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# Create and edit transcripts

Create an automatic transcript, upload your own, reset, download, delete, or edit it.

Use this task to add the episode as text. Podigee can create the transcript automatically when it encodes the audio, or you upload your own transcript file. Podigee delivers the transcript in the feed and on the episode page of the podcast website.

## Before you start

* You are the podcast owner, or you have permission to create and edit episodes. The **Transcription** tab appears when the plan of the podcast owner includes transcripts.
* Automatic transcripts are available on every current plan (Launch, Starter, Grow, Scale, Creator, Pro, Enterprise, Broadcaster, Network), or on an older plan or add-on that includes them.
* The upload of your own transcript is available on every current plan, or on an older paid plan that includes transcripts.
* Podigee detects the language of the audio automatically.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Classic view" %}

### Create an automatic transcript

1. Select **Publish now\...**, **Schedule publication...**, or **Update Audio** on the episode.
2. Open **Advanced options** and check **Enable Automatic Transcription**. On the current plans the option is on by default. When a transcript exists, the dialog warns: "A transcript already exists. This option will overwrite it."
3. Confirm the dialog.

Expected result: after the encoding, the **Transcription** tab shows a progress bar with the note "No need to keep this window open, feel free to come back later and find your completed transcript ready for use." The finished transcript appears under **Transcript**.

For a video upload, Podigee prepares the transcript automatically after the upload. The tab shows "We are preparing your transcript automatically after upload ..." while this runs.

### Upload your own transcript

1. Open the episode and select the **Transcription** tab.
2. Under **Upload your own transcript**, select a file. Supported file types: .docx, .srt, .txt, .vtt.
3. Confirm the upload.

Expected result: the transcript appears on the tab. Podigee generates the feed files from it.

![Transcription tab of an episode in the classic view with the Upload your own transcript button, the supported file types, and the Contributors section](https://2032417310-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbqUKO6lljHGzkEAzliPI%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-26d4f412294c3d93a8689705ed487aa5d725c9cf%2Fdoc-production-010-classic-transcription-tab.png?alt=media)

The Transcription tab accepts .docx, .srt, .txt, and .vtt files and lists the contributors that name the speakers.

### Work with an existing transcript

* **Read transcript** shows the text on the tab. **Copy transcript** copies it.
* **Download transcript** saves the text as a plain text file. Speaker names come from the contributors of the episode.
* **Reset transcript** imports the uploaded file again, or resets an automatic transcript. Podigee shows "Reset successful".
* **Delete transcript** removes the transcript after you confirm "Are you sure you want to remove the transcript? This operation is irreversible."
* **Edit transcript** opens the transcript editor in a new browser tab. The editor plays the published audio next to the text so that you can correct words and timing. The episode must be published: "You need to publish your episode to be able to edit the transcript."

### Assign speakers

Speaker names in the downloaded transcript come from the contributors of the episode. You manage contributors in the **Contributors** section of the **Transcription** tab. See [Add contributors](/documentation/create-and-publish/hosting-and-management/add-contributors.md).

### Expected result

The **Transcription** tab shows the transcript. The feed carries the transcript in JSON and WebVTT format, and the episode page of the podcast website shows it.

### If you cannot complete the task

* The tab shows "Transcript not ready (episode needs to be encoded after transcriptions have been enabled)": publish the episode or update its audio with the transcript option on.
* The publish dialog shows "Automatic transcripts are available on eligible Podigee plans ...": the plan of the podcast owner does not include automatic transcripts.
* "Format ... not supported": upload a .docx, .srt, .txt, or .vtt file.
* You receive an email with the subject Update on Transcript Processing for Episode "\[episode title]": Podigee could not generate a valid transcript file from your upload. Check the file, then upload it again.

An AI agent can also read the transcript. See [Read an episode transcript](/documentation/start-here/ai-agents/search-and-repurpose-episode-content/read-an-episode-transcript.md).
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Podigee workspace" %}
In the Podigee workspace automatic transcription is a podcast setting, and the editor shows a preview of the transcript.

1. Open the podcast and select **Settings** in the sidebar. Open **Audio settings**.
2. Under **Encoding defaults**, set **Generate transcripts automatically** to **On**. The hint reads "Included on your plan. Every episode is transcribed when it is encoded."
3. Select **Save audio defaults**.
4. After the encoding, open the episode and select **Edit details**. The **Transcript** section shows the first lines with the **Speaker** labels. Before that, it shows "No transcript preview is available yet."

What is different:

* You turn on transcription one time for each podcast, not for each publication.
* The **Transcript editor** page shows **Not available yet**. Switch to the classic view to edit a transcript.
* There is no **Upload your own transcript**, no download, reset, or delete, and no **Contributors** section.
  {% endtab %}
  {% endtabs %}

## Next step

[Get started with Content Hub](/documentation/create-and-publish/production/content-hub/get-started-with-content-hub.md) to turn the transcript into texts, clips, and quotes.


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