diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7fd19e..eeaf140 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
     "hoyahax-2025": "file:",
     "lucide-react": "^0.474.0",
     "mongoose": "^8.9.5",
+    "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1",
     "next": "15.1.6",
     "next-themes": "^0.4.4",
+    "openai-whisper": "^1.0.2",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "svix": "^1.45.1",
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.2.0",
+    "@types/multer": "^1.4.12",
     "@types/node": "^20.17.16",
     "@types/react": "^19.0.8",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.3",
diff --git a/src/app/api/transcribe/__pycache__/app.cpython-39.pyc b/src/app/api/transcribe/__pycache__/app.cpython-39.pyc
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diff --git a/src/app/api/transcribe/app.py b/src/app/api/transcribe/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12f6408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/transcribe/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI, File, UploadFile
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+import whisper
+import os
+import tempfile
+
+app = FastAPI()
+model = whisper.load_model("base")  # Load the model once for efficiency
+
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=["http://localhost:3000"],  # Frontend origin (adjust as needed)
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],  # Allow all HTTP methods (GET, POST, etc.)
+    allow_headers=["*"],  # Allow all headers (Authorization, Content-Type, etc.)
+)
+
+@app.post("/transcribe")
+async def transcribe_audio(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
+    # Save the uploaded file to a temporary location
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".mp3") as temp_file:
+        temp_file.write(await file.read())
+        temp_path = temp_file.name
+
+    try:
+        # Transcribe the audio
+        result = model.transcribe("inputs/test.mp3")
+        transcription = result["text"]
+        print(transcription)
+    finally:
+        # Clean up temporary file
+        os.remove(temp_path)
+
+    return {"transcription": transcription}
diff --git a/src/app/api/transcribe/inputs/test.mp3 b/src/app/api/transcribe/inputs/test.mp3
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diff --git a/src/app/api/transcribe/route.ts b/src/app/api/transcribe/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce4efac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/transcribe/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import multer from "multer";
+import fs from "fs/promises";
+import whisper from "openai-whisper";
+
+const upload = multer({ dest: "uploads/" });
+
+export const config = {
+  api: {
+    bodyParser: false, // Disable Next.js's body parsing for file uploads
+  },
+};
+
+// Whisper model (initialize once for efficiency)
+const model = whisper.load_model("base");
+
+// Utility to transcribe audio
+async function transcribeAudio(filePath: string): Promise<string> {
+  const transcription = await model.transcribe(filePath);
+  return transcription.text;
+}
+
+async function parseMultipartForm(req: NextRequest): Promise<File> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const multerMiddleware = upload.single("audio");
+    multerMiddleware(req as any, {} as any, (error: any) => {
+      if (error) return reject(error);
+      resolve(req.file);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
+  try {
+    // Parse the incoming multipart form data
+    const file = await parseMultipartForm(req);
+
+    if (!file) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: "No audio file provided" }, { status: 400 });
+    }
+
+    const filePath = file.path;
+
+    // Transcribe the audio
+    const transcription = await transcribeAudio(filePath);
+
+    // Clean up the uploaded file
+    await fs.unlink(filePath);
+
+    return NextResponse.json({ transcription });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error during transcription:", error);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Transcription failed" }, { status: 500 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29439a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import RootLayout from './layout'
+import SignupPage from './signup/page'
+import Link from "next/link";
+
+export default function Home() {
+  return (
+    <RootLayout>
+      <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', height: '100vh' }}>
+        <h1 style={{ fontSize: 64, marginBottom: 20 }}>Welcome to Hoya</h1>
+        <SignupPage />
+        <Link href="/transcribe">
+          <button>Go to Transcribe Page</button>
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </RootLayout>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/app/transcribe/layout.tsx b/src/app/transcribe/layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a14e64f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/transcribe/layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+export const metadata = {
+  title: 'Next.js',
+  description: 'Generated by Next.js',
+}
+
+export default function RootLayout({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode
+}) {
+  return (
+    <html lang="en">
+      <body>{children}</body>
+    </html>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/app/transcribe/page.tsx b/src/app/transcribe/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ff8e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/transcribe/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"use client";
+
+import React, { useState } from "react";
+import axios from "axios";
+
+const AudioTranscriber: React.FC = () => {
+  const [file, setFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+  const [transcription, setTranscription] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleFileChange = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    if (event.target.files && event.target.files.length > 0) {
+      setFile(event.target.files[0]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleTranscription = async () => {
+    if (!file) return alert("Please select an audio file to transcribe!");
+
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.append("file", file);
+
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.post("http://localhost:8000/transcribe", formData, {
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data",
+        },
+      });
+      setTranscription(response.data.transcription);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error transcribing audio:", error);
+      alert("Failed to transcribe audio. Please try again.");
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>Audio Transcription</h1>
+      <input type="file" accept="audio/*" onChange={handleFileChange} />
+      <button onClick={handleTranscription} disabled={loading}>
+        {loading ? "Transcribing..." : "Transcribe"}
+      </button>
+      {transcription && (
+        <div>
+          <h2>Transcription:</h2>
+          <p>{transcription}</p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default AudioTranscriber;
diff --git a/src/components/navbar.tsx b/src/components/navbar.tsx
index 204e3be..74e18d7 100644
--- a/src/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export function Navbar() {
 						<Link href="/products" className="transition-colors hover:text-foreground/80 text-foreground/60">
 							Map
 						</Link>
+						<Link href="/transcribe" className="transition-colors hover:text-foreground/80 text-foreground/60">
+							Transcribe
+						</Link>
 					</nav>
 				</div>
 				<div className="flex flex-1 items-center justify-between space-x-2 md:justify-end">