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Transcription software for audio to text conversions

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Happy Scribe - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: November 2025

Happy Scribe overview

What is Happy Scribe?

Happy Scribe is a cloud-based transcription software, which helps journalists, researchers, podcasters, and video editors convert audio and video files into text documents on a unified portal. The platform allows users to store proper nouns, acronyms, and other terminologies in a personalized vocabulary for reference during future projects.

Happy Scribe includes punctuation functionality, which automatically inserts full stops, commas, interrogation, and exclamation marks across the text. The application creates new paragraphs based on speakers, includes subtitles, and lets administrators add notes and edit transcripts in real-time. Marketers can also embed a transcription player into websites and configure timecodes, frames, and playback speed in videos according to the subtitles to improve search engine optimization (SEO).

Happy Scribe enables users to store files using PCI DSS, ISO, HTTPS, TLS, and other security standards and share them with external or internal stakeholders to collaborate on multiple projects. It also offers REST APIs to facilitate authentication, data uploading, signed URL generation, and other operations.

Starting price

1.75usage based

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Happy Scribe reviews

Overall rating

4.7

/5

38

Positive reviews

95

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.86/10
Rating distribution

5

4

3

2

1

29

7

1

1

0

Pros
“It's been a great transcription tool for me and is so easy to use. The UI is straightforward and easy to navigate, and the tool does a great job of transcribing your audio files into text.”
ET

Eliza T.

Digital Marketing Specialist

“It is so easy to use and the transcription quality is amazing. I would highly recommend this tool to anyone looking for an easy to use, accurate speech recognition tool.”

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“This software is so easy to use and you don't need any sophisticated recorder, I use my cell phone and it works just great. It is amazing for dictation.”
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Garrick M.

Partner

Cons
“Sometimes, the transcription is not accurate and you'll have to spend time transcribing yourself. Also, the video duration or time is limited.”
ET

Eliza T.

Digital Marketing Specialist

“Once in a while the subtitling function seems to ignore silent moments in videos, resulting in time code mismatches that require a lot of reformatting.”
KT

Kamila T.

Owner/translator/interpreter

“Can't think of anything I don't like at this time.”
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Vincent P.

Managing Director & Global Chief Marketing & Technology Officer

Who uses Happy Scribe?

Based on 38 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Marketing and Advertising
E-Learning
Education Management
Arts and Crafts
Others

Use cases

Transcription
Speech Recognition

Happy Scribe's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Happy Scribe users:

Automatic transcription
Speech recognition
Audio/video file upload
Subtitles/Closed captions
Natural language processing
Timecoding

All Happy Scribe features

Features rating:

File sharing
Speech-to-Text analysis
Full text search
Voice recognition
Text editing
Playback controls
Multi-Language
AI/Machine learning
Collaboration tools
Mobile access
Multimedia support
Multiple format support
On-Demand recording
Preview functionality
Memory management
Projections
Real-Time data
Reporting/Analytics
Search/Filter
Secure data storage
Synchronous Editing
Tagging
Text overlay
Third-Party integrations
Time stamps
User management
Version control
Video management
Video support
Access controls/permissions
AI copilot
Annotations
API
Automatic formatting
Automatic transcription services
Call recording
Caption service
Chat Transcript
Compliance management
Content management
Customer support
Data import/export
Data synchronization
Document management
Document review
File management
File transfer
For manual transcription
Generative ai
Historical reporting
Lead capture
Machine translation
Media upload
Meeting management

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Happy Scribe pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Free

0.00

/user

Features included:

  • Zoom, MS Teams, and Google Meet Integrations
  • Unlimited meeting recordings
  • 10 minutes audio/video import
  • AI Chat across meetings

Lite

6

Per month

Features included:

  • Unlimited meeting recordings
  • Unlimited minutes per recording
  • 720 minutes of audio/video imports
  • 20 Ask AI uses
  • Remove watermark from video exports

Pro

9

/user

Per month

Features included:

  • Unlimited meeting recordings
  • Unlimited minutes per recording
  • 7,200 minutes of audio/video imports
  • Unlimited Ask AI uses
  • 3 user seats
  • Export subtitles in multiple formats like VTT, STL, XML, FCPXML, EDL and more
  • Customize Notetaker branding

Business

59

Per month

Features included:

  • Unlimited meeting recordings
  • Unlimited minutes per recording
  • 72,000 minutes of audio/video imports
  • Unlimited Ask AI uses
  • Manage workspace roles and permissions
  • Create unlimited Style guides and Glossaries

Human Transcription

1.75

One-time payment

Features included:

  • Clean Read Transcription
  • Verbatim Transcription
  • Translated Transcription

Human Subtitles

2

One-time payment

Features included:

  • Closed-Captions
  • Translated Subtitles
  • SDH Subtitles

User opinions about Happy Scribe price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Happy Scribe's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“It's been a great transcription tool for me and is so easy to use. The UI is straightforward and easy to navigate, and the tool does a great job of transcribing your audio files into text.”
ET

Eliza T.

Digital Marketing Specialist

“It is so easy to use and the transcription quality is amazing. I would highly recommend this tool to anyone looking for an easy to use, accurate speech recognition tool.”

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Happy Scribe support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Chat
Email/Help Desk
Knowledge Base
FAQs/Forum
Phone Support

Training options

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
Videos

Happy Scribe FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Happy Scribe offer?

Happy Scribe has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: €0.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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Q. Who are the typical users of Happy Scribe?

Happy Scribe has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business


Q. What languages does Happy Scribe support?

Happy Scribe supports the following languages:
German, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish


Q. Does Happy Scribe offer an API?

Yes, Happy Scribe has an API available for use.


Q. What other apps does Happy Scribe integrate with?

Happy Scribe integrates with the following applications:
Dropbox Business, Zapier, Gmail, Trello, Google Drive, Wistia, Slack, Vimeo, Dropbox Paper, Google Sheets


Q. What level of support does Happy Scribe offer?

Happy Scribe offers the following support options:
Chat, Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support

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