PlainScribe

PlainScribe is a web-based AI transcription tool for researchers, journalists, and creators who need accurate text from audio and video without committing to a subscription.

Key capabilities include:

• Audio and video transcription with up to 99% accuracy, including automatic language detection, speaker identification, punctuation, and formatting
• Translation to English (47 transcription languages; 50+ translation languages mentioned in the research brief)
• Automatic summarization plus “Smart Notes” style enhancements for organized, well-structured writeups
• Exports for workflows and captions, including TXT, CSV, SRT, VTT (the site also mentions JSON)

Pricing: Pay-as-you-go starting at $0.067 per minute, with 15 free minutes to start and no subscription required.

What makes it notable: it fits sporadic transcription needs with per-minute credits, and it includes privacy-minded retention (files automatically delete after 7 days), making it a practical alternative to subscription-first transcription tools such as Otter.ai or Descript.