Happy Scribe
Happy Scribe: A broad transcription workspace for multimedia teams, with AI, human review and API access. Ranked #6 of 46 in Transcription Software by our editors (8.6/10); pricing: Free plan; best for multimedia teams needing transcription and subtitles.
At a glance
- Editor score8.6 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forMultimedia teams needing transcription and subtitles
- Free planYes
- Languages supported150 languages
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Supports AI transcription, subtitling and translation in 150+ languages.
- Combines collaborative editing, speaker identification and word-level timestamps.
- Connects with meeting, storage, video, calendar and automation platforms.
Where it doesn't
- Free transcription is limited to a 10-minute AI trial.
- Basic, Pro and Business plans cap monthly AI minutes.
- Advanced workspace controls begin on the Business plan.
Our verdict on Happy Scribe
Happy Scribe is a web and mobile platform for transcribing audio and video, creating subtitles, translating content and capturing meeting notes. It supports AI transcription in more than 150 languages, automatic speaker identification, word-level timestamps, collaborative editing and multiple export formats. Multimedia teams can also use human transcription and proofreading, AI Chat for transcript analysis, and a REST API with webhooks for automated workflows. Meeting notetaking connects with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.
The published plans span a free trial through enterprise features. Free includes a 10-minute AI transcription, subtitling and translation trial, unlimited meeting recordings with a 45-minute recording limit, and watermarked MP4 exports. Basic starts at $8.50 per month when billed annually and includes 120 minutes per month, one user seat and DOCX, TXT, SRT and PDF exports. Pro is $19 per month billed annually for 600 minutes, three seats, unlimited recording duration, unlimited AI Chat and additional subtitle formats. Business is $59 per month billed annually for 6,000 minutes, five seats, workspace roles and permissions, and unlimited style guides and glossaries. Enterprise adds premium support, dedicated account management, SSO/SAML and scalable usage limits.
Its ecosystem coverage is a strong fit for production and collaboration workflows. Integrations include Google Calendar, Outlook, YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox and Zapier, alongside the meeting platforms. Web, iOS, Android and API access give teams several ways to submit, edit and distribute content. Choose Happy Scribe if transcription, subtitles, translation and meeting notes need to share one workflow. It is less suited to users who need more than the included monthly AI minutes without moving to a higher tier, or who only need a narrowly focused transcription tool.
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Happy Scribe fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Languages supported | 150 languages |
| Included minutes | 120 min/mo |
| Speaker identification | Yes |
| Timestamp support | Yes |
| Export formats | DOCX, TXT, SRT, MP4 |
| API access | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 7,000+ integrations: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | happyscribe.com |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Happy Scribe integrations
Happy Scribe lists 7,000+ integrations on its own site — the 13 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- Zoom
- Google Meet
- Microsoft Teams
- YouTube
- Vimeo
- Wistia
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- Box
- Google Calendar
- Outlook Calendar
- Zapier
- MCP Server
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Alternatives to Happy Scribe
- Amazon TranscribeA low-cost AWS transcription service with broad workflow and analytics features.9.3
- Google Cloud Speech-to-TextA flexible speech API with strong transcription features and usage-based pricing.9.2
- WhisperA flexible free transcription engine for developers who can work with code.9.1
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