Hoocs.ai is an AI-based online audio and video to text tool, focused on transcribing any audio or video into accurate text within seconds, and further generating notes, summaries, and subtitles. It is officially stated to support 130 languages and features speed, accuracy, and free trial availability.
In terms of use, Hoocs.ai is aimed at individuals and teams who need to convert spoken content into text, covering meetings, interviews, courses, podcasts, video shoots, news reporting, and many other scenarios. It can convert conversations, voice recordings, interviews, team meetings, MP4 videos, MP3 audio, WAV files, video podcasts, and more into editable text or subtitles.
Main capabilities include: uploading or pasting audio and video files for transcription; support for MP3, MP4, M4A, and many other formats; officially stated transcription speed can reach 10x, with accuracy of about 90%; after transcription, text can be edited online and exported with one click as .docx, .xlsx, .srt, or .txt formats; support for generating smart summaries, highlights, key points, and mind maps; support for custom prompts to extract content priorities; support for real-time transcription and team sharing; support for batch transcription.
How to use it is divided into three steps: Step one, drag files to Hoocs.ai, or paste an audio/video link, or start recording; Step two, click "Transcribe" to start transcription, and after completion you can preview and edit online; Step three, click the "Download" button to save the transcribed text as .docx, .xlsx, .srt, or .txt format.
Applicable scenarios include: learners turning online courses into notes; teams generating key notes and action items from meetings; creators turning podcasts and videos into subtitles and summaries; educators and students transcribing lectures and interviews; journalists quickly turning news audio into transcripts.
Limitations and notes: It is officially stated that a single file supports up to 5 hours, the audio size limit is 1GB, and the video size limit is 10GB; transcribing very long videos may take longer. Supported formats include 9 video formats (MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, RMVB, FLV, WMV, 3GP, MTS), 7 audio formats (MP3, WAV, M4A, WMA, OGG, CAF, AIFF), 3 document/office file formats (DOCX, XLSX, PDF), and 2 text/subtitle file formats (TXT, SRT). Regarding privacy, it is officially stated that files are encrypted, securely stored, accessible only to professionals processing orders, and subject to strict confidentiality agreements; users can delete files after downloading the transcribed text, and files will enter the recycle bin for up to 30 days, and if deleted from the recycle binthey will be immediately and permanently removed. The free plan provides 300 minutes of free transcription, and more free features require checking the pricing plans.
