Got a long voice message and no way to listen to it? The TAK! TEXT bot turns it into text right inside Telegram — no apps to install, no sign-up, no file shuffling. Forward the voice message to the bot — get a transcript with timestamps. Short messages are processed in seconds. 90+ languages supported: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, and more.
Three steps. From opening the bot to a ready transcript — a couple of minutes.
Find the bot via Telegram search or tap the button above. Hit Start — the bot is ready. Nothing to install.
Open a chat with a voice message, tap "Forward," and choose TAK! TEXT. The bot accepts regular voice notes, video notes, and forwarded messages from any chat.
The bot returns a transcript with timestamps. From there, one tap gets you a summary, translation into 13 languages, a question answered from the text, or a PDF export.
Four tools for any transcript — on every plan, including FREE.
Text with time markers every ~30 seconds. Handy for long voice messages — jump straight to the moment you need.
If the voice message has multiple voices (for example, a forwarded recording of a conversation), the bot separates speakers and labels every line.
A 3–5 bullet-point summary (free), translation into 13 languages, an answer to a question about the content: "what did we agree on?", "when is the meeting?".
Download the transcript as PDF or TXT — timestamps and speaker labels included.
A real fragment: a 1:28 voice message, one speaker, "Speed" mode.
[00:00]Hey, quick update on Saturday. Alice and Bob are both in, so it'll be the three of us heading out to the lake.
[00:14]Let's meet at the trailhead at nine in the morning. If we start later, the parking lot fills up and the trail gets crowded.
[00:28]About what to bring — Bob is sorting out snacks for everyone, I'll bring a thermos and an extra map. Could you bring water? And a windbreaker, please, the forecast says it gets breezy by midday.
[00:45]Also, Alice asked whether the trail is dog-friendly. It is — leash required on the shoreline section. So if she wants to bring her dog, that works.
[01:02]If you can't make the 9:00 start, message me by Friday evening — we can wait a bit, or pick you up on the way. Just give us a heads up.
[01:18]That's it. Looking forward to it — let me know what you decide. Talk soon.
Full list — on the FAQ page →
Open @taktextbot in Telegram, hit Start, and forward a voice message. The first month includes 30 free transcription minutes, then 15 minutes every month after that. No sign-up or card required.
Yes. Tap "Forward" on any voice message in any chat and choose TAK! TEXT. The bot has no access to the original chat — it only processes the forwarded audio. Whether the sender's identity is visible depends on Telegram's forwarding settings.
Yes. The bot extracts the audio track from a video note and transcribes it the same way as a regular voice message. Forward the video note to the bot — it handles the rest.
On FREE — up to 5 minutes per file. On START — up to 30 minutes. On PRO and POWER there's no duration limit, within the 2 GB max file size. Actual duration depends on format and audio bitrate.