Spotify's New Podcast Transcription Feature Is Here: Know Everything

The Swedish music streaming giant is also expanding Podcast Chapters, which was announced earlier this year.

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify is rolling out auto-generated transcripts for podcasts. According to the company, the new transcript for podcasts feature will be available for millions of podcast episodes in the next few weeks. For listeners, the text transcripts will also be time-synced, for them to visually follow along as a podcast episode progresses. The feature will be made available for both premium and free users.

"We'll be rolling out transcripts to millions of episodes in the coming weeks, and we'll innovate more on this feature in the future, including ways to add media to transcripts. This is all part of our goal to bring more depth to the podcasts you're listening to," Spotify wrote in a blog post on Thursday.

To use the feature, while listening to an episode, Spotify users will need to scroll down the Now Playing View to find the transcript, then tap the card to follow along on full screen as they listen to the episode. The Swedish music streaming giant is also expanding Podcast Chapters, which was announced earlier this year. Podcast Chapters was announced, in an attempt to make it easier for users to jump into episodes at a specific topic or section.

Mobile users globally can now find the full list of chapters by scrolling down the Now Playing View, giving them more control over their listening sessions and more info about every episode as they dive in, the company said. Along with this, the company is updating the Podcast Show pages for users to learn more about a podcast before they listen to the episode in full.

"As it rolls out in the coming weeks, you'll be able to click the 'About' tab to find descriptions, images, and episode recommendations from creators. Plus, you'll get recommendations for other shows in the 'More Like This' tab," the company added.