SpiikHow Spiik does with French
In France, Spiik is listed as Dictaphone & Transcription, and the app is fully translated into French. More people have rated it in France than in any other country: 4,093 ratings, averaging 4.5.
Le niveau de compréhension de l'application est excellent […] Il n'y a pas d'apprentissage de la voix, ce qui supprime une étape.Pierredelavigie, App Store review, France
In short: Spiik understands French well even when you don't articulate carefully, and there's no voice training step.
How to transcribe French
- Pick French in the language menu on the recording screen. For the live transcript, you can choose French as spoken in France, Canada, Belgium or Switzerland.
- Record. The live transcript follows along, and recording continues with the screen locked.
- Stop. Spiik transcribes the recording in French right away, labels who said what, and keeps the audio so you can tap any line to hear it.
- Already have the audio? Import it from Files, Photos or Voice Memos, choose French, and tap Transcribe.
What to know about French
- Don't dictate punctuation. Spiik adds punctuation itself, so saying virgule or point out loud writes the word rather than the mark.
- Accents and elisions such as l'équipe or qu'il are written out normally, so the transcript is ready to quote.
- Interviews for a mémoire. Students record and transcribe research interviews, then use the formal rewrite to tidy quotes.
- Canadian French is transcribed as French. Check proper names and local expressions against the audio.
What you can do with a French transcript
Ask the recording questions in French and get French answers. Turn a lecture into structured notes, a revision quiz or flashcards, or translate the transcript into English or one of 100+ other languages. Export it as text, PDF, SRT or VTT.
Frequently asked questions
Does Spiik work in French?
Yes. The app is fully in French and transcribes French recordings with speaker labels. France is its largest market, with 4,093 App Store ratings averaging 4.5.
Do I need to train Spiik on my voice?
No. There's no voice training: record or import, choose French, and transcribe.
Can Spiik transcribe Québec or Belgian French?
Yes. You can choose the Canadian, Belgian or Swiss variant for the live transcript, and the full transcript is written in standard French spelling.
Sources
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