# Transcribing

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Transcription is a supplementary feature of our paid Whereby Embedded plans. You can review the pricing and options [on our site](https://whereby.com/information/embedded/pricing/).
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Session transcripts can be used as a standalone resource (eg. for compliance purposes) or sent to an external service for post processing (eg. to derive key topics or create a session summary). You can create transcripts directly from the session (without the need to record it), or you can transcribe any session recording saved in [Whereby-provided storage](https://docs.whereby.com/recording-with-embedded/cloud-recording#whereby-provided-storage). Transcripts are saved as text files accessible through the customer portal or via [the API](https://docs.whereby.com/reference/whereby-rest-api-reference). 

### Session Transcription

Session Transcription allows you to produce a transcript directly from the live session, without the need to record it. Full transcript is available right after the session is finished. 

[Read more](https://docs.whereby.com/whereby-product-features/transcribing/session-transcription)

### Recording Transcription

Recording Transcription allows you to get a transcript of any recording that was saved in Whereby-provided storage. It is useful if you want to transcribe sessions recorded in the past.

[Read more](https://docs.whereby.com/whereby-product-features/transcribing/recording-transcriptions)