Already have a recording? Drop it into talat and it transcribes it on your machine, with the same speech models, speaker identification, and custom vocabulary it uses for a live meeting. Nothing is uploaded.
Supported files
talat imports WAV, MP3, M4A, MP4, FLAC, OGG, and AAC. For video files it lifts the audio track out for you, so an MP4 screen recording works the same as an audio file.
Ways to import
- Drag and drop one or more files anywhere onto the talat window.
- Use the Import button in the header and select one or more files.
- Use Import files or Import folder on the Imports page.
- Open the command palette and choose Import audio or video files or Import a folder.
- Ask an assistant connected over the MCP server to import a local file.
Importing several files
Files import one after another, in the order you chose them. A folder contributes the supported files directly inside it, sorted by name; subfolders and hidden files are left out. Files talat can’t import are skipped, and a notice says how many.
The first file starts straight away. Each later file starts once the previous meeting’s title and summary are finished. Between files, a recording or a call app using the microphone holds the remaining files until it ends.
While it runs
talat opens the Imports page as soon as an import starts. The file being imported sits in Today with a progress bar. talat analyses the audio first, then shows how far through the file it is and an estimate of the time left. During a batch the Today heading shows which file it is on, for example “Importing 2 of 5”.
Files still to come are listed above it as Queued. When the next file is being held, its row says why: the previous file is finishing, or it is waiting for your recording to finish or your call to end.
You can use the rest of talat while files import, and come back to the Imports page to check progress. The Record button is unavailable until the imports finish or you cancel them. Pressing the record shortcut while a file is importing records nothing, and the import carries on.
Cancel discards the file in progress (no meeting, no transcript, no audio left behind) and removes the queued files. Files that already finished are kept.
A file longer than a few seconds that turns out to have no speech in it (a silent or music-only track, or an unsupported format) is discarded with a note rather than saved as an empty meeting. The batch carries on with the next file.
When it finishes
A finished import is treated exactly like a recorded meeting. It gets a title, and if summarisation is on, a summary, action points, and chapters, and it runs through your usual post-meeting actions.
Each finished file appears in the list on the Imports page. talat stays on the page you’re on; select an import to open its transcript.