LongScribe transcribes long recordings, and length is the point: paste a public link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo or more than a thousand other sources, or upload a file, and a multi-hour recording keeps processing in the background. Transcription runs on OpenAI's Whisper. Around that core it adds the parts that matter for volume: batch upload of up to 20 files, cloud-storage import, and a YouTube channel import that lets you pick videos from a creator's whole catalogue. Transcripts export as TXT, SRT, DOCX or JSON. The free plan is genuinely recurring, at 3 transcriptions and 180 minutes a month. Premium costs $4.99 a month for 5,000 minutes and Premium Pro $14.99 for 20,000. Accuracy is Whisper's accuracy, so the value is in the workflow around it rather than the recognition itself.
Key features
Transcribes long recordings from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo and 1,000+ other sources
Uploads from your computer or cloud storage, with batch upload of up to 20 files on Premium
Imports a whole YouTube channel and lets you pick which videos to transcribe
Exports TXT, SRT, DOCX and JSON
Runs on OpenAI Whisper, with recordings processed in the background
Screenshots & demo
Pricing
LongScribe has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4.99/mo.
Pricing is provided as a guide. Check the official site for the latest plans.
Is LongScribe expensive?
LongScribe starts at $4.99, which is 50% below the Audio median of $10 a month across the 67 priced tools we list in that category.
The cheapest paid option in Audio starts at $0.02 and the most expensive at $99.
68% of Audio tools in the directory offer a free tier, and this is one of them.
Compared against every priced listing in Audio, recalculated as the catalogue changes. Method and the full market breakdown are in our AI tool pricing study.
Pros & cons
Pros
The free plan recurs every month rather than expiring after a trial
Channel import turns a back catalogue into transcripts in one pass
Four export formats cover subtitles, documents and structured data
Cons
The free plan stops at 3 transcriptions and 180 minutes a month
Built on Whisper, so accuracy tracks that model rather than anything proprietary
Premium's 3-day trial needs a payment method up front
LongScribe transcribes long recordings, and length is the point: paste a public link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo or more than a thousand other sources, or upload a file, and a multi-hour recording keeps processing in the background.
Is LongScribe free?
Yes, LongScribe offers a free plan. Paid plans unlock more features and higher usage limits, starting at $4.99/month.
How much does LongScribe cost?
LongScribe starts at $4.99 per month. See the pricing plans above for full details.
What are the best LongScribe alternatives?
The closest matches in the directory are Transcriptik, VidiRelay, and Audio To Text Converter, compared side by side above.
