Trint review

Trint was started by a former war correspondent and is still aimed at newsrooms and media producers. It transcribes recorded audio and video in 40+ languages, translates into 50+, and offers live transcription on web and mobile with a feed colleagues can follow in real time, including automatic language detection for multilingual events. Story Builder lets you pull key quotes from transcripts and reorder them into a rough cut, then export articles to DOCX or edits to EDL or XML for a video editor. Sharing works with people who do not have a Trint account, with granular permissions. For compliance, Trint offers a choice of EU or US data storage, holds ISO 27001 certification and states that files are not used to train algorithms. The weak point for buyers is price transparency: we could not find a public price list, so plans go through a sales conversation, which is why the value score is lower.

Who it is for

Newsrooms and media organizations

Price

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Key features

• AI transcription in 40+ languages and translation into 50+ languages
• Live transcription on web and mobile with a shared live feed
• Story Builder for pulling quotes into rough cuts
• Exports to DOCX for articles and EDL or XML for video editors
• Choice of EU or US data storage and ISO 27001 certification

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Built around newsroom workflows, from live capture to rough cut
• Strength: States that customer files are not used to train algorithms
• Strength: 7-day free trial
• Weakness: No public price list; plans go through sales
• Weakness: No permanent free plan
• Weakness: Fewer self-serve details than other tools here

Key facts

• Free trial: 7 days
• Languages: 40+ transcription, 50+ translation
• Data storage: EU or US
• Certification: ISO 27001

Where it ranks

Trint is No. 8 in our Best AI Transcription Software verdict.