • Priority processing
Business
For teams and heavy workloads
$53/mo
  • 3000 minutes / month
  • Files up to 5GB
  • Up to 3h per file
  • Up to 10 files at once
  • All export formats
  • AI summary & key highlights
  • Custom summary prompt
  • Share links
  • Priority processing

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about DictAI

Yes. Paste a link from YouTube, Rutube, VK, or 1,000+ platforms, or upload the lesson file directly (MP4, MP3, M4A, etc.).

Yes, if you have the lesson file or a direct link to the video. If a lesson plays only inside a closed platform and can't be downloaded, record the screen or use a file available to you under the platform's rules.

Yes, the text is exported to SRT and VTT with timestamps — ready-made subtitles for video lessons. TXT, DOCX, and PDF are also available.

A transcript is the full text of the lesson. A summary is a short digest of the key points (an AI summary, a paid-plan feature). The full text is handy for search, the summary for review.

Yes, recognition supports 35+ languages, including English, and handles mixed Russian-English speech — handy for courses with English terms.

The first 30 minutes are free, with no card required. Beyond that, pricing depends on the total length of the lessons.

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