How it works

Set up once. Read forever.

No bot to forward messages to. No app to open. No habit to build. TxtPlease works in the background, like a very quiet, very fast typist.

Link your WhatsApp

You scan a QR code, once. TxtPlease connects through WhatsApp's multi-device linking, the exact mechanism WhatsApp Web and the desktop apps use. No new app for you, nothing at all for the people who send you voice notes.

A voice note arrives

Your contact records their usual stream of consciousness. TxtPlease notices the incoming voice message the moment it lands and pulls the audio for transcription. Works for received notes and for the ones you send, if you want.

Whisper-class transcription

The audio runs through a state-of-the-art speech model that handles 90+ languages, accents, and the words your phone keyboard refuses to learn. Built for a turnaround of about 20 seconds.

Text lands in the chat

The transcript arrives as a reply, right in the conversation. It behaves like any other message: it syncs to every device, you can search it, quote it, copy it, forward it. The audio file is deleted from our systems immediately after.

What it looks like in your chat

The voice note stays where it is. The text shows up next to it, in mono, marked as a TxtPlease transcript. Senders keep their voice, you get your eyes back.

Transcripts in 90+ languages, including mixed-language messages
Works on iPhone, Android, Web, Desktop, because it's just a message
You choose where transcripts go: same chat or a private thread
Audio and transcript are never stored on our servers

The honest fine print

TxtPlease connects through WhatsApp's multi-device linking, the same channel WhatsApp Web uses. It is an independent service, not affiliated with or endorsed by WhatsApp or Meta. Cautious users can run it on a dedicated number, and self-hosting documentation is part of the Pro plan. More in the FAQ.