Transcribe Kannada audio with WhisperAI
WhisperAI transcribes Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) audio for the around 45 million speakers who use the language across the Indian state of Karnataka. Built on OpenAI Whisper and tuned for the realities of Kannada speech, the service produces publication-grade transcripts in Kannada script (a Brahmic abugida).
Who actually needs Kannada transcription
Kannada demand comes from Bengaluru tech (the major Indian IT hub), Karnataka government documentation, Kannada-language media, and Kannada cultural institutions.
Dialects and varieties handled
- Standard Kannada (Mysore-Bangalore)
- Mangaluru Kannada
- Northern Karnataka
- Havyaka
Kannada script and Kannada-English code-switching
Kannada uses its own Brahmic abugida — visually distinct from Telugu and Malayalam although structurally related. Spoken Kannada in Bengaluru is heavily code-switched with English in tech and business contexts. Whisper produces native Kannada script and handles the constant English borrowings cleanly.
Standard Kannada (Mysore-Bangalore), Mangaluru Kannada and Northern Karnataka varieties are supported.
How Kannada speakers actually use WhisperAI
- Bengaluru tech-firm meetingsBengaluru-based Indian IT and SaaS firms transcribe Kannada-English code-switched internal meetings.
- Karnataka state-government documentationBangalore-based government offices transcribe Kannada-language meetings for record-keeping.
- Kannada-language mediaKarnataka-based Kannada newspapers and broadcasters transcribe interviews for publication.
- Kannada cultural and academic workUniversities and cultural institutions transcribe Kannada qualitative research and oral histories.
What Kannada transcripts include
Native Kannada script (a Brahmic abugida)
Output in Kannada script (a Brahmic abugida) with all diacritics, tone marks, special characters and script-specific conventions preserved — never transliteration.
Speaker labels
Diarisation that separates and labels speakers in Kannada interviews, panels and multi-party meetings.
Timestamps and SRT
Word-level timestamps and SRT subtitle export for Kannada video captioning, with proper line-breaking for the script.
Editor and exports
In-browser editor with PDF, DOCX, TXT and SRT exports. Edit the transcript without leaving the browser, then download the format your downstream workflow expects.
How to transcribe Kannada audio
Upload your Kannada recording
Drop in MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4 or similar — files up to 5GB. Long-form Kannada interviews, lectures and meetings work without splitting.
Whisper transcribes the audio
The model recognises Kannada speech across the dialects above and outputs Kannada script (a Brahmic abugida). Code-switched English and other languages in the same recording are handled inline.
Edit, label and export
Open the transcript in the editor, fix any names or terms, label speakers, and export to PDF, DOCX, TXT or SRT. Optional AI summary surfaces the key points and decisions.
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