Discord Transcription Bot
Turn every Discord voice conversation into accurate, searchable text. NotesBot automatically joins your channel, records each speaker on their own 48 kHz stream, and runs it through a top-tier speech model so your team never loses a detail.
80+
Languages
13,500+
Calls summarized
30 min
One-time trial
What Is a Discord Transcription Bot?
A Discord transcription bot is an automated tool that listens to voice channel conversations and converts spoken words into written text. Instead of assigning someone on your team to take notes during a call, the bot captures everything that is said, identifies each speaker, and produces a text transcript you can review, search, and share after the meeting ends.
NotesBot goes a step further than simple speech-to-text. After transcribing your conversation, it feeds the full transcript to a powerful AI model that generates structured meeting notes complete with topic headers, key decisions, action items, and speaker attributions. The result is a set of AI-powered meeting notes delivered back into Discord within minutes of ending the call, in the channel your server sends notes to.
Whether you run a remote engineering team that needs to document standups, a gaming guild planning weekly raids, or a study group reviewing lecture material, a transcription bot eliminates the friction of manual documentation. Every participant can focus entirely on the discussion while the bot handles the record-keeping.
How NotesBot Transcription Works
Invite NotesBot to Your Server
Add NotesBot to any Discord server with a single click. No complex setup is needed. The invite asks for a small, fixed set of channel permissions and no admin access.
Start Recording with /join
Join a voice channel and type /join in any text channel. NotesBot enters the voice channel instantly and begins capturing audio from every participant. A confirmation message lets you know recording is active.
Have Your Conversation Naturally
Talk as you normally would. The bot records each speaker's audio independently using voice activity detection, which filters out silence and background noise to produce cleaner recordings.
End the Session with /leave
When the meeting is over, type /leave. NotesBot stops recording, processes the audio, and runs it through AI transcription with speaker labels. By default the notes arrive in a thread under the text channel they post in rather than as loose messages, and /config switches that to plain messages. The transcript comes with it as a timestamped .txt file in Discord, and the whole call is archived on your dashboard at notesbot.io.
Transcription Features Built for Teams
AI Transcription
Per-speaker 48 kHz capture into a top-tier speech model. Advanced speech recognition handles accents, technical terms, and natural speech patterns across various audio conditions.
80+ Languages
Transcribe calls in more than 80 languages. The AI detects the spoken language automatically, so multilingual teams and international communities work seamlessly.
Speaker Detection
Every line of the transcript is labeled with the speaker's name. Know exactly who said what without rewinding audio or asking teammates to clarify.
Custom AI Summaries
Receive structured meeting notes with topic headers, decisions, and action items. Use /config to customize what the summary emphasizes; settings come from whoever's plan pays for the recording.
MP3 Downloads
Access the full audio recording as a downloadable MP3 file. Review the original conversation anytime, share it with absent team members, or archive it for compliance.
Team Access
Transcripts and summaries post in the channel your server sends notes to, in a thread under it by default, where every team member can read and search them. An admin picks that channel in /setup under Where notes go.
NotesBot vs Other Approaches
| Feature | NotesBot | Manual Notes | Audio-Only Bots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic transcription | Yes | No | No |
| Speaker identification | Yes | Partial | No |
| AI-generated summaries | Yes | No | No |
| 80+ language support | Yes | Limited | No |
| Searchable text output | Yes | Varies | No |
| MP3 audio download | Yes | No | Yes |
| Action items & next steps | Yes | Manual effort | No |
| Zero manual effort | Yes | No | Partial |
Affordable Transcription for Every Team
Each Discord account gets a one-time 30-minute free trial with no credit card, and it does not renew. When you are ready for more, paid plans run from $3 to $40 per month, 5 to 100 hours of recording. Every plan includes full AI transcription, speaker detection, structured summaries, and MP3 downloads. Hours reset each cycle and do not roll over.
Basic
$3
5 hrs/mo
Standard
$5
10 hrs/mo
Plus
$10
20 hrs/mo
Pro
$15
30 hrs/mo
Premium
$20
40 hrs/mo
Ultimate
$40
100 hrs/mo
Annual
$96
240 hrs/yr
240 hours for the year, granted up front
One plan can also cover a whole server: an admin turns on team billing in /setup under Team & billing, and everyone with the role they authorize records on it. See every plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a Discord transcription bot convert voice to text?
NotesBot joins your Discord voice channel when you run the /join command. It captures audio from every participant in real time, then processes the recording through an advanced AI transcription engine that converts speech to accurate text. The system automatically detects different speakers and labels who said what, so you get a clean, readable transcript once the session ends.
Can NotesBot transcribe Discord calls in languages other than English?
Yes. NotesBot supports transcription in more than 80 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and many more. The spoken language is detected automatically on every call, so there is nothing to configure.
Is there a free trial for the Discord transcription bot?
Absolutely. Each Discord account gets a one-time 30-minute free trial with no credit card, and it does not renew. Simply add NotesBot to your server, join a voice channel, and type /join to start transcribing. After the trial, paid plans run from $3 to $40 per month, 5 to 100 hours of recording. Hours reset each cycle and do not roll over.
How accurate is the voice-to-text transcription in Discord?
NotesBot uses a state-of-the-art AI transcription model that delivers high accuracy even in noisy environments. The engine handles accents, technical jargon, and overlapping speakers effectively. For best results, participants should use decent microphones and minimize background noise. Speaker detection labels each person's contributions so the transcript is easy to follow.
Can I get an AI summary along with the full Discord transcription?
Yes. After every recording session, NotesBot automatically generates both a full transcript and a structured AI summary. The summary organizes key discussion points under topic headings, highlights decisions made, and lists next steps with responsibilities. You can also customize the summary focus using the /config command to emphasize action items, technical details, or any other priority your team needs; settings come from whoever's plan pays for the recording, so on a shared plan the account holder sets it once for everyone.