June 24th, 2026
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We've overhauled how transcription works under the hood — and the result is a meaningful jump in accuracy for everyone, with no change to how you work.
Tested against the competition
We didn't just test on clean studio audio. We benchmarked our new defaults against leading models and competing services across 16 test suites — from clean baselines (LibriSpeech) to the hard, messy stuff that reflects real recordings: distant-mic meetings with overlapping speakers (AMI), real earnings calls with heavy jargon (Earnings-22), podcasts (Rev16), and diverse real-world media (Kincaid46, People's Speech). We also tested across four languages beyond English.
The takeaway: on par or better than every model and competitor we tested — and the gap is widest exactly where it's hardest, on noisy, real-world audio. Same speed you expect, noticeably better output.
Choose the balance that fits the job
You can now pick a transcription mode for the trade-off you care about — from Standard (our most accurate, and the new recommended default) to Balanced and Fast when you need speed.
There's a Verbatim style that keeps filler words, plus experimental modes for those who want to test the latest.
What's next
This work isn't just about today's numbers — it lays the groundwork for domain-specific models. Specialised fields like medicine come with terminology that trips up general-purpose models, and we're now positioned to ship models tuned for exactly that. More on this soon.
As always, nothing to configure.
Just start transcribing,
Praveen
June 15th, 2026
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The short version: we've made Transcript LOL cheaper across the board, and added a free seat to every Unlimited plan.
A free seat on every Unlimited plan 👥
Your Unlimited plan now includes a second seat at no extra cost. Share your plan's benefits with a teammate, partner, or collaborator and work on content together — same plan, same price, up to two people.
Need more than two? Additional seats are now 50% cheaper, starting at just $5/month (billed annually).
AI insights and summaries are 50% cheaper 🧠
We optimised the cost to run our ai models for insights and summaries — and passed the savings straight to you. Summaries, insights and the rest of our AI features now cost half the credits they used to.
In practice: you can run AI insights on twice as much content for the same credits.
Cheaper credits that now roll over 🔁
Two changes here:
Monthly credit top-ups are now 50–75% cheaper. Need a bit more headroom in a busy month? Topping up costs a fraction of what it did.
Unused monthly credits now roll over for up to 3 months. Buy credits, use them when you actually need them — no more losing what you paid for at the end of the month.
More transparency on your Unlimited allowance 📊
Unlimited stays unlimited for all of you. But for the rare heavy-usage session that hits our fair-use limit, you can now see your allowance for the current session and exactly when it resets. No guesswork, no surprises.
Note: We didn’t change how our Unlimited plan or allowances work, just made it more transparent so you can plan better.
That's the lot: a free seat, cheaper seats, cheaper AI, cheaper credits that roll over, and clearer limits. Less to pay, more to play with.
Happy transcribing,
Praveen
May 30th, 2026
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Transcript LOL is now available on Windows! We also added a new auto find and replace setting in the workspace to save you time. Check out the full update below.
Windows app is here
Record meetings from any app on your Windows PC — Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, Discord, even Webex meeting in your browser. If it makes sound on your PC, we can transcribe it.
⬇️ Download for Windows (64-bit)
One-click recording from system tray
No more juggling browser tabs or hunting for the right window. A small icon lives in your Windows system tray — click it once to start recording, click it again to stop. That's it. The recording uploads straight to your Transcript LOL account, where transcription, speaker detection, summaries, and AI insights kick off automatically.
Find and replace automatically
We added a new workspace setting where you can add a list of words our model tends to get wrong — for example, transcribing Jon when you mean John. The two names sound identical, so this is a hard nuance for the model to capture on its own. Custom vocabulary is probabilistic, so it may not always get it right — but we tried!
Now you can save all those preferences in your workspace, and we'll automatically clean up every new transcript in the workspace.
May 9th, 2026
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Record meetings from any app on your Mac — Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, FaceTime, even a YouTube video playing in your browser. If it makes sound on your Mac, we can transcribe it.
⬇️ Download for Mac (Apple Silicon)
One-click recording from your menu bar
No more juggling browser tabs or hunting for the right window. A small icon lives in your macOS menu bar — click it once to start recording, click it again to stop. That's it.
The recording uploads straight to your Transcript LOL account, where transcription, speaker detection, summaries, and AI insights kick off automatically.
What's new
macOS desktop app for capturing both microphone and system audio simultaneously, so every voice in the meeting gets transcribed — not just yours
Menu bar controls to start and stop recordings with a single click, without ever opening the app window
Auto-updates built in, so you'll always be on the latest version without lifting a finger
Getting started
Drag it to your Applications folder
Sign in with your Transcript LOL account
Grant microphone and screen recording permissions when prompted
Click the menu bar icon and start recording
Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) builds available now. Intel and Windows builds coming soon.
May 5th, 2026
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Here’s everything we shipped since our last update. Tell me what you want us to improve next.
Audio Level Animations in Mobile App
The mobile app now gives you clearer visual feedback while recording. You'll see a live audio level animation that reacts to your voice, so you know the mic is picking you up or not.
And if the app detects silence — whether your mic is muted, blocked, or you're just too far from the device — a no-sound indicator will let you know before you end up with a useless recording.
1-Click URL Transcription in Chrome Extension
Transcribing web content just got a whole lot faster. Open Transcript LOL extension and send the current tab for transcription with one click! No more copy-pasting URLs or switching tabs.
1-click transcription is currently supported for videos from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Real-Time Sync for Dropbox
Dropbox auto-import is now properly real-time. Drop a file into your linked folder and it'll be picked up and queued for transcription within seconds, instead of waiting for the next polling cycle.
This brings Dropbox in line with how a sync feature should actually feel — set it up once, forget about it, and your transcripts just appear.
Other Changes
Improvements
Improved audio processing for out of phase audio channels
Improved Dropbox integration for team user to use personal folders
Improved support for url imports from many sites
Support for AMR file format
Bug Fixes
Bug fix for folder list scrolling in cloud storage browsing
Bug fixes for youtube channel auto imports
Fix layout overflow in cloud folder picker dialog
Show team-space folders for Dropbox team accounts
April 20th, 2026
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I’m excited to announce the release of one of our most requested features!
Auto-imports from Box, Google Drive, Dropbox & OneDrive
Connect your cloud storage and let Transcript LOL do the rest. Just setup once and auto-import forever!
How auto-imports work
Authenticate your Cloud account
Pick a folder to monitor
We auto-import and transcribe every new file
You can now auto-import files from Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, and OneDrive folders.
In case you missed it, we also have support to auto-import from YouTube channels and YouTube playlists.
Here’s a list of everything else that’s part of this release.
Features
Add folder management endpoints for the api
Added n8n integration to the integrations list
Improvements
Group integrations into categories
List recordings endpoint support to filter by folder
Reduce frequency of showing rating widgets
April 13th, 2026
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We just shipped one of those small features that quietly changes how you use the app: Transcript LOL now appears in your iOS or Android share sheet.
Found a YouTube video, Instagram reel, TikTok, podcast episode, or any other link worth transcribing? You no longer need to copy the URL, switch apps, and paste it in.
Just tap Share → Transcript LOL, and we'll kick off the transcription instantly. The job runs in the background and shows up in your library when it's ready — ready to search, export, or drop into your workflow.
Where it works
YouTube — videos, shorts, live replays
Instagram — reels and video posts
TikTok, X, Vimeo, SoundCloud and every other source we already support
Any direct audio or video URL
If we can transcribe it in the web app, you can now send it straight from wherever you found it.
Download Apps here:
How to use it
Update to the latest version of the Transcript LOL iOS app
Tap the share icon on any link (Safari, YouTube, Instagram, Messages — anywhere)
Pick Transcript LOL
Done — we'll handle the rest
A few other changes that also made into this update:
Features
Handle insufficient balance error during transcription retry
Option to retry transcription for file uploads as well
Improvements
Improved reliability of our YouTube and other free downloader tools
Better api error messages for invalid inputs
March 31st, 2026
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Here’s everything we shipped to Transcript LOL in March.
New Credits System
We've moved to a simple credits-based system. Use credits for transcriptions, translations, and AI features — all in one balance.
1 credit = 1 minute of automated transcription or translation
AI models billed by tokens used
Clarification: If you are on our Unlimited plan, credits are NOT USED for your transcriptions using our web app, mobile app etc.
The rates listed are only for automated transcription using our API or our special bulk uploader.
Recurring Credits Add-On — Up to 75% Off
Need more credits each month? Our new recurring credits add-on gives you the best rates, automatically. Here’s an example of how this translates to transcription costs:
Annual plan: $0.15/hr of transcription (75% off) — 400 credits per $1
Monthly plan: $0.30/hr of transcription (50% off) — 200 credits per $1
One-time top-ups: $0.60/hr — 100 credits per $1
This is the foundation for a lot of things we have in the pipeline. Coming soon™
More Auto-Import Integrations
Unlimited plan users already get automated imports from one YouTube Playlist / Channel or Zoom Account. Now you can use our add-ons to import content from multiple channels or integrations.
We are also working to expand support for automated imports from more integrations such as Box, Dropbox, Google Drive etc. Automated exports are also coming soon™.
Other Updates
Features:
Auto-stop for recordings so you never waste minutes
Download recorded audio from the recorder to prevent data loss
New account dashboard with credit balance and top-up widgets
New speaker role: "Caller"
Improvements:
Shared links now include insights by default
Recurring credits option shown in top-up prompts so you always get the best rate
Better error handling for Box integration
Bug Fixes:
Fixed Chrome extension links and auth flow
Fixed team invite popup
Resolved credit top-up issues
Various stability fixes for subscriptions and billing
February 28th, 2026
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February may be the shortest month, but our changelog certainly didn't get the memo. Here’s a list of key features and improvements we shipped this month.
Reliability Upgrades
Since mid-January, we are experiencing a big spike in demand. Our infrastructure has held up well for the most part but we did hit some intermittent issues.
We upgraded our infrastructure and also made significant changes to our tech stack to fix intermittent errors. Other improvements include:
Reduction in errors with file uploads
Improved uptime and availability of our web app
Significant reduction in errors when deploying new versions of our web app
You can check the historical health of all our services at status.transcript.lol
Improved Bulk Exports
Before, our bulk exporter would place each of your requested file formats in a subfolder per recording. Many users complained about this being harder to use with their workflows. Now all output files in the bulk export are placed in the same top-level folder, making it easier to archive or feed transcripts into downstream AI models.
New UI Language and Improved Translations
You can now change the language of Transcript LOL’s UI to French. We also made significant improvements to our translations so that you can access all our content in the selected language.
This includes all the following pages in the selected language:
Dashboard app
Blog posts
Marketing pages
All our Free tools
Legal pages
All our verified reviews
It was a MASSIVE undertaking but we think it’s worth it! This is just a start, we are going truly global soon! 🌏
Other Improvements
Improved our n8n integration authentication flow and dynamic types
Minor fixes in our Mobile app
Fixes and improvements to our free downloader tools
Zoom and YouTube integration access fixes for unlimited seat users
January 31st, 2026
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We are starting the new year in style with some really exciting updates for you!
Mobile App Improvements
You asked and we delivered. I made significant improvements to our mobile app to make it truly useful for using on the go!
Full Content Sync
The mobile app now provides access to all your web content, not just recordings made on your device.
Browse your entire transcription library, access transcripts from any source, and manage your work from anywhere.
Background Recording
Record audio seamlessly in the background on both iOS and Android devices. You can now start a recording and switch to other apps or lock your screen without interrupting capture.
Other improvements
The app also now supports over-the-air updates, so you'll automatically receive improvements without needing to visit the app store.
N8N & Make Integrations
Connect Transcript LOL to your automation workflows with native n8n and Make (Integromat) integrations.
Both integrations includes OAuth2 authentication for secure, hassle-free connections. Build powerful workflows that automatically transcribe content when triggered by other events in your tech stack.
Link to our Make integration — in review
Link to our N8N integration — in review
Status Dashboard
I added most of our critical components to track in our health checking system and created a comprehensive status tracker page. Check it out here.
Now you don’t have to take our word for it. You can verify the health of our systems at anytime.
AI Generation Reliability Improvements
We made significant improvements to our ai content generation — summaries, chatbot responses and custom prompts.
Enhanced AI Chat Experience
The chatbot now auto-resumes streaming if you reload the page mid-generation, so you never lose progress. We've moved processing to background jobs for significantly improved reliability while maintaining real-time streaming. The model picker has also moved closer to the text box for quicker access.
Improved AI Insights Generation
Insights generation now runs in the background with major reliability improvements. You'll see a loader while processing, and the AI model selector has moved to a cleaner popover dialog for easier switching between models.
Other Improvements
We also made countless other improvements, including but not limited to
Smarter Integration Reliability
Integrations now automatically pause after consecutive failures, protecting your account balance and preventing repeated errors. You can view exactly why an integration was paused via a helpful tooltip, manually re-enable it when ready, and force-sync individual RSS feed items directly from the integrations page.
YouTube Downloader Redesign
The YouTube downloader UI has been completely redesigned to show download links without scrolling. File sizes are now displayed upfront so you know exactly what you're downloading before you start.
Easier Invoice Access
Access your invoices directly without the extra login step to the Stripe portal. View and download your billing history right from your account.