What is HappyScribe?
HappyScribe is an AI note taker and transcription platform that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings and audio content for teams and individuals. It supports over 150 languages and dialects, covering everything from English and Spanish to Mandarin, Arabic, and Polish. The AI note taker joins calls on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams automatically. It also handles audio and video files uploaded directly to the platform. A mobile app lets users record in-person conversations on iOS and Android.
Features & Benefits
- AI Note Taker: join scheduled meetings and record, transcribe, and summarize conversations without manual input. The AI note taker detects the spoken language and delivers structured notes within minutes.
- Transcription: convert audio and video files to text using speech-to-text AI. Timestamps and speaker labels are applied automatically. Export results as DOCX, PDF, SRT, or VTT.
- Subtitle Generator: produce same-language subtitles for video files. Add or hardcode subtitles directly. Download in SRT, VTT, and other formats.
- Audio Translation: translate spoken audio into 150+ languages. AI handles speed and volume; human linguists are available to verify tone and industry-specific terms.
- Video Translation: translate video content with the option for human review. Outputs include translated subtitles and transcript files.
- Smart Summaries: generate concise meeting recaps that capture key decisions, topics, and next steps. Summaries can be delivered by email after each session.
- Action Notes: identify and surface follow-up tasks, deadlines, and commitments from meeting transcripts.
- Insight Extraction: pull key quotes and relevant passages from transcripts for use in reports or other documents.
- AI Content Creator: turn meeting content into written outputs such as posts, briefs, or recaps using custom prompts.
- Speaker Identification: detect and label individual speakers across the transcript for easier attribution and follow-up.
- Language Detection: automatically identify the spoken language and apply the correct transcription model without manual setup.
- Calendar Integration: connect Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook so the AI note taker joins meetings on time and starts recording automatically.
- Interactive Editor: edit transcripts, captions, and subtitles directly in the browser. Search and navigate by word or timestamp.
- Glossaries: add custom terminology so the AI and human transcribers apply consistent language across projects.
- Style Guide: define formatting and language preferences to apply across all content produced on the platform.
- In-Call Controls: pause, resume, or remove the AI note taker during a live meeting without leaving the call.
- Browser Recorder: capture conversations directly from the browser without a meeting link or scheduled event.
- File Management: organize projects with cloud storage and batch upload support.
- Team Collaboration: invite teammates, assign roles and permissions, and share projects with a single link.
- Analytics: track usage and monitor productivity across the team.
- Human Proofreading: send AI-generated transcripts and subtitles to professional linguists for review and correction.
- Data Security: GDPR-compliant and SOC 2 Type II certified. Files are encrypted in transit with TLS and at rest with AES-256.
What can HappyScribe do?
- Automatically take notes during a Zoom meeting
- Transcribe a recorded interview to text
- Generate subtitles for a video
- Translate audio to another language
- Translate video subtitles to another language
- Summarize a meeting recording
- Identify speakers in a transcript
- Extract action items from a meeting
- Transcribe audio in 150+ languages
- Convert an MP3 file to text
- Transcribe a YouTube video
- Record an in-person conversation on mobile
- Add subtitles to a video file
- Convert SRT files to other subtitle formats
Real-World Applications
Journalists and editorial teams may use the AI note taker to capture interview recordings and transcribe them in minutes. The speaker identification feature separates voices automatically. That can cut the time spent on manual transcription before writing up a story or briefing an editor.
Research firms and academic teams conducting focus groups or multilingual interviews can use the platform to handle transcription across language barriers. The AI note taker works in over 150 languages, so sessions recorded in different markets can produce structured, searchable notes without sending files to separate vendors.
Sales and client-facing teams might connect the AI note taker to their calendar so it joins every call on Google Meet, Teams, or Zoom without setup. After each meeting, summaries and action notes arrive automatically. That gives the team a clear record of commitments and next steps without relying on manual notes taken mid-conversation.
Media producers and e-learning teams working with video content can use HappyScribe to generate, translate, and hardcode subtitles across multiple languages. Human review is available for content that needs broadcast-ready accuracy. The collaboration tools let multiple team members access and edit the same files without sharing copies externally.
