Open standard · format 2.2.0
The .vox format for transcription
Court and professional transcription still moves between proprietary tools, manual exports, and formats that lose timing and review state. VOX is an open container — a documented ZIP package — so one file can carry audio, a canonical word-level transcript, and views any tool can open.
Why an open format matters
Transcription is a chain of specialised tools — recorders, ASR, scoping software, Word, and court filing systems. Without a shared interchange format, every handoff is a custom export. VOX aims to be the neutral package the industry can standardise on.
No vendor lock-in
Transcripts should outlive any single app. A published, inspectable format means your work stays portable.
One file, everything included
Audio, word-level timing, speaker labels, and ready-made exports travel together — not scattered across folders and proprietary databases.
Works without Vox installed
Every package ships subtitles, a Word document, and an offline HTML player. VLC, browsers, and Word can open it on day one.
Built for the whole industry
Courts, agencies, scopists, and software vendors can share the same interchange format instead of reinventing exports.
What's inside a .vox file
A .vox file is a ZIP archive. Unzip it once and you get structured audio, the source-of-truth transcript JSON, and human-friendly exports — plus a README and embedded copy of the spec at the archive root.
Audio
Multichannel FLAC masters and per-channel stems — court recordings included.
Canonical transcript
Word-level JSON with speakers, review state, notes, and channel metadata.
Derived views
VTT, SRT, DOCX, and an offline HTML player generated from the same source.
Embedded spec
README and the full format document live inside every package for humans and tools.
For transcribers and agencies
- Share one file with counsel, co-workers, or archives — audio and transcript stay linked.
- Open primary audio in VLC or QuickTime; matching VTT subtitles load automatically.
- Export to Word from inside the package without reformatting speaker labels by hand.
For software vendors and integrators
- Normative spec, JSON Schema, test fixtures, and a minimal Python read example on GitHub.
- Importers sniff ZIP magic bytes — no ambiguity with legacy JSON sidecars.
- Versioned format with backward-compatible import for earlier package generations.
Voxit is a reference implementation. We welcome feedback from anyone building importers, exporters, or court systems that need a durable interchange format.
Get started
Export a .vox package from Voxit desktop, or read the specification to implement support in your own product. The format is documented openly so the transcription industry can adopt it together.