Get started

This page takes you from a new account to your first transcript. It takes a few minutes, and you do not need a card for the Free plan.

Create your account

1. Open the Scribewren app and choose Create an account.

2. Pick how you want to sign in:

   • Sign up with Google uses your Google account.
   • Email me a sign-up link sends a one-time link to the address you enter in the Email field.

3. Tick I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. You can read both before you agree: the Terms and the Privacy Policy.

4. If you chose the email link, open your inbox. The page says Check your inbox and the link works once and expires soon. If nothing arrives, check your spam folder, then use Resend link. The button shows a short countdown before you can send again. Use a different email takes you back to the form if you mistyped the address.

New accounts start on the Free plan. See Plans and billing for what each plan includes.

Note

You must be old enough to accept the Terms. The Terms state the minimum age.

Add your first file

1. On the home page, choose New transcription. You can also drop a file on the page where it says Drop audio or video here.

2. Choose Choose files and pick one or more audio or video files. The hint under the drop area shows how many files you can add at once and the largest size, for your plan.

3. Watch the Uploads list. Each file shows its own status, for example Uploading with a percentage, then Uploaded. You can leave the page: uploads continue while you move around inside the app.

4. When the upload finishes, Scribewren queues the transcription. The status moves through Waiting in queue, Preparing audio and Transcribing until it reads Ready.

5. Choose Open on the file to see the transcript.

Your limits for the Free plan are:

• Transcriptions per day: 3 per day
• Longest file: 30 minutes
• Largest file: 5 GB

Live usage is always in Plan & usage, in the app’s main navigation.

Try the sample first

If you do not have a file at hand, use the sample. On the empty home page the prompt reads Start with one file with a Try the sample option. In the library, the empty state offers Try a sample file. The sample opens in the same editor as your own files, so you can try playback, editing and export before you upload anything. The sample cannot be deleted.

What to do next

• Read Upload audio and video for upload details and what to do if an upload stops.
• Read Edit a transcript to fix words, rename speakers and use find.
• Read Export and copy to download a document or caption file.
• Learn the keyboard shortcuts to move faster.

Tip

Press Ctrl or Cmd plus K anywhere in the app to open the command palette. It jumps to your library, plan and settings, and starts a new transcription.