E-clair
E-clair turns podcasts, recordings, and other audio into language-learning sessions with synchronized transcripts, translations, saved vocabulary, and flashc…
What E-clair is
E-clair turns podcasts, recordings, and other audio into language-learning sessions with synchronized transcripts, translations, saved vocabulary, and flashcards. Users can subscribe to podcasts, upload recordings, or paste links to audio files. During playback, transcripts follow the audio word by word, and learners can replay a selected word or phrase. Tapping a word or holding a phrase brings up a DeepL-powered translation. Saved vocabulary keeps its position in the audio and can be reviewed as flashcards with FSRS spaced repetition. E-clair transcribes more than 20 languages, and its guide lists 16 translation target languages. The upload picker supports MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, OGG, FLAC, and AIFF, but not video. The free plan limits collections and the amount and size of users’ own audio transcriptions; podcast transcription is handled separately. The maker describes it as intended for learners past the beginner stage studying podcasts or recordings they already have. E-clair is available for Android and iOS, and offline access is listed.
Good
- Word-by-word transcripts follow audio playback
- Selected words and phrases can be replayed
- Saved vocabulary becomes spaced-repetition flashcards
- Supports more than 20 transcription languages
- Offline access is listed
Watch out
- Free plan limits collections and personal audio transcription
- Video uploads are not supported
- Intended for learners past the beginner stage
Who it suits
E-clair may suit learners beyond beginner level who want to study podcasts or audio recordings they already have. Its word-level transcript, replay, translation, and vocabulary review tools support working through audio at a detailed pace.
Verdict
E-clair combines audio playback, synchronized transcripts, translation, and vocabulary review for learners working with podcasts or recordings. Check the free-plan limits if you expect to transcribe substantial amounts of your own audio.
Plans and prices
From E-clair's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Limited number of collections · monthly limit on transcribing your own audio · podcast episodes are handled more generously |
The facts
Each one read from E-clair's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio formats
- The upload picker supports MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, OGG, FLAC and AIFF; video files are not supported for upload.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Audio sources
- Users can subscribe to podcasts, upload recordings or paste links to audio files.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes E-clair as intended for learners past the beginner stage who want to study podcasts or recordings they already have.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Languages
- E-clair transcribes more than 20 languages and offers 16 listed translation target languages in its guide.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS and audio files are processed in temporary server memory rather than permanently logged or distributed.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- E-clair turns podcasts and other audio into language-learning sessions with synchronized transcripts, translations, saved vocabulary and flashcards.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists support by email at [email protected] and says users can request account deletion in the app or by email.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Transcript
- Transcripts are synced to playback word by word, and users can replay a selected word or phrase.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Translation
- Users can tap a word or hold a phrase for translation; translations are powered by DeepL.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Translation data
- The privacy policy says text sent to DeepL is handled as a transient request and is not retained or used to train models.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Vocabulary review
- Saved words and phrases retain their audio position and can be reviewed as flashcards using FSRS spaced repetition.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Free-plan limit
- The free plan limits the number of collections and the amount and size of users’ own audio transcriptions; podcast transcription is treated separately.checked 3 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The maker links to the App Store and Google Play for downloads.checked 3 Oct 2026
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