WhatsApp voice notes are the default way Indians share long messages. Nobody wants to sit through a 4-minute rant when a transcript would do. Here's how to turn them into text — free.
The problem with most transcription tools
Most free transcription tools run one general-purpose model across every language. That model works fine for English. On Kannada, Hindi, or Tamil, its word error rate runs 25–40%. That's unusable. If your WhatsApp notes are in an Indian language, you need a tool that routes to a model built for that language specifically.
Vaklipi routes each of its 11 Indic languages to a model tuned for it. WER on Kannada is 10–14%. That's the difference between "I understood everything" and "I have to re-listen anyway".
Step-by-step
1. Export the voice note On WhatsApp: long-press → **Forward** → **Share** → pick Vaklipi (Android) or **Save to Files**.
2. Sign in to Vaklipi Go to [vaklipi.napdesigns.com](https://vaklipi.napdesigns.com). Enter your email. A 6-digit code arrives in seconds.
3. Upload Click **Choose file** and pick the .ogg voice note. Vaklipi handles all WhatsApp voice formats natively — no conversion needed.
4. Pick the language For short clips (under a minute), the dropdown makes a real difference. Auto-detect works on longer, cleaner audio.
5. Wait ~5 seconds The transcript appears with clickable timestamps. Edit anything that's off. Copy or download as TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX, or PDF.
What you get free
- 30 minutes/month, 5 minutes per file
- All 11 Indic languages
- Speaker labels (opt-in)
- 5 export formats
- 30-day retention
What Vaklipi does not do (yet)
- Live meeting transcription — record + upload for now, live coming later
- Files longer than 5 minutes on free tier — Pro (coming soon) will handle up to 3 hours
- Voice-to-voice translation — text translation is here now, voice-to-voice on the roadmap
Why Vaklipi vs Otter or Rev
Both are US-first. Priced in dollars (₹1,400+/month). Accurate on English business speech, weak on Indic. Vaklipi is India-first, priced in ₹, and has genuine language expertise for the subcontinent.
Try it now — the recorder on our landing page works in your browser without downloading anything.