> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-docs.voicecheap.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Speech to text

> Use the speech-to-text tool when you only need a transcript without running a full dubbing workflow.

# Speech to text

Use speech to text when you only need a transcript from audio or video and do not need translation, voice generation, or lip sync.

## Good use cases

* transcript-only workflows
* rough cuts and note-taking
* preparing subtitles outside the full dubbing flow
* extracting source text before editing

## Choose the full dubbing workflow instead when

* you need translation
* you need dubbed audio
* you want voice cloning or voice library
* you want SmartSync and review inside one project

## Related pages

* [Tools overview](/tools/tools-overview)
* [Video to SRT](/tools/video-to-srt)