Research transcription that protects participants
Transcribe interviews without sending participant data to the cloud. Search across hours of recordings to find the quote you need. Built for researchers who take confidentiality seriously.
Cloud transcription complicates IRB approval
When you use cloud transcription services for research interviews, you're sending participant data to third-party servers. This creates complications:
- Additional data processing agreements required for IRB
- Participant consent forms must disclose third-party processing
- Data may be stored in jurisdictions with different privacy laws
- Some topics (health, minors, vulnerable populations) become more complex
Verba simplifies this. All processing happens on your device. There's no third party to disclose because participant audio never leaves your computer.
From interview to insight
Record
Capture interviews on your iPhone or Mac. Works offline in the field.
Transcribe
On-device transcription with automatic speaker identification. Nothing uploaded.
Analyze
Search, tag, and query across your corpus. Export when you're ready.
Built for research workflows
Qualitative Research
Transcribe participant interviews, focus groups, and ethnographic observations. Search across your entire corpus to find themes and patterns.
- IRB-compliant local processing
- Participant confidentiality
- Cross-interview search
- Export to qualitative analysis tools
User Research
Capture user interviews, usability tests, and discovery sessions. Find the exact quote you need to make your case to stakeholders.
- Timestamped quotes
- Speaker attribution
- Searchable archive
- Shareable clips
Oral History
Preserve spoken testimony with accurate transcription and speaker identification. Build searchable archives of historical accounts.
- Long-form recording support
- Speaker identification
- Archival exports
- Offline processing
Academic Lectures
Record conference presentations, guest lectures, and seminars. Build a personal library of academic content you can search and cite.
- Citation-ready timestamps
- Semantic search
- Personal knowledge base
- No cloud storage
Features researchers actually need
IRB-friendly architecture
Participant data never leaves your device. No third-party processing means simpler IRB approval for human subjects research.
Semantic search
Find concepts across all your interviews, even when participants use different words. "People mentioned feeling overwhelmed" finds relevant quotes.
Speaker identification
Automatically distinguish between interviewer and participant. Know who said what without manual labeling.
Export to analysis tools
Export transcripts in formats compatible with NVivo, Atlas.ti, MAXQDA, and other qualitative analysis software.
Timestamp citations
Every quote comes with a precise timestamp. Cite the exact moment in your data.
Corpus-wide queries
Ask questions across all your interviews. "What did participants say about pricing?" searches your entire dataset.
Research transcription that respects your participants
Free forever. Mac and iPhone apps launch Q1 2026.