Urdu · Arabic script
Transcribe Urdu audio to text
Urdu (اردو) is spoken mainly in Pakistan and India and written in Arabic script. Upload a recording — lecture, interview, voice message or meeting — and get a searchable transcript with timestamps in a few minutes.
Transcribe Urdu nowHow well Urdu works on Sprechverlauf
Urdu works in the free trial: three transcriptions of up to 10 minutes per calendar month, no account, as text with timestamps. It runs on Whisper Large v3 Turbo, a model trained on roughly 100 languages.
With a day pass, credit or Pro, Microsoft MAI-Transcribe-2 takes over. It separates speakers, so the transcript shows who said what — useful for interviews, meetings and conversations in Urdu. Microsoft reports an average word error rate of 5.2% across the model's 60 languages (FLEURS benchmark); individual languages score above or below that.
What matters for Urdu
Urdu is written right to left. The transcript keeps that direction, and Word or PDF exports stay correctly aligned. Timestamps and speaker labels still sit at the start of each line, so long recordings remain easy to scan.
Many conversations in Urdu switch to English mid-sentence. Microsoft says MAI-Transcribe-2 is built for this kind of code-switching; for mixed recordings, leave the language on "automatic" rather than forcing Urdu.
Urdu is close to Hindi and Punjabi. On short clips, automatic detection can mix them up — select Urdu explicitly before you start.
Tips for better Urdu transcripts
- In step two, pick "Urdu" instead of automatic detection if the recording is short or starts with music.
- Record close to the microphone; a clip-on mic beats a built-in laptop mic by a wide margin.
- For mixed-language conversations, keep the language on "automatic" so the model can switch between languages.
- Check names, numbers and technical terms: click a timestamp to hear that exact passage.
Frequently asked questions
Can I transcribe Urdu for free?+
Yes. The free trial transcribes Urdu without an account: three files of up to 10 minutes per calendar month, as text with timestamps. Longer files and speaker separation start at €2.99, no subscription.
Does Sprechverlauf separate speakers in Urdu?+
Yes, with a plan. Microsoft MAI-Transcribe-2 separates speakers in Urdu too; the transcript then shows "Speaker 1", "Speaker 2" and so on. The free trial gives plain text.
Do I have to select Urdu before starting?+
No, the language is detected automatically. Selecting it helps with very short recordings and because Urdu is easily confused with Hindi and Punjabi.
Which files can I upload?+
MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG/Opus, FLAC, WebM, AAC, MP4, MOV — upload up to 100 MB or paste a direct link to the audio file. Download the result as Word, PDF, TXT, SRT or VTT.