Yes. The free tier includes plain text export with a 30 minutes limit per session. An optional Pro upgrade ($9.99 one-time, not a subscription) unlocks SRT subtitle export and unlimited transcription time.
Simple Transcript Capture works with Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera, Vivaldi). It requires the Chrome Tab Capture API and Web Speech API.
No. The extension transcribes audio directly from the browser tab using the Tab Capture API. Your microphone is never accessed or requested.
Accuracy depends on audio quality, speaker clarity, and language. Clear English speech in meetings, lectures, and podcasts typically produces good results. Heavy accents, overlapping speakers, or noisy audio may reduce accuracy.
The extension requires an internet connection for speech recognition, as Chrome’s Web Speech API processes audio via Google’s speech servers. The transcript itself is saved locally to your computer.
SRT (SubRip Subtitle) is a standard subtitle format that includes timestamps with each line of text. It can be imported into video editors, media players, and subtitle tools. SRT export is a Pro feature.
Free users can transcribe up to 30 minutes per session. Pro users have no time limit.
Transcripts are saved to your default Downloads folder. The filename includes a timestamp so you can easily find your files.
Audio is processed through Chrome’s built-in Web Speech API for recognition. The resulting transcript text is saved locally to your computer. No transcript data is sent to our servers. See the Privacy Policy for full details.