Drop your recording into Cockatoo and get a transcript you can search, edit and quote in seconds. No calendar bot, no integration setup, just fast transcription for the audio and video files you already recorded.
Let’s send the revised proposal by Thursday. Alex, can you update the timeline?
Yes. I’ll share the timeline on Wednesday so we have time to review it.
Upload your meeting file and Cockatoo turns it into text you can search and quote. Timestamps let you jump straight to the moment someone said what you need.
A full hour of audio transcribed in the time it takes to pour coffee. No waiting, no stalled progress bars, just your transcript ready to use.
Cockatoo delivers both: transcripts fast enough to keep up with your day and accurate enough that you trust the words on the page.
Upload any meeting recording, interview or lecture and Cockatoo gives you a transcript you can search, quote and share. Perfect for pulling key moments out of long recordings without replaying the whole file.
Edit your transcript directly in the browser, fixing names or terms the model missed. When you need a summary, Canvas generates one with a single click, no copy-pasting into another tool.
Drop in a video file and Cockatoo extracts the audio automatically. Export your transcript as a Word document, PDF or SRT subtitle file, ready to use in your video editor or documentation.
Store your recordings and transcripts in one place, no separate service to pay for.
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Without a transcript, your video content is locked inside the timeline. Viewers cannot search it, screen readers cannot read it, and you cannot quote it without replaying the whole file. A transcript makes everything you recorded findable and usable.
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Illustrative subtitle previewEvery transcription model misses names, technical terms and industry jargon. You need an editor that lets you correct those errors fast, without fighting the interface or losing your place in the file.
Let's agree on the next steps before we wrap up. What do we need for Friday's launch review?
I'll finish the checklist by Thursday and share it with the team. Then we can use Friday to review the open questions.
Great. I'll send the agenda today and make sure everyone has time to add their feedback.
Cockatoo handles recordings where speakers switch between languages mid-sentence, and displays right-to-left scripts correctly for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu. Your transcript looks the way the language is meant to be read.
Cockatoo runs its own transcription engine, not a resold API. Multiple transcription modes are available, each versioned independently so you can choose the balance of speed and accuracy that fits your file. The engine and modes evolve without breaking your workflow.
Illustrative processing estimate. Upload time, recording, system load, and model affect actual turnaround.
Compare plansCockatoo mirrors the usage model of ChatGPT and Claude paid plans: practically unlimited default modes plus a weekly budget for the highest-accuracy modes, shown in Settings. When the budget is hit, unlimited modes remain available so your work never stops.
| Paid-plan usage | How it works |
|---|---|
| Default modes | No monthly hour cap |
| Highest-accuracy modes | Weekly usage budget shown in Settings |
| When the budget is reached | Unlimited default modes remain available |
| Language | Word error rate |
|---|---|
| English | 3.9% |
| Spanish | 1.0% |
| French | 7.8% |
| German | 2.4% |
Lower is better. Selected per-language results from the public benchmark. Updated October 27, 2026.
Explore the full accuracy reportRead feedback from real users on Trustpilot, alongside the review excerpts below.
Customers call out Cockatoo's performance on accents other tools struggle with, the speed that keeps work moving, and the simplicity of uploading a file and getting a transcript without a learning curve.
“The app has simplified my dissertation work by trascribing the interviews I am working with currently.”
“This transcriber is incredibly accurate, and not bothered by all the different accents i present it with. Highly recommended.”
No caps, no throttling, no surprise overage fees.
| Paid-plan usage | How it works |
|---|---|
| Default modes | No monthly hour cap |
| Highest-accuracy modes | Weekly usage budget shown in Settings |
| When the budget is reached | Unlimited default modes remain available |
Every support ticket is answered by a person, not a bot.
3 free transcripts. No credit card required.
You should not. That is why Cockatoo publishes the full test results, including the same public test set researchers use to compare transcription engines and real-world audio samples.
It is built for people who need transcripts of recordings they already have, not live-meeting bots that join your calendar.
No. Cockatoo is one affordable tool for both audio transcription and document translation, so you can get the words out of the audio and into another language without switching platforms or paying twice.
