For editors and qualitative researchers
Find the source before you publish.
Compare draft quotes with your timestamped transcript. See the speaker, source time and surrounding words, then export a review for your editor.
One local HTML file. No installation, account or model calls. Evaluation is free; no purchase or endorsement is required.
A wording match still needs context.
Illustrative fictional transcript
[03:10] P01: I thought the new form would save time, but I still needed our coordinator to finish it.
Draft quote
P01 | the new form would save time
Exact wording match — P01, 03:10.
The words occur in the source, but publishing them as proof that the form saved time would distort what P01 said. Quote Trace provides the context; the editor decides whether the quote is fair.
The downloadable kit includes twelve original fictional cases covering exact matches, repeated wording, missing text, formatting differences and speaker mismatch. This is a demonstration, not a real-world accuracy benchmark.
Try it in a few minutes.
- Extract the evaluation ZIP and open Quote-Trace.html in a desktop browser.
- Paste the included transcript and draft quotes, then select Check quotes.
- Compare the results with the guide. Download the JSON review to inspect the source matches.
For your own evaluation, use sanitized text you are permitted to process. The tool works from disk without sending your input to a server or saving it automatically.
Check the fit first.
Source turns must use [00:00] Speaker: words, with timestamps in order. Draft quotes go one per line, optionally as Speaker | quote.
Version 0.1 accepts plain text, up to 300,000 source characters and 100 quotes within the documented limits. It does not import audio, SRT, VTT, PDF or DOCX.
It checks wording and location. It does not verify factual claims, transcript accuracy, identities, themes or publication suitability.
Useful enough for your workflow?
The proposed commercial licence is 19 USDC, one time, for up to five users within one organization. It includes this version, source and seven calendar days of defect support after delivery. Custom formats, resale and public redistribution are excluded.
Email Meltemi Labs with feedback or to agree a purchase. Native USDC on Base or Solana is available by prior agreement. Confirm the scope, licence, receiving network and amount with us before payment; no payment is due to evaluate the kit.
No subscription or future-version entitlement. See the evaluation and commercial licence. Share observations rather than participant data.