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Transcription powered by AI

Turn your audio or video files into text or subtitles in seconds.

🎯 Superhuman speech to text accuracy.

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🌍 Transcribe in 90+ languages.

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How does it work?

Convert audio or video files to text transcripts using Cockatoo.

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Upload audio or video


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Get your transcript


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Export to popular formats


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Thousands of users love us worldwide.

Read how our software is helping people be more productive in their jobs, businesses, and lives:

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Accurately convert audio or video files to text in seconds.

Automated Transcription

Typing up a transcript or notes? Let Cockatoo do the heavy lifting for you. It's the fastest and most accurate transcription software ever.

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Superhuman Accuracy

Cockatoo is up to 99% accurate. We use the power of machine learning to surpass human performance.
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Blazing Speed

It takes us 2-3 minutes to transcribe 1 hour of dialogue. Thats 30x faster than doing it manually and faster than the leading competitors.
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Easy to Use

Just drag and drop your files - we do the rest. Sign up now and start transcribing in seconds.
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Transcribe ANY File

Think of Cockatoo as a file to text converter. We handle all file formats - turn an mp4, m4a, mov, wav, mpeg, or mp3 to a transcript in seconds.
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Unbeatable Pricing

We want everyone to be able to use our software, so we have pricing plans that fit any budget.

Easy to Use

Cockatoo is a powerful speech recognition app you can use from your web browser. We've done the hard work to put the power of AI into your hands.

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File Export

Download transcripts as srt, docx, pdf, or txt.
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Video Uploads

No need to separate audio from video before uploading, we handle it for you. It just works.
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Private and Secure

We believe privacy is a basic human right, so we protect your data with state of the art security and cryptography.
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Independently Owned

We will NEVER share your data with ANYONE. Unlike our competitors, Cockatoo is independently owned and we make zero money from advertising.
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Edit Text In the Browser

Our built in text editor has been thoughtfully designed to make editing your transcripts as fast, easy, and simple as possible.
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πŸŽ™οΈ Upload an audio or video file of a conversation


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🦜 We transcribe it in seconds


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😎 View your transcript and export as docx, pdf, txt, or srt


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Frequently asked questions

    • What is Cockatoo?

      Cockatoo is transcription service that uses cutting-edge AI to automatically generate text from recorded speech.

    • What kinds of files can I transcribe?

      Any standard audio or video file (mp3, mpeg, mp4, wav, acc, mov, etc.) format with people talking in it (not a music recording, for example). Cockatoo automatically transcribes all spoken dialogue in the file.

    • Which formats can I export my transcript to?

      pdf, docx, txt, and srt

    • How much does it cost?

      You can start with our free tier with no credit card required. For unlimited transcripts and more features our Professional plan is just $29.00 per month or $179.00 annually (USD).

    • Does it work with accents or background noise?

      Yes, we designed our algorithms to improve robustness to accents, background noise and technical language.

    • What languages do you support?

      We support transcription in over 90 languages! English, Spanish, German, Swedish, Dutch, French, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Portuguese, and many more!

    • Is there a limit to how much audio I can transcribe?

      Our Professional plan includes unlimited transcription. Cockatoo is the only service on the internet (as far as we know) that offers unlimited transcripts.

    • Who should use Cockatoo?

      Anyone! You can transcribe anything - like your favorite podcast, a sales call, or even a legal deposition. And our UI is so simple anyone can use it.