Transcripts help your podcast grow
Search engines cannot listen to audio. A transcript on your episode page gives Google thousands of relevant words to index, and gives listeners a way to find the part they want without scrubbing through an hour of audio.
Write show notes faster
Use the timestamped transcript to build chapter markers and show notes: skim the text, note the time each topic starts, and paste them into your podcast host.
Accessibility
Transcripts make your show available to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and to listeners who prefer reading.