Supported Transcription Languages

Descript can auto-detect the language or let you set it before transcribing. Every supported language is written in the Latin alphabet. Currently, supported transcription languages are limited to those using the Latin alphabet. Languages such as Chinese, Japanese, or Russian are not yet supported, but it’s certainly something we’d like to add in the future.

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Set language preferences

If you work with multiple languages, you can set a preferred transcription language and/or enable Always ask before transcribing in your App settings. When enabled, Descript will prompt you to select a language before each transcription.

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Re-transcribe in a different language

If the wrong language was selected during your initial transcription, you can re-transcribe the file:

1. Click Project in the right-hand sidebar and open the Files section.
2. Click the next to your file name.
3. Select Re-transcribe.
4. Choose the correct transcription language.
5. Click Done to re-transcribe your file.\

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Language support for editing and AI tools

Some Descript features currently support only English transcripts. If you’re using another language, note the following tools are English-only:

• Filler word detection
• Import transcript
• Replace transcript
• Transcription glossary

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Translation and multi-language files

• Descript supports transcription in only one language per file. Files with multiple spoken languages are not currently supported.
• To translate your transcript into another language, see our Translate and dub speech feature suite