Shiyin: Audio to Text

Turn audio and video you already have into editable transcripts. Choose a video from Photos or import an audio or video file. For a Voice Memo, save it to Files and import it in Shiyin. Your original media stays unchanged. Before you choose a file, see whether your device can recognize speech locally and whether it needs to download a language resource. On-device transcription requires iOS or iPadOS 26 or later and a supported device and language. The app itself runs on iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. On older or unsupported devices, you can still extract audio as M4A, or configure a compatible cloud speech service. Find your transcripts in History. Read, edit, copy, rename, and share Markdown files. Try the built-in sample before importing a recording of your own. Optionally choose an Obsidian vault to save new transcripts automatically. Cloud speech, text polishing, and optional Chinese translations use services and models you choose. You supply your own API keys. Third-party fees may apply; no service credits are included. Shiyin asks before sending content to a new service or for a new purpose. The main interface is available in English and Simplified Chinese. The languages you can transcribe depend on your device’s speech resources or the cloud model you choose.