Transcribe German audio. English minutes, mile-long compounds included.
Meetings with the German parent company, calls with DACH clients, interviews and conference talks in German: upload the audio and choose English as the document language. Verlio transcribes and translates in one pass, across 35+ languages.
How it works — in 3 steps.
Upload the German audio or video: recorded calls, meetings, talks, interviews. Any format, files over 6 hours.
Choose English as the document language — or German, if the minutes go to headquarters. Enable speaker recognition and, for technical content, attach a context document.
Download the document as Word or PDF, with a summary and key points if you enable the Structured Document. For videos, export subtitles as SRT or VTT.
German is hard to transcribe. Harder still to translate on the fly.
German challenges both automatic tools and humans: enormously long compound words (the classic Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft), verbs that land at the very end of the sentence, Austrian and Swiss varieties whose pronunciation strays far from the standard. Understanding a German meeting "well enough" is not enough to write its minutes.
Verlio's models transcribe German with native-grade accuracy — including the Austrian variety and, with some caution, Swiss German closer to the standard — and translate into English in the same pass, rebuilding the sentence order into natural English instead of a word-for-word calque.
For anyone working with Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The typical case is a company that's part of a German group, or with clients and suppliers in the DACH region: meetings and calls in German that must be reported back to English-speaking management, or English minutes to deliver in German to headquarters. Verlio covers both directions with the same workflow.
The context document is especially useful with technical German: company glossaries, product names and regulatory acronyms (DIN, DSGVO) are kept or translated exactly as you decide, consistently across the whole document. Speaker recognition keeps participants separate even in crowded meetings.
How much does it cost to transcribe and translate from German?
As with every language, translation is included: you pay only for the duration of the audio, 1 credit per 30 minutes with credits starting at €5, no subscription. A 90-minute meeting with headquarters costs 3 credits, English minutes included. Under 10 minutes is always free, and at signup you get 1 hour of trial with no card. Data stays on servers in the European Union, in compliance with the GDPR — a requirement German companies care about deeply.
Frequently asked questions.
Do you handle Austrian German and Swiss German?
Standard German and Austrian German are fully supported. Spoken Swiss German (Schwiizerdütsch) is a dialect of its own: results are good when speakers stay close to the standard.
Is the English translation included in the price?
Yes: no surcharge. You pay for the audio duration (1 credit = 30 minutes, credits from €5) and freely choose the document language from 35+ options.
Can I get German minutes from a meeting held in English?
Yes, the workflow runs in both directions: English audio, German document. Useful for reporting to headquarters without translating anything by hand.
How are German technical terms and acronyms handled?
Through the context document: attach a glossary, product names and acronyms with your preferred rendering, and the AI applies it consistently across the document.
How much does a one-hour call in German with English minutes cost?
2 credits — that's €2 with the basic €5 pack. Your first hour is covered by the free trial at signup, no credit card.
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Upload an audio or video file, choose the document language and download the result as Word or PDF. Your first hour is free and we never ask for a card.