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Your first transcript

From an empty dashboard to an exported subtitle file, in about three minutes.

3 min readUpdated 19 Sep 2026
Before you startYou need an account and at least one free minute. New accounts get 10.

VocaFlow turns spoken content into accurate, editable transcripts — then lets you translate, summarize, and export them for wherever you publish. Here's how to go from a fresh account to your first finished export.

1. Create your account

Sign up with your email and password. Once you're in, you'll go through a short one-time setup:

  • What best describes you — Creator, Editor, Producer, Agency, Marketing, Educator, or Other. This helps us tailor defaults, not lock you into anything.
  • Language defaults — your primary content language and (optionally) a default translation target, so new projects start with sensible settings instead of blank ones.

You can change any of this later from Settings → Profile.

2. Start a project

From your dashboard, click New project. You have two ways in:

  • Upload a file — audio or video, drag-and-drop or browse.
  • Paste a link — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or X. Paste the URL and VocaFlow pulls the media automatically; no need to download it yourself first.

3. Watch it move through the pipeline

Every project passes through the same five stages, shown as a status pill on your dashboard and in the project view:

StatusWhat's happening
UploadingYour file is being received/fetched
ProcessingAudio is being prepared for transcription
TranscribingThe transcript is being generated
CompletedReady to view, edit, translate, and export
FailedSomething went wrong — see below

Most short files finish in well under a minute. Longer files take proportionally longer. You don't need to keep the tab open — check back from your dashboard any time.

If a job fails, the minutes you were charged for are automatically refunded to your balance in full — you're never charged for a transcript you didn't get.

4. Edit the transcript

Open a completed project to see the full transcript alongside the media player. Click into any line to correct it directly — useful for names, jargon, or anything the model misheard. Edits save as you go.

5. Translate it

From the project workspace, open the Translate panel and pick a target language — VocaFlow supports roughly 30 languages via DeepL. Translation runs on the edited transcript, so fix mistakes first for the cleanest result.

6. Generate a summary (optional)

Click Generate summary to get an AI-written recap of the content. This is on-demand — it doesn't run automatically — so it only uses credits when you actually want one.

7. Export

From the Export panel, choose your format:

  • SRT / TXT — available on every plan.
  • VTT / JSON — available on paid plans.

Exports include your edits and, if generated, your chosen translation.

What's next

  • Check your usage and remaining minutes anytime from the dashboard or Settings → Billing.
  • Need more minutes than your plan includes? Buy a one-time credit bundle — credits never expire and stack with your plan.
  • Stuck on something? Use the support button in the bottom corner of any page to reach us — it's the fastest way to get help, and if you're reporting a failed job, it automatically attaches the relevant project details.
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