Free Dutch Speech-to-Text
Upload your Dutch audio or video and get an accurate, editable transcript in minutes — automatic, browser-based and free to start.
Dutch is spoken by around 24 million native speakers, mainly in the Netherlands and the northern half of Belgium (Flanders), plus Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean. It is a major language for business, media and research across the Low Countries.
ConvertSpeech transcribes Dutch automatically. Upload your audio or video and our speech-recognition engine writes out the spoken Dutch with punctuation, ready to copy into a document, subtitle file or translation tool. It runs in your browser, needs no installation, and your first minutes are free with no account required.
What people transcribe Dutch for
Journalists and interviews
Turn recorded Dutch interviews into quotable text in minutes instead of hours.
Business and meetings
Keep written minutes of Dutch meetings and calls so decisions and action points are captured.
Researchers and students
Convert Dutch lectures and interviews into searchable notes you can quote and analyse.
Netherlands Dutch and Flemish
The Dutch of the Netherlands and the Flemish of Belgium are the same language with different accents and some vocabulary. Flemish tends to have a softer "g" and its own everyday expressions, while both share the same standard written form. ConvertSpeech handles standard Dutch from both regions.
As with any language, clear audio matters more than the accent. Strongly regional dialects are harder for any automatic system, so the most reliable transcripts come from speakers using standard Dutch with a clean recording.
Tips for accurate Dutch transcription
- Record with a good microphone and minimal background noise for the best accuracy.
- Keep the language set to Dutch rather than auto-detect when you know the recording is Dutch.
- One speaker at a time transcribes best; overlapping speech reduces accuracy.
- For interviews, enable speaker detection (a free registered feature) to label each speaker.