Pepys
Pepys turns audio, video, links, cloud recordings, and podcast feeds into searchable transcripts with timestamps.
What Pepys is
Pepys turns audio, video, links, cloud recordings, and podcast feeds into searchable transcripts with timestamps. It supports transcription in 99 or more languages and detects the language automatically. A transcript can include an AI summary, key moments or chapters, translation, and chat answers linked to transcript timestamps. Pepys accepts media files such as MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, and MOV, and resolves links from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and podcast RSS. Exports include TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, and JSON, with timestamps retained in subtitle formats. Integrations include Google Drive, OneDrive, Zoom, Telegram, Chrome, ChatGPT, and Claude, as well as a direct API and MCP server. API and integration usage is metered against transcription credits, without per-seat fees, subscriptions, or credit expiration. Pepys offers a free plan and a one-time Pay as you go option at $0.85, paid once. The company says source media is automatically purged 30 days after upload, while transcripts and exports remain.
Good
- Transcribes in 99 or more languages
- AI summaries and timestamp-linked chat answers
- Exports include subtitle formats with timestamps
- Integrates with cloud services and productivity tools
- Pay-as-you-go credits do not expire
Watch out
- Free signup includes 60 transcription minutes
- One active transcription on the free plan
- Source media is purged after 30 days
Who it suits
Pepys may suit creators, podcasters, journalists, researchers, students, educators, teams, and professionals who need searchable transcripts. It also lists coaches, consultants, and people who work in bursts among its intended users.
Verdict
Pepys combines multilingual transcription with transcript analysis, exports, and integrations. Its free plan and one-time credit option offer different ways to begin, while users should note the source-media retention period.
Plans and prices
From Pepys's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Forever Free | Free | 60 free minutes on signup · 120 from a demo · files up to 1 GB · one active transcription · 99+ languages · AI summary, chapters and chat · TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT and JSON exports |
| Pay as you go | $0.85, paid once | Credits never expire · files up to 5 GB and 10 hours each · speaker labels · batch up to 100 files · word-level exports · unlimited Drive, OneDrive and Zoom imports up to 10 recordings at once · one-time |
The facts
Each one read from Pepys's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI analysis
- Each transcript can include an AI summary, key moments or chapters, translation and chat answers supported by transcript timestamps.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Core product
- Pepys turns uploaded audio, video, links, cloud recordings and podcast feeds into searchable, timestamped transcripts.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Data location
- Pepys states that it is based in the United States and that subprocessors may process data in the United States and other countries.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Deletion and retention
- Users can delete transcripts or their entire account, and the about page says source media is automatically purged 30 days after upload while transcripts and exports remain.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Transcripts export to TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT and JSON, with timestamps carried into subtitle formats.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Input sources
- It accepts files such as MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4 and MOV and resolves links from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and podcast RSS.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Pepys integrates with Google Drive, OneDrive, Zoom, Telegram, Chrome, ChatGPT and Claude, and exposes a direct API and MCP server.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Pepys supports transcription in 99 or more languages with automatic language detection.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Model training
- Pepys says it does not use customer audio, video, transcripts or derived outputs to train its own models.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Pepys states that data is encrypted in transit with HTTPS/TLS and encrypted at rest through its infrastructure providers.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Pepys provides support through [email protected] and offers documentation covering product use, integrations, REST API and MCP.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Target users
- Pepys lists creators, podcasters, journalists, researchers, students, educators, teams, professionals, coaches, consultants and people who work in bursts as intended users.checked 1 Oct 2026
Money
- API billing
- Integrations and API usage are metered against transcription credits with no per-seat fee, subscription or credit expiration.checked 1 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- United Stateschecked 23 Sep 2026
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