Good Tape

Good Tape is a Copenhagen-based software company providing AI transcription for audio and video files. The service targets journalists, researchers, legal professionals, consultants, creators, educators, governments, and media teams.

Users can upload recordings through the web application or capture audio through Good Tape’s iOS and Android recorder. The platform produces editable transcripts, supports more than 100 languages, and links transcript text with synchronized audio playback.

Good Tape emphasizes European data processing, encryption, GDPR compliance, ISO 27001 certification, and a policy against training models on customer files. Its API supports programmatic transcription, while its MCP connector provides a beta connection to compatible AI tools.

• Audio and video transcription in more than 100 languages.
• Automatic speaker labels with editable speaker names.
• Transcript editor with synchronized audio playback.
• AI-generated summaries for transcript overviews and key points.
• Bulk uploads for processing multiple recordings.
• Projects, notes, smart search, and secure transcript sharing.
• Exports for DOCX, SRT, TXT, PDF, TEX, MP3, and WEBM.
• Mobile recorder for iOS and Android with offline recording and automatic synchronization.
• API access for embedded transcription workflows.
• MCP connector in beta for compatible external AI tools.
• Team administration, centralized billing, role-based access, and SSO on Business plans.
• Support for common audio and video formats, including MP3, M4A, MP4, MOV, WAV, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, AVI, MKV, and WEBM.

Good Tape currently offers a free trial, Pro, and Business plans. The free trial costs €0, requires no credit card, includes one hour of transcription, and provides access to Pro features.

Pro costs €16 per month when billed annually. It includes 20 transcription hours per month, more than 100 languages, speaker labels, AI summaries, bulk uploads, the recorder app, transcript notes, MCP beta access, and a standard DPA.

Business pricing is custom. It adds organization-wide Pro features, 20 transcription hours per seat, an administrator dashboard, centralized billing, tailored onboarding, priority support, an SLA, SSO, and an organization-wide DPA.

API billing is separate from standard subscriptions. Good Tape states that API keys can be requested through its support contact, but it does not publish API pricing on the reviewed pricing pages.

Pros

• Supports more than 100 transcription languages.
• Combines transcription, editing, playback, summaries, and exports.
• Provides native iOS and Android recording applications.
• Offers API access for custom workflows and products.
• Documents EU data processing, encryption, GDPR compliance, and ISO 27001 certification.
• Includes a no-credit-card trial with access to Pro features.

Cons

• Pro pricing is presented in euros and requires annual billing for the advertised €16 monthly rate.
• Business pricing is not publicly listed.
• API pricing is separate and not published on the reviewed pages.
• Meeting integrations are listed as coming soon rather than generally available.
• The mobile app supports recording and playback, but transcript editing and sharing remain web-only.
• Live transcription and custom dictionaries are listed as coming soon.

Otter.ai is a comparable choice for meeting transcription, live notes, and collaboration. Rev is relevant for customers seeking automated or human-assisted transcription services. Happy Scribe is an alternative for transcription, subtitles, and translation workflows. Trint provides newsroom-oriented transcription and content workflows. Descript combines transcription with broader audio and video editing capabilities.

Does Good Tape offer a free trial?

Yes. The current free trial costs €0, requires no credit card, and includes one hour of transcription with access to Pro features.

Which platforms does Good Tape support?

Good Tape provides a web application and recorder apps for iOS and Android. It also offers an API and a beta MCP connector.

Does Good Tape have an API?

Yes. The API supports programmatic transcription, speaker detection, more than 100 languages, and common audio and video formats. API billing is separate from regular subscriptions.

Does Good Tape integrate with other applications?

Good Tape provides an API and MCP connector. Its pricing page lists meeting integrations as coming soon, so broadly available native meeting integrations were not verified.

Does Good Tape record offline?

Yes. The mobile recorder can store audio locally while offline and synchronize recordings when an internet connection returns.

Can users edit transcripts?

Yes. Users can edit transcript text, rename speakers, adjust line lengths, and play back synchronized audio through the web application.

Can Good Tape record phone calls?

No. The mobile application does not support recording native cellular phone calls.

Is Good Tape suitable for sensitive recordings?

Good Tape states that it uses EU-based processing, encrypts files in transit and at rest, supports GDPR requirements, and does not train models on customer data.