Free
$0
month
Includes a 10-minute AI transcription, subtitling, and translation trial; unlimited meeting recordings with 45-minute recordings; limited exports; and three Ask AI uses monthly.
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Happy Scribe
HappyScribe is a web-based transcription, subtitling, translation, and AI meeting-notetaking platform with mobile apps, human review, integrations, and API access.
Editorial overview
Aggregated Overview
The product combines AI transcription, subtitles, translation, meeting notes, human proofreading, mobile apps, integrations, exports, and a REST API. Independent review platforms show strong overall user ratings, while usage-based credits and separate human-service charges affect value for heavier workloads.
This profile combines documented product information and independent evidence where available. It is not a hands-on test unless TechZella explicitly identifies one.
Overview
HappyScribe is a cloud platform for converting audio and video into editable text, subtitles, captions, translations, and meeting documentation. It supports AI processing and optional human proofreading or human-made transcription and subtitling services.
The platform serves uploaded media, online meetings, interviews, lectures, podcasts, research recordings, and mobile voice recordings. Its AI Notetaker can join Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings, then produce transcripts, summaries, and action points.
Happy Scribe Decision Snapshot
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Platforms
Android, iOS, MCP, REST API, Web
TechZella assessment
8.5/10
Happy Scribe Pros & Cons
Pros
- Supports AI transcription, subtitling, translation, and meeting notes in one workspace.
- Offers more than 150 AI transcription languages and more than 80 translation languages.
- Provides optional human proofreading and human-made transcription services.
- Includes professional subtitle and video-editing export formats.
- Provides mobile apps for iOS and Android.
- Offers integrations with major meeting, storage, video, calendar, and automation platforms.
- Provides a REST API with webhooks and folder management.
Cons
- Subscription credits reset at the end of each billing cycle.
- Human proofreading and other human services cost extra per minute.
- Additional AI usage is billed separately from plan allowances.
- The desktop app for Mac and Windows is listed as coming soon.
- Enterprise features such as SSO/SAML require a custom plan.
Happy Scribe Pricing & Plans
Basic
$17
month
Includes 120 AI minutes monthly, one user seat, unlimited meeting recordings with 90-minute recordings, and additional credits at $0.20 per minute. Annual equivalent: $8.50 monthly.
Check current pricing →Pro
$29
month
Includes 600 AI minutes monthly, three user seats, unlimited meeting-recording duration, unlimited Ask AI, and expanded subtitle exports. Annual equivalent: $19 monthly.
Check current pricing →Business
$89
month
Includes 6,000 AI minutes monthly, five user seats, workspace roles and permissions, unlimited style guides and glossaries, and usage analytics. Annual equivalent: $59 monthly.
Check current pricing →Enterprise
Contact sales
custom
Includes scalable usage, premium support, account management, SSO/SAML, and advanced workspace controls.
Check current pricing →Pricing may change. Verify current plans on the vendor's website.
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Happy Scribe Features
AI Transcription
- AI transcription in 150+ languages
- Automatic speaker detection
- Word-level timestamps
- Interactive transcript editor
- AI-generated summaries and action points
- Ask AI transcript queries
Subtitles and Translation
- AI subtitling
- AI translation in 80+ languages
- Subtitle timing and editing
- Style guides and glossaries
- Caption and subtitle exports
- Human subtitle translation services
Meeting Notetaker
- Meeting recording support
- Zoom integration
- Google Meet integration
- Microsoft Teams integration
- Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar sync
- Automatic meeting summaries
Integrations
- YouTube
- Vimeo
- Wistia
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- Box
- Zapier
- Claude and ChatGPT through MCP
API and Automation
- REST API v1
- File uploads and media URLs
- Webhook notifications
- Transcription status polling
- Folder management
- 15+ export formats
- Token-based authentication
Mobile
- iOS application
- Android application
- Mobile audio recording
- Workspace synchronization
- Mobile transcript export and sharing
Security and Administration
- TLS encryption
- GDPR compliance
- SOC 2 Type 2 listed on pricing materials
- Two-factor authentication
- Workspace roles and permissions on Business
- SSO/SAML for Enterprise
Happy Scribe Specifications
| Product type | Cloud software |
|---|---|
| Primary delivery | Web application |
| Mobile apps | iOS and Android |
| Desktop app | Mac and Windows listed as coming soon |
| AI transcription coverage | 150+ languages |
| AI translation coverage | 80+ languages |
| Human service coverage | 65+ languages listed for human services |
| API | REST API v1 with webhooks |
| Free trial | 10-minute AI transcription, subtitling, and translation trial |
| Integrations | Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Google Calendar, Outlook, Zapier, MCP |
| Export formats | SRT, VTT, STL, DOCX, PDF, TXT, JSON, CSV, XLSX, Premiere XML, Final Cut Pro XML, EDL, Avid DS, and more |
| Company headquarters | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Legal entity registration | Ireland |
Our evidence-based assessment
TechZella Score
A proprietary editorial score based on product capabilities, usability, value, performance, support and user sentiment evidence.
8.5/10Moderate confidence
The product combines AI transcription, subtitles, translation, meeting notes, human proofreading, mobile apps, integrations, exports, and a REST API. Independent review platforms show strong overall user ratings, while usage-based credits and separate human-service charges affect value for heavier workloads.
Methodology v1.0. The assessment weighs feature coverage (25%), ease of use (15%), value for money (20%), performance (15%), support (10%) and user sentiment (15%), using researched product evidence and verified review evidence where available. It is a TechZella editorial assessment, not a direct user-review average.
Happy Scribe FAQs
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Does HappyScribe have a free trial?
Yes. The free plan includes a 10-minute AI trial for transcription, subtitling, and translation, plus limited meeting-notetaker access.
Does HappyScribe provide an API?
Yes. Its REST API supports transcription creation, file or URL submissions, webhooks, folder management, and exports in more than 15 formats.
Which platforms does HappyScribe support?
The service runs on the web and offers mobile apps for iOS and Android. The pricing page lists a desktop app for Mac and Windows as coming soon.
What integrations are available?
Supported integrations include Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, and Zapier. HappyScribe also lists MCP connections for Claude and ChatGPT.
Does HappyScribe offer human transcription?
Yes. Human transcription, proofreading, subtitle creation, and subtitle translation are available as paid services with prices varying by language and turnaround.
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