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How transcripts work: languages, speakers, editing, and statuses.

• How does transcription work in Canto?

  What happens between stopping a recording and seeing a transcript: upload, transcription, AI notes, and what each status means.

• Which languages does Canto transcribe?

  Canto auto-detects the spoken language — there is no language picker — and handles conversations that switch languages mid-sentence.

• How does Canto tell speakers apart?

  Canto separates speakers by voice into labelled turns, then AI infers real names from the conversation. You can rename any speaker manually.

• Rename speakers in a transcript

  Give a speaker a real name from any transcript line. The name applies to every line they speak, for everyone with access, and can be reset.

• Edit a transcript

  Correct transcript text segment by segment on the web. Owners and Space members can edit; public-link viewers cannot. Edits sync everywhere.

• Jump the audio to any word

  Every word in a Canto transcript is timestamped. Tap a line to play the audio from that moment, follow along word by word, and jump to bookmarks.

• Retry a failed transcription

  What the Failed status means, how to use Retry transcription, and why very short or silent recordings can't produce a transcript.

• Why is my recording locked or not transcribed?

  What the Locked and Not transcribed states mean on the free plan, and how upgrading unlocks the transcript automatically.