How to Convert Audible to Text in 3 Ways [2024 Updated]

Part 1. Does Audible Books Come with Text?

Does Audible Come with Text?

Yes. Audible launched a new technology, called Audible Captions, which can machine-generate transcriptions based on playing Audible audiobooks. The feature shows Audible text in real-time, allowing you to listen along with the narration.

It should be mentioned that due to the use of automatic generation technology, the Audible transcription is not an exact copy of the text and may contain errors from time to time.

How to Get Audible Transcripts via Captions Feature

Step 1. Open your Audible app on your device, tap the book you want to listen to the Audible book and read the text simultaneously.

Step 2. Tap the "messages" icon in the center left corner of the audiobook cover. It will pop up a new window, where you can click the "Yes, turn on the captions" button to show the Audible book transcript.

Step 3. Now, go back to your Audible audiobook and play it. Swipe your screen left, and you can see text on Audible.

Part 2. How to Convert Audible to Text via Microsoft Word

Microsoft provides a Transcribe feature in its Microsoft Word. It allows you to upload audio files and convert audio to text directly only if your files are encoded in the following audio file formats: .wav, .mp4, and .mp3.

If you are an Audible fan, you might know that Audible audiobooks are encrypted in AA and AAX formats. Therefore, you need to use the DRmare Audible Converter to convert Audible audiobooks to Microsoft Word-compatible files without iTunes installation and Audible account authorization.

DRmare Audible Converter is a powerful audiobook converting program to help convert AAX to MP3, and other plain audio files as you want at a 100X fast speed. It can preserve the original quality of the Audible books after the conversion. Besides, you can edit the sample rate, volume, pitch, bit rate, and so on for Audible files before transcoding. With it, you will get the common Audible books and use them anywhere and anytime even without an Audible subscription.

How to Convert Audible Books to Local Audio Files

Here you will learn how to convert Audible audiobooks to common files via DRmare Audible Converter so that you can use Microsoft Word's Transcribe feature to convert Audible to text. To begin, you need to download, install, and launch the DRmare Audible Converter on your computer. Ensure you have downloaded Audible books you want to see the text while listening to in advance.

Step 1Load downloaded Audible audiobooks to DRmare Audible Converter

When opened the DRmare Audible Converter, you will see its main screen. It is clean and just with several buttons. To add the downloaded Audible audiobooks to the DRmare Audible Converter for converting, please hit the 'Add Files' button located at the top left corner. You can choose and add the Audible files to the DRmare Audible Converter.

Step 2Alter Audible books output settings for converting to text

In DRmare Audible Converter, there are many output audio formats that you can choose. You can select one from them for your Audible books. For example, you can convert Audible to MP3, and more according to Microsoft Word preferences. Moreover, you can reset the codec and other audio parameters for the Audible files you want. In addition, you can click on the 'Edit' icon next to the title of the Audible book. Then you can adjust the volume, pitch, and more for your Audible books. Once reset, click on the 'OK' button.

Step 3Convert Audible audiobooks for getting text

At the final step, click on the 'Convert' button. DRmare Audible Converter program will convert Audible to the target format you set. When the procedure is done, you can head to the 'Converted' icon to find the local Audible books on the history window. Hit the 'Open' icon to locate the files in your computer's folder.

How to Convert Audible Clips to Text via Microsoft Word

Now, Microsoft Word can recognize all converted Audible books. You can start to use it to convert Audible clips to text. To do this, you need to become a Microsoft 365 premium subscriber.

Step 1. Log in to your Microsoft 365 and open Word. On the 'Home' section, click the arrow next to the 'Dictate'. Then choose the 'Transcribe' option.

Step 2. Touch the 'Upload audio' button at the new pop-up window. It allows you to upload audio files in WAV, MP3, and M4A format.

Step 3. Browse, find, and choose the Audible books you want to add to convert to text from the file picker. Then hit on the 'Open' button. Microsoft Word's Transcribe will automatically transcribe and convert Audible books to text.

Step 4. When finished, you will see text in the pane. You can edit the text as you want. At last, hit on the 'Add all to document' button to keep the Audible text in the Word document.

Part 3. How to Convert Audible Book to Text via Google Docs

Google Docs is a free cloud-based word-processing software from Google. By adopting modern speech-to-text technology, Google Docs provides the option to convert audiobooks into text. Unlike Microsoft Word, it uses a voice typing feature to transcribe the audio from the microphone. Here we will show you how to use Google Docs to export Audible clips to text step by step.

How to Get Text with Audible by Google Docs

Step 1. Go to the Google Docs homepage. Then go on to create new blank document.

Step 2. Head to the 'Tools' tab at the top menu bar of the page and click on it. Next, choose the 'Voice Typing' option from the list. And then a microphone icon will show on the left side of your screen.

Step 3. At the top of the microphone icon, you can see all the transcription languages. Just go on to choose the language for the audiobook you want to listen to and convert to text.

Step 4. Play the Audible book you want to convert into text. Then click on the microphone icon and it turn to red and begin to transcribe.

Part 4. Convert Audiobook to Text Online via Happy Scribe

Happy Scribe is a popular online website providing transcription and subtitle generation services. It has been divided into three parts: Transcription, Subtitles, and Translated. It can convert audio or video to text and generate subtitles in original or different languages.

You can use the Transcription feature of Happy Scribe to convert audiobooks to text from Audible AA and AAX files. It provides machine-generated mode (99% accurate) and human-made mode (85% accurate) to generate Audible texts. Here are steps:

How to Convert Audible Show/Speech to Text Online

Step 1. Navigate to Happy Scribe's official website. To convert Audible speech, show, and audiobook to text, you can choose the "Transcription" option.

Step 2. Press the "Upload a file" and "Choose file" buttons to upload your Audible books from your local computer to this tool.

Step 3. Choose your mode and click the "Create" tab to generate Audible book transcripts.

Part 5. Final Words

If your Audible audiobook supports Captions, you can use this feature to get Audible transcripts directly. If not, there are still three ways to convert Audible to text, namely Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and Happy Scribe.

While using Microsoft Word to get Audible text, you also need to use DRmare Audible Converter to convert Audible audiobooks to pure audio files. This way can help you save Audible books to your local computer permanently with original quality and complete ID3 tags. You can enjoy your Audible files anytime, anywhere.