Video transcript generator
A video transcript generator that is not tied to one network: paste a link from any platform we support and the spoken words return as readable text with timings, ready to copy or keep as TXT, SRT or VTT. It works free online, with no software to install.
See the transcript flow, step by step
A walkthrough of speech turning into clean, timed text.
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What you get
- Plain text transcript
- Timestamped lines you can jump through
- Subtitle file, .srt or .vtt
Why people use it
Files stream straight to your device. We keep no copy of the video or the link.
No sign up, no email, no tracking pixel. Paste a link and save the file.
Every tool on the site is free to use, with no daily download cap.
We pick the highest stream the source offers, up to 4K where it exists.
One paste, one click. No queues, no waiting rooms, no forced ads between steps.
Runs in any modern browser on phone, tablet and desktop. Nothing to install.
How it turns a video into text
Paste the link and press Get transcript. When the video already carries captions, those exact lines are used, so the wording and the timings match the creator's own file.
When there are no captions, which is normal for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Reddit, Pinterest and Bilibili, the clip's audio is read by speech recognition instead and the text is built from what was actually said.
Which platforms work
TikTok, Instagram reels, YouTube videos and Shorts, Facebook, X, Reddit, Pinterest and Bilibili all go through the same box. There is no separate page to hunt for.
Anything public resolves. Private accounts, deleted posts and members only uploads do not, because the audio never leaves the platform in the first place.
Copy it or save a subtitle file
Switch between plain text and a timestamped view, then press Copy transcript to take whichever one you are looking at straight to your clipboard.
TXT is for notes and drafts. SRT drops into a video editor and VTT into a web player, and both keep a timing on every line.
On a transcribed clip the timings are spread evenly across the clip's length rather than measured word by word, so treat them as close rather than frame accurate. Captions pulled from a video that has them are exact.
What people do with it
Turning a talk into notes, quoting a clip accurately, writing subtitles for a repost, feeding a long video to a summariser, or reading something in a place where sound is not an option.
The text belongs to whoever said it. Quoting and studying it is ordinary. Republishing a whole script as your own is not.
Where the words come from
Any public link from a supported platform is read the same way, so one page covers the lot.
When a caption track already exists it is read directly, which is fast and matches what the platform shows on screen.
When there is none, the audio itself is transcribed, which takes a little longer and depends on how clearly the speaker was recorded.
Reading beats rewatching
Skimming a page of text for the one sentence you needed takes seconds, where scrubbing a video link back and forth takes minutes.
A transcript is searchable, so a recipe quantity, a price or a name is found with a browser find rather than a replay.
It also gives you something quotable, since the wording is in front of you instead of half remembered.
What to check before you use it
Names, brands and places are the usual errors, because they are guessed by sound.
Background music and two people talking at once both lower accuracy noticeably, so busy clips need a read through.
Punctuation is inferred from pauses rather than heard, so long stretches of speech come back with fewer full stops than you would write.
Questions people ask
Does this work for TikTok and Instagram, not just YouTube?
Yes. Every platform we support goes through this one box. Clips without captions are transcribed from their audio.
How accurate is the transcript?
Captions taken from a video are exact. Speech recognition is very close on clear speech and gets weaker with heavy background music, crosstalk or thick accents.
Can I download it as SRT or VTT?
Yes. Every transcript can be saved as TXT, SRT or VTT, and the subtitle formats keep a timing on each line.
Are the timestamps exact?
On captioned videos, yes. On transcribed audio they are estimated across the clip's length, so nudge them in your editor if you need frame accuracy.
Do you keep the video or the text?
No. The clip is read once to produce the text and nothing is written to our storage.
Does the video need captions turned on?
No. If any supported platform has a caption track it is used, and if not the audio is transcribed instead.
Can I get the text with timestamps?
Yes, timings come through where the source carries them, and the plain text version is there too for pasting into notes.
Does it work on private posts?
No. Only content that is already public can be read, since nothing signs in on your behalf.