Transcribe Lecture Recordings on iPhone
Need subtitles for a lecture in another language? 5cut transcribes audio directly on your iPhone — no cloud, no upload, no account. Just accurate captions in over 30 languages.
Why on-device transcription matters
Most transcription services require you to upload your recordings to a server. That means waiting for processing, worrying about privacy, and often paying per minute of audio. 5cut does everything locally on your device using Apple's speech recognition, so:
- Your recordings never leave your phone — no privacy concerns with sensitive university content
- No internet required — download the language model once, then transcribe anywhere
- No per-minute charges — transcribe as many lectures as you want
Supported languages
5cut's transcription supports over 30 languages via Apple's on-device speech recognition, including:
…and many more. The exact list depends on the language models available on your device.
Two ways to use subtitles
Burn into video
Subtitles are rendered directly onto the video frames. The exported file plays with visible captions on any device or player — no separate subtitle file needed. Great for sharing or reviewing on the go.
Export as SRT
Export a standard SRT subtitle file that you can use with any video player, upload to YouTube, or import into editing software. Each subtitle is timestamped to the original video.
Combine with silence removal
5cut is primarily a silence removal tool. After trimming the dead air from your lecture, you can also generate subtitles for the processed video. The workflow is:
- Import your lecture recording
- Remove silence (automatic or fine-tuned)
- Generate subtitles in the lecture's language
- Export with burned-in subtitles or as SRT + video
Speaker identification
If your lecture has multiple speakers — a professor and a teaching assistant, or a seminar with student presentations — 5cut can identify up to 4 different speakers. Each speaker is color-coded in the transcript, and you can rename them for easy reference.
Perfect for
- International students taking lectures in a second language who want subtitles for comprehension
- Expats watching local content and needing captions to follow along
- Students with hearing difficulties who benefit from visual captions
- Content creators who need to add subtitles to recorded talks or presentations
- Language learners who want to read along while listening to native speakers
Free to start
5cut is free with 10 exports per month. Transcription is available on all tiers. Premium ($1.99/month or $6.99 lifetime) adds unlimited exports and batch processing.
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