Happy Scribe review

Happy Scribe is the strongest choice when language coverage matters. Its pricing page lists AI speech-to-text for 150+ languages and dialects and AI translation into 80+, which suits exchange students, foreign correspondents and research teams working across borders. Every plan, including the free one, gets unlimited recordings through the AI Notetaker for Meet, Zoom and Teams, the iOS and Android app and a web recorder. Uploaded files are metered separately: 10 free minutes once, 1,440 minutes a year on Basic at $8.50 a month billed annually, and 7,200 a year on Pro with three seats. Teams get collaborative editing, comments, style guides and glossaries, and Happy Scribe also sells human proofreading when an AI transcript is not good enough to publish. The catch is the upload allowance on Basic, roughly two hours a month, and top-ups at $0.20 a minute add up quickly for heavy users. Free recordings are also limited to 45 minutes and 30 days of history.

Who it is for

Multilingual students, journalists and small teams who need transcripts and subtitles in many languages.

Price

Free plan; Basic from $8.50 per month billed annually.

Basic For individuals with small production needs $8.50 / month Billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• AI speech-to-text for 150+ languages and dialects
• AI Notetaker for Google Meet, Zoom and Teams plus a mobile app for in-person recordings
• AI translation into 80+ languages
• Collaborative real-time editing with comments, style guides and glossaries
• Exports to TXT, SRT, PDF and DOCX, with all 15+ formats on Pro

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Widest language list of any tool here
• Strength: Unlimited recordings with the notetaker even on the free plan
• Strength: Human proofreading available when accuracy matters
• Weakness: Basic includes only 1,440 upload minutes a year
• Weakness: Free recordings are capped at 45 minutes and kept for 30 days
• Weakness: Top-ups cost $0.20 per minute

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, unlimited recordings up to 45 minutes, 10 upload minutes
• Languages: 150+
• Basic upload minutes: 1,440 per year
• Pro seats: 3 included
• Extra minutes: $0.20 per minute

Where it ranks

Happy Scribe is No. 4 in our Best Transcription Software verdict.