ToText vs Lokalise

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Convert MP3 and MP4 files into accurate, editable transcripts online with speaker labels, timestamps, and multi-format exports.

AI-powered localization platform

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Description

ToText is an online, browser-based transcription workspace that converts uploaded MP3 and MP4 files into editable text. The platform features time-aligned playback, automatic speaker recognition, editable speaker labels, and custom vocabulary support. Users can export their transcripts into multiple formats—such as TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, CSV, TSV, JSON, and XLSX—or generate summaries, meeting notes, chapters, and translations.

Lokalise streamlines software translation and localization with AI-assisted workflows.

Key features

• Audio and video transcription
• Time-aligned text editor synced with playback
• Automatic speaker recognition
• Editable speaker labels
• Custom vocabulary input
• Automatic language detection
• Transcript translation
• Summaries, chapters, and meeting notes
• Exports to TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, CSV, TSV, JSON, XLSX

• Layout preservation
• Glossary support

Pros

• Offers 3 free transcriptions without requiring a sign-up or credit card.
• Supports a wide range of export formats including TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, CSV, TSV, JSON, JSONL, and XLSX.
• Allows users to add custom vocabulary for specialist terms, names, and jargon before starting the transcription.
• Features an interactive online workspace that keeps the source recording next to the transcript for easy validation.
• Provides automated summaries, chapters, meeting notes, translations, and action items alongside the transcript.
• Explicitly guarantees that uploaded media and transcripts are not used to train public or third-party models.
• Includes automatic language detection, making transcription quick and user-friendly.
• Runs entirely in modern web browsers with no software installation required.

• 50+ file formats
• GitHub and GitLab integration
• Translation memory
• AI translation suggestions
• Team collaboration
• In-context editing
• Mobile SDK support
• Enterprise security

Cons

• Built strictly for uploaded files and does not support live microphone recording or voicemail access.
• Does not support downloading or capturing media from third-party social media or video platforms.
• Free account limitations restrict transcriptions to only the first 20 minutes of an uploaded file.
• Does not burn subtitles directly into video files, exporting them as separate subtitle files instead.
• No public API or developer documentation is provided on the website.
• No native mobile or desktop applications are available.

• Expensive tiered pricing
• Complex for small teams
• Learning curve
• AI quality varies by language
• No standalone MT editor
• Advanced features enterprise-only
• UI can feel dense
• Requires localization workflow knowledge

Pricing plans

• FreeUSD0
  • • No payment required to start
• 300-Minute PackUSD9.9/one_time
  • • 300 minutes of fast audio and video transcription
  • • Speaker recognition with editable speaker labels
  • • Automatic language detection and custom vocabulary
  • • Timestamped editor with synchronized playback
• Monthly UnlimitedUSD19.9/month
  • • Unlimited audio and video transcription
  • • Background noise reduction and speech enhancement
  • • AI summaries, meeting notes, chapters, action items, and transcript Q&A
  • • English translation, custom vocabulary, and automatic language detection
• Annual UnlimitedUSD149/year
  • • Unlimited audio and video transcription
  • • Background noise reduction and speech enhancement
  • • AI summaries, meeting notes, chapters, action items, and transcript Q&A
  • • English translation, custom vocabulary, and automatic language detection

• ExplorerUSD144/month
  • • For teams that want the essentials, done right and fast
  • • Everything to get started, plus
  • • Try free
  • • All plans come with a free 14-day trial, no credit card required
• GrowthUSD375/month
  • • For scaling teams that need better automation and control
  • • Everything in Explorer, plus
  • • Try free
  • • All plans come with a free 14-day trial, no credit card required
• AdvancedUSD999/month
  • • Most popular
  • • For teams with complex, multi-product workflows and setups
  • • Everything in Growth, plus
  • • Book a demo
• Enterprise—
  • • For global orgs with bespoke security and support needs
  • • Everything in Advanced, plus
  • • Custom AI profiles (RAG)
  • • Dedicated Enterprise onboarding

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