Does it handle OGG files with the Opus codec?

Yes — modern browsers decode OGG/Opus natively, and that covers WhatsApp, Telegram and Discord voice audio. In the rare case a browser cannot decode a variant, converting the file to MP3 first will work.

Are my voice notes private?

Completely. The OGG file is processed in your browser tab; nothing is uploaded, stored or logged. Closing the tab removes every trace.

OGG to Text Converter

OGG — usually OGG/Opus — is the invisible format of voice messaging: WhatsApp and Telegram voice notes, Discord recordings and open-source tools all store speech as OGG. Those clips are also the hardest to search, quote or forward as information. TapeToText decodes OGG files in your browser and turns voice notes into readable, copyable text — privately, which matters when the voice note is a client conversation or a family matter.

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Transcriber.ogg mode On-device processing

Drop your file here, or click to browseDrop a .ogg file — MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, OGG, WebM and FLAC also work

ModelRecommended. Good accuracy with a modest one-time download.

LanguageAuto-detect works well for clear, single-language audio.

Your file is processed on your device. Nothing is uploaded — closing this tab removes every trace.

What people transcribe from OGG

WhatsApp & Telegram voice notes — the jobs this format shows up for most.

Voice-note catch-up

A week of long WhatsApp voice notes becomes a page of text you can skim in a minute, search later, and reply to point by point.

Business voice messages

Client instructions sent as voice notes become written records you can paste into tickets, invoices and project documents.

Accessibility

Deaf and hard-of-hearing recipients can finally read the voice notes everyone keeps sending — no need to ask anyone to retype them.

Get a better OGG transcript

The model is the same one the paid services use. The difference between a rough transcript and a clean one is almost always the recording — and a few format-specific habits.

Same privacy promise as every page on this site: your OGG file is processed on your device and never uploaded.

OGG tips from the field

On desktop WhatsApp and Telegram, right-click a voice note to save or forward it to a file; on mobile, share it to Files or Drive, then open it here.
Voice notes are recorded in noisy places — the Accurate model earns its extra download time on street and car recordings.
Very short clips under two seconds can confuse language detection; picking the language manually fixes most misfires.

OGG transcription questions

The things people ask before converting a OGG file.

Save the voice note as a file first (share or download it from the chat), then drop the OGG file into TapeToText. The transcription itself takes seconds for typical voice-note lengths.