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Upload a talk, an interview, a lecture or a PDF. Readsira turns it into text you can search, highlight and cite, together with the rest of your library.

Before you start​

  • Uploads need a Pro or Research plan. On Free, the page explains this and offers an upgrade.
  • Supported files: MP3, M4A and WAV audio, MP4, MOV and WEBM video, and PDF.
  • The size of a file, the minutes of audio or video, and the volume per month differ by plan: see Plan limits.

Steps​

  1. Open Library, press Save link and choose Upload file in the dialog. You can also drop files anywhere on the app, or open the address /upload for the full page.

    The Upload page with the drop area for audio, video and PDF files.

  2. Drop your files on the drop area, or press the link to choose files from your computer.

  3. Watch the list below. Each file moves through uploading, transcribing (or extracting text and figures for a PDF) and then ready. The page also shows how many transcription minutes you have used this month.

  4. When a file is ready, press Open to read it. Audio and video have a transcript with timestamps; search results for them can open the recording at that moment.

If something goes wrong​

  • A file of another type is refused with a message that names the supported types.
  • You can upload three files at the same time. Start the next one when one finishes.
  • A recording with no speech, a format Readsira cannot read, or a file longer than your plan allows shows what failed. For a format problem, convert the file to MP4 or MP3 and upload it again.
  • If this month's transcription minutes are used up, the file is transcribed when they reset.
  • After a stopped upload, press Try again.
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