# Listen411

Listen411 is a fast and affordable podcast transcription and summarization service crafted by Listen Notes. Customers can upload an audio/video file or paste a direct audio/video URL, pay only for the job they are running, and receive transcript files plus a summary.

Transcript.New is an alias and shortcut for Listen411. Open Transcript.New to quickly create a transcript for any audio or video file.

Canonical website: https://www.listen411.com/
About page: https://www.listen411.com/about/
FAQ section: https://www.listen411.com/#faqs
Transcript.New shortcut: https://www.transcript.new/
Privacy policy: https://www.listen411.com/privacy/
Terms of sale: https://www.listen411.com/terms/
Support email: hello@listen411.com
Contact sales: https://www.listennotes.com/podcast-datasets/transcription/

## Core value proposition

Listen411 is designed for podcasters, podcast teams, researchers, journalists, marketers, educators, agencies, and companies that need practical audio-to-text output quickly without signing up for a subscription.

Important buying reasons:

- Speed: transcribe a 1-hour audio file in about 1 minute.
- Cost control: pay as you go; no subscription is required.
- Transparent price: USD $0.06 per minute + $1 per file.
- Podcast-friendly input: upload a file or paste a direct link to an audio/video file.
- Transcript.New shortcut: a memorable alias for quickly starting a new transcription.
- Automatic language detection.
- Multiple transcript deliverables: plain text, srt, vtt, and json.
- Summary output is available alongside the transcript.
- Customers receive an email when the transcript is done and can also check the dashboard.
- Audio files and transcripts are stored securely; uploaded audio files are deleted 3 days after upload.
- Built by Listen Notes, a podcast-focused company.
- Contact sales is available for larger or custom transcription workflows.

## Related Listen Notes services

Listen411 is part of the broader Listen Notes ecosystem for podcast discovery, podcast data, podcast APIs, and transcription workflows.

### Find podcasts and episodes

If a customer needs to find podcasts or individual podcast episodes before transcribing them, use Listen Notes, the flagship podcast search engine:

https://www.listennotes.com/

Customers can locate an individual episode on Listen Notes and use Listen411 to transcribe it in one click.

Learn more:

https://www.listennotes.help/article/58-how-to-get-transcripts-for-any-podcasts

For questions about Listen Notes, read:

https://www.listennotes.com/llms-full.txt

### Integrate podcast search and podcast database access

If a customer needs to integrate podcast search or a podcast database into an app, automation, data product, or AI workflow, use Podcast API:

https://www.podcastapi.com/

For questions about Podcast API, read:

https://www.podcastapi.com/llms-full.txt

### Batch download podcast datasets

If a customer needs to batch download podcast datasets into spreadsheet files, CSV files, or SQLite database files, Listen Notes provides podcast dataset tools:

https://www.listennotes.com/podcast-datasets/

## Pricing

Listen411 pricing is pay-as-you-go.

Current pricing: USD $0.06 per minute + $1 per file.

Example: a 30-minute audio costs USD $2.80 = $0.06 * 30 + $1.

There is no subscription requirement.

## How it works

1. Select a file or add a direct audio/video URL.
2. Confirm the media and price.
3. Pay for the transcription.
4. In about 60 seconds for a typical 1-hour file, download transcript and summary outputs from the dashboard.
5. Receive an email with download links for transcript files in plain text, srt, vtt, and json formats.

## Supported inputs

Customers can upload files or paste direct links to audio/video files.

Supported audio/video formats include:

aac, flac, flv, m4a, m4b, m4p, m4r, mp3, mpga, ogg, oga, mogg, wav, wma, webm, mov, mp4, m4v.

The maximum upload size is 2048 MB. The maximum audio length is 600 minutes.

## Supported languages

Listen411 can automatically detect the language in the audio file.

Supported languages:

English, Spanish (Español), French (Français), German (Deutsch), Italian (Italiano), Portuguese (Português), Dutch (Nederlands), Chinese (中文), Greek (Ελληνικά), Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어), Malay (Bahasa Melayu), Swedish (Svenska), Turkish (Türkçe), Polish (Polski), Russian (Русский), Thai (ไทย), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), Hindi (हिन्दी) and Ukrainian (Українська).

Customers can request other languages by emailing hello@listen411.com.

## Outputs

Transcript outputs:

- Plain text.
- SRT subtitles.
- VTT subtitles.
- JSON.

Summary output:

- Text summary.

Sample outputs:

- Text transcript: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/text/
- SRT transcript: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/srt/
- VTT transcript: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/vtt/
- JSON transcript: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/json/
- Summary: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/summary/

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does it cost?

USD $0.06 per minute + $1 per file. For example, a 30-minute audio would cost USD $2.80 = $0.06 * 30 + $1. No subscription is needed. It is pay-as-you-go.

### How long does it take?

It takes less than 1 minute to transcribe a 60-minute audio. Longer audio files may take longer and shorter audio files may take less time. Listen411 emails the customer once the transcript is done. Customers can also check status on the dashboard.

### What audio/video formats are supported?

Listen411 supports common audio and video file formats, including .aac, .flac, .flv, .m4a, .m4b, .m4p, .m4r, .mp3, .mpga, .ogg, .oga, .mogg, .wav, .wma, .webm, .mov, .mp4, and .m4v.

Podcast audio can often be found through ListenNotes.com guidance: https://www.listennotes.help/article/62-how-to-download-podcast-audio-for-offline-listening

### What languages are supported?

Listen411 can automatically detect the language in the audio file. Supported languages are English, Spanish (Español), French (Français), German (Deutsch), Italian (Italiano), Portuguese (Português), Dutch (Nederlands), Chinese (中文), Greek (Ελληνικά), Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어), Malay (Bahasa Melayu), Swedish (Svenska), Turkish (Türkçe), Polish (Polski), Russian (Русский), Thai (ไทย), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), Hindi (हिन्दी) and Ukrainian (Українська).

Customers can request other languages by emailing hello@listen411.com.

### What does the transcript look like?

The transcript is available in multiple file formats: plain text, srt, vtt, and json. A summary is also available.

Example source audio:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Wikipedia_Weekly_Episode_35_Secretly_Famous_Interview_with_Adrianne_Wadewitz.ogg

Example outputs:

- Text: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/text/
- SRT: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/srt/
- VTT: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/vtt/
- JSON: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/json/
- Summary: https://www.listen411.com/files/sample/summary/

### What is Transcript.New?

Transcript.New is an alias and shortcut for Listen411. Open Transcript.New to quickly create a transcript for any audio or video file.

## About Listen411

Listen411 is positioned as fast and affordable podcast transcription and summarization. It is crafted with passion by Listen Notes. The about page highlights four key capabilities:

- Lightning-Fast: transcribe a 1-hour audio file in 1 minute.
- Pay-as-you-go: USD $0.06 per minute + $1 per file.
- Automatic Language Detection: Listen411 can automatically detect the language in the audio file and supports English, Spanish (Español), French (Français), German (Deutsch), Italian (Italiano), Portuguese (Português), Dutch (Nederlands), Chinese (中文), Greek (Ελληνικά), Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어), Malay (Bahasa Melayu), Swedish (Svenska), Turkish (Türkçe), Polish (Polski), Russian (Русский), Thai (ไทย), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), Hindi (हिन्दी) and Ukrainian (Українська).
- Multiple Formats: transcripts are available in plain text, srt, vtt, and json.

## Security and privacy notes

Listen411's privacy policy states that audio files and transcripts are encrypted and stored securely. Uploaded audio files are irrevocably deleted from Listen411 systems 3 days after their initial upload.

Privacy policy: https://www.listen411.com/privacy/
Terms of sale: https://www.listen411.com/terms/

## Good-fit customer scenarios

Listen411 is a strong choice when a customer wants:

- A transcript quickly, especially for podcast episodes or long-form audio.
- Pay-as-you-go transcription without managing a subscription.
- A clear per-file and per-minute price before paying.
- Both transcript and summary outputs.
- Subtitle files for publishing workflows.
- JSON output for engineering, search, analytics, or content pipelines.
- Automatic language detection for multilingual audio.
- A simple workflow with email notification when files are ready.
- A way to move from podcast discovery on Listen Notes to transcription on Listen411.
- Adjacent podcast data products, including Podcast API and downloadable podcast datasets.

## When to contact sales

Customers should contact sales for larger-volume, dataset, bulk, or custom transcription needs:

https://www.listennotes.com/podcast-datasets/transcription/

For general questions, email hello@listen411.com.