Turn German recordings into editable German text with AI transcription, then prepare a transcript or timed subtitles for your project.
Taption is an online AI transcription tool that turns German audio and video into German text. Taption groups speech into meaningful subtitle segments, making subtitles easier to read and helping preserve context when translating into other languages. After signing in, you can edit the German transcript and export TXT or PDF documents, or SRT or VTT subtitles. If you need an English version, you can translate the reviewed transcript and create bilingual German–English subtitles.
German (Germany) is preselected. Upload audio or video to get started.
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In the example, Versorgungsspannung refers to supply voltage. Check the complete term against a specification sheet or project glossary instead of treating its parts as separate words. Confirm model names and abbreviations in context, and keep long compounds readable when adjusting subtitle lines.
Check ä, ö, ü, ß and capital letters, especially in names and technical nouns. In the proofreading illustration, Gerat is corrected to Gerät. Use an official spelling reference for people and companies, and follow the spelling convention your audience requires; the recording-language selector does not choose an editorial style guide.
Listen through the full sentence before quoting or translating it: a verb near the end can complete the meaning of an earlier phrase. In technical recordings, verify decimal values, units, conditions and negation against the audio. Keep a condition connected to its result when splitting captions, and preserve the difference between a requirement and a suggestion.
Two speakers discuss the voltage required by a device. Compare the German source with a labeled English translation, then download the same German wording and timestamps as an illustrative SRT subtitle file.
The examples on this page are illustrative, not recorded Taption results.
Download illustrative SRTWelche Spannung benötigt das Gerät?
What voltage does the device require?
Das Gerät benötigt eine Versorgungsspannung von 24 Volt.
The device requires a supply voltage of 24 volts.
Das Gerät benötigt eine Versorgungsspannung von 24 Volt.
Welche Spannung benötigt das Gerät?
TXT · PDF
Use plain text for editing or reuse, or a PDF for a document you can read and share. A transcript document is different from a timed subtitle track.
SRT · VTT
Keep caption text and timestamps together for a video platform or editor. Review the timing and line length against the recording.
MP4 · FCPXML
Export a video with visible subtitles, or use FCPXML in a compatible post-production workflow. Video quality and available export options depend on your plan.
German transcription turns German speech into German text. For English text or subtitles, review the source transcript, then choose English in the translation workflow. Check complete sentences, technical compounds, units and negation before translating. Transcription and translation use minutes separately. Review both tracks and adjust caption breaks for each language before exporting bilingual subtitles.
Explore translation and bilingual subtitlesDas Gerät benötigt eine Versorgungsspannung von 24 Volt.
The device requires a supply voltage of 24 volts.
Das Gerät benötigt eine Versorgungsspannung von 24 Volt.
The device requires a supply voltage of 24 volts.
Keep the German wording of specifications and requirements beside timestamps and speaker labels. Check model numbers, quantities and conditions against the recording before quoting an interview or sharing an English version with a project team.
Prepare a German transcript for a recorded lecture or research interview. Verify specialist terms against course materials and retain the source wording and timing so an editor can return to the original passage before publishing a quotation.
Review German captions first, then prepare an English translation. Match each instruction to the action shown on screen, check units and negative instructions, and adjust long German compounds and English phrases separately for comfortable reading.
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Das Gerät benötigt eine Versorgungsspannung von 24 Volt.
Choose German (Germany) in the recording-language selector. It is preselected on this page even though the website is in English. Try a short passage with your speakers and terminology before processing a larger project.
No. German transcription produces German text. To get English text or subtitles, review the German transcript, then choose English in the translation workflow. Translation is a separate operation that uses minutes.
Yes. Sign in to edit the transcript while listening to the recording. Check complete compound words, umlauts, ß and noun capitalization. Compare names and technical terms with an official spelling reference, then review each occurrence before applying a broad replacement.
Test a short passage that represents the speech in your recording. German (Germany) is the available setting used by this page; it does not establish equal accuracy across regional varieties or Swiss German. Review the result and the editing work required before uploading a larger collection.
Yes. Use an audio file such as MP3, WAV or M4A, or a video such as MP4 or MOV. Transcription follows audible speech; it does not extract German text already shown on screen. The guest uploader accepts files up to 5 minutes and 200 MB.
Review the German text, speaker changes, timestamps and line breaks, then export SRT or VTT for a subtitle track. Choose subtitled MP4 for text visible in the video, or FCPXML for a compatible editing workflow. Export options and video quality depend on your plan.
Read the complete German sentence before adjusting the English captions. Keep conditions, negation and the action they describe together, and avoid splitting a technical term across unrelated captions. Watch both versions at normal speed to check timing and readability instead of copying one character limit between languages.