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General transcription

Happy Scribe covers over 120 languages, accepts YouTube links and offers optional human review. Reviews report weaker accuracy outside major languages, especially dialectal Arabic; it has no raw-note import, mobile app, verse handling, honorific formulas or structuring.

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CriterionHappy ScribeIslamScribeWhat IslamScribe does
Mixed languages in one recording

One recording can mix Arabic, French and English. Each language is written where it is spoken.

One recording can mix Arabic, French and English. Each language is written where it is spoken.

Audio upload

Upload an audio file up to 300 minutes long and 2 GB in size.

Upload an audio file up to 300 minutes long and 2 GB in size.

Video upload

Upload a video up to 300 minutes long and 2 GB in size.

Upload a video up to 300 minutes long and 2 GB in size.

YouTube link

Paste a YouTube link to turn the video into a written lesson.

Paste a YouTube link to turn the video into a written lesson.

Notes or raw text

Enter up to 100,000 words of notes to correct, organise or translate.

Enter up to 100,000 words of notes to correct, organise or translate.

Verse detection and citation

Quran verses are detected, referenced and submitted for human review.

Quran verses are detected, referenced and submitted for human review.

Wording improvement

Raw text becomes a clear lesson with Standard or Premium wording.

Raw text becomes a clear lesson with Standard or Premium wording.

Translation

Translation preserves the Arabic and respects Islamic terms.

Translation preserves the Arabic and respects Islamic terms.

Honorific formulas

Customary formulas and transliteration are added for Allah ﷻ, the prophets, the Companions and scholars.

Customary formulas and transliteration are added for Allah ﷻ, the prophets, the Companions and scholars.

Sections and subsections

The lesson is organised into collapsible sections and subsections.

The lesson is organised into collapsible sections and subsections.

Web editor

Read and correct your text beside the original recording.

Read and correct your text beside the original recording.

Mobile app

IslamScribe is available on the web and in a mobile app.

IslamScribe is available on the web and in a mobile app.

Verifiable passages

Every passage stays linked to the moment it was said, and people check the references.

Every passage stays linked to the moment it was said, and people check the references.

PDF and Word export

Export to PDF and Word in several presentation styles.

Export to PDF and Word in several presentation styles.

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Information checked in 2026-08.

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