Free tool
Voice note to text
Choose a voice note — straight from WhatsApp is fine — and read it as text. isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana and isiNdebele, or let it detect the language.
Up to a minute, 3 tries a day. Decoded in your browser; only the audio is sent, read in memory, and not kept.
Getting a WhatsApp voice note onto your computer
- 01In WhatsApp, press and hold the voice note and tap Share (or Forward to yourself on WhatsApp Web).
- 02Save it — it's an .opus or .ogg file.
- 03Choose it above. The file is opened in your browser; only its audio is sent to be read, and nothing is kept.
Every voice note, on your phone
In the Bhala app there's no minute limit and nothing leaves your phone: share any voice note to Bhala and read it, even offline. How it works →
Free on Android 8.0+. No ads.
Questions
Is my voice note stored?
No. Your browser opens the file and sends only its audio, which is read in memory and not kept. The text is shown to you and not saved.
Why only a minute?
This is a free taste. The Bhala app on Android reads voice notes of any length, on your phone.
Which languages?
isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana and isiNdebele here. The Bhala app also reads Xitsonga, Tshivenḓa, siSwati and English.