Looking for a Riverside.fm alternative?
Transcribe for free →| Feature | LongScribe | Riverside.fm |
|---|---|---|
| What it's for | Turning an existing recording or public link into text | Recording new podcast/video calls in studio quality |
| Free plan limit | 1000 min/month | 2 hours/month, then paywalled |
| Free plan restrictions | — | 720p video cap, watermark on exports |
| Paid plan | Premium $4.99/month — 5,000 minutes / 500 recordings; Premium Pro $14.99/month — 20,000 minutes / 2,000 recordings; High Accuracy $24.99/month — 2,000 accuracy-first minutes; optional $5 one-time top-ups | From ~$19/month |
| Paste a link (YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, X, SoundCloud) | Yes | — |
| Speaker labels | Yes — with Premium | Yes |
| Export formats | TXT, SRT, DOCX, JSON, VTT | Video/audio + transcript |
A Riverside.fm alternative for existing recordings
Riverside.fm is a recording studio: it captures a new podcast or video call locally for high-quality audio and video. LongScribe skips the recording step entirely — paste a link to something already published, or upload a file you already have, and get a transcript back.
No 2-hour cap or watermark
Riverside's free plan limits you to 2 hours a month at 720p with a watermark stamped on exports. LongScribe's free plan gives you 1000 minutes a month of clean, unwatermarked transcript text.
Paste a supported public link or upload a file
Paste a public audio or video link from a supported platform such as YouTube, Twitch or Facebook, or upload a file directly. Long recordings queue in the background, so you can close the tab and come back to finished text.
Built for long recordings
Multi-hour podcasts, interviews and webinars process in the background rather than counting against a short recording cap.
Every export format
Download plain text (TXT), timed SRT subtitles, a Word document (DOCX) and JSON — no format paywalls.
Dozens of languages
Auto-detect the spoken language or set it manually, across dozens of supported languages.
Try it without an account
Run a short clip with no sign-up, then create a free account for the full 1000 monthly minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Is LongScribe a replacement for Riverside.fm's recording studio?
No. Riverside.fm records new podcast and video calls locally in studio quality. LongScribe transcribes a recording you already have, from an upload or a supported public link — a different job, not a studio replacement.
Does LongScribe add a watermark like Riverside.fm's free plan?
No. LongScribe's transcript and exports are clean, with no watermark at any plan.
How many free minutes does LongScribe give per month?
1000 minutes a month on the free plan, with no card required to create an account. A short clip can also be tried with no account at all.