SpeedyAudios

Forward a WhatsApp voice note, get text back. That is the whole idea behind SpeedyAudios, an AI transcription tool that turns WhatsApp audio messages into written text so you can read them instead of listening.

You send the audio to SpeedyAudios by forwarding the message, which keeps the process simple and avoids installing anything separate.

The obvious use is any moment when playing audio is awkward: a meeting, a quiet train, a noisy street.

Reading is also faster than sitting through a rambling two-minute message, and text is easier to search later than a pile of voice notes.

SpeedyAudios works only through WhatsApp, so it is no help for audio from other apps.

Transcription accuracy may vary, so double-check anything important such as names, numbers or addresses.

Forwarding private voice messages to a third-party service also raises privacy questions, so think about what you send before you send it.