Translate German Audio to English

Turn German speech in a video, podcast or voice recording into an English transcript and English subtitles you can download.

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German recordings that need English are usually work: meetings with colleagues in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, webinars, product training and interviews.

Exemplary AI writes the German transcript, translates it in the Translations panel and exports the English as PDF, SRT, VTT, TXT, Markdown, JSON or DOCX.

German to English at a glance

Facts checked October 2026.

From: German (Deutsch), detected or picked by name
To: English, or any of the 116 languages in the translation list
You get: English subtitles on the video, and PDF, SRT, VTT, TXT, Markdown, JSON or DOCX downloads
Voice: No dubbing or English voice-over
Long recordings: Over 30 minutes, it asks before translating
Free plan: 500 one-time credits; files up to 500 MB and 30 min long; 720p video exports with a watermark

How it works

How to translate German audio to English

A German recording added, with its language detected

A line of German, and its English

From the scene above: a work meeting

Nächste Woche planen wir die neue Kampagne.

EN  Next week we’ll plan the new campaign.

Long words and late verbs

German builds compound nouns such as Kundenzufriedenheit (customer satisfaction), and English needs several words for one of them. Technical and company terms are worth checking in the German transcript so the English uses the term your team uses.

German often puts the verb at the end of a clause, so the meaning of a long sentence arrives late. English subtitles follow the German line timings, which keeps them in sync with the speaker even when the word order changes.

Du, Sie, Austria and Switzerland

The informal du and the formal Sie are both "you" in English. Austrian German has its own words, such as Jänner for January, and Swiss German speech differs a lot from standard German; for a recording in a strong dialect, test a short clip first.

German writes 1.000 for a thousand and 2,5 for two and a half, the opposite of English. Read every figure in the English against the German. For German subtitles in German, see German subtitles.

What it does

German In, English Out

The German transcript comes first, so you check it before it becomes English.

Both languages, line by line

Each English line sits under its German line, with the same timestamp.

English subtitles on the video

Show English as subtitles plays the translation over the recording before you download it.

Meeting notes in English

Name the speakers in the German transcript, then download the English with names and timestamps so it reads like minutes.

Your terms, kept

Correct compound nouns and product names in the German first; the English is translated from your corrected text.

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Questions

Common questions

How do I translate German audio to English for free?

On the Free plan (500 one-time credits; files up to 500 MB and 30 min long; 720p video exports with a watermark): upload the German recording or paste its link, translate the transcript into English in the Translations panel, and download it.

Does it dub German audio into English?

No. You get English text: a transcript and subtitles for the German recording, with no synthetic voice.

Can I translate a German meeting recording to English?

Yes. Upload the recording, check who said what in the German transcript, then translate it. The English export can include speaker names and timestamps, so it reads like meeting notes.

Can it translate Swiss German or Austrian German?

There is one German option, with no separate setting for Switzerland or Austria. Swiss German speech is far from standard German, so test a short clip and read the transcript before you translate a long one.

How do I check numbers in a German transcript?

German uses a point for thousands and a comma for decimals: 1.000 is a thousand and 2,5 is two and a half. Compare the figures in the English with the German before you share it.

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