VoiceScribe

The computer nowadays can store countless amounts of data, and is the primary source of info. This can come under the form of audio, video, image, and text files. Chances are you need to extract some text from a recorded session, and with the help of specialized applications like VoiceScribe, this also gets enhanced through highlighting.

Setup takes a little while, and you’re able to take the application for a spin before you realize. Since it’s dedicated to transcription tasks, one of the main resources here is the source audio file, which can either be under the FLAC or WAV format. All extracted text is saved under a plain TXT file, with the possibility to load existing ones, and keep multiple documents active at a time.

The audio player is fitted with basic playback controls so you can start, pause, and stop the session. A progress slider lets you snoop through content, while current time is shown in a status panel. You can use the walk feature to configure automatic repetition of particular sections, but it can take a while to get it right.

As far as text editing is concerned, you don’t really find a great deal of options at first, at least when it comes to visual customization. There are no font or style options, but you can adjust size. Basic options let you select, copy, cut, and undo operations.

It’s a good idea to pay a visit to the help manual because it’s sure to reveal several more tricks which are not easy to spot in the main window. One of them is the search function, which is only triggered through hotkeys. What’s more, text is automatically enhanced through highlighting parts like speaker IDs, overlaps, speaking modes, and a lot more, all triggers being found in the documentation file.

All things considered, we come to the conclusion that VoiceScribe is a reliable application with which you’re able to extract text and conversations from recorded sessions found under formats like WAV and FLAC. Text benefits from neat highlight options, even though output is delivered as a plain text file.