Twitter video transcript
Clips on X autoplay muted and scroll away in seconds, so a Twitter video transcript is often the only way to pin down what was said. Paste the post link to transcribe a Twitter video into plain text, read it all, quote it accurately, and keep a record before the post vanishes. Free X video to text, with the same box handling x.com and older twitter.com links.
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 to transcribe a Twitter video
Open the post, use the share icon and Copy link, then paste it above and press Get transcript. Old twitter.com links work exactly the same as x.com links.
The clip is read and returned as short lines with timings, so quoting a specific moment is a copy rather than a rewatch.
Why people transcribe posts
Journalists quote a clip word for word, researchers keep a record of a statement that may be deleted, and creators pull a thread out of a video they already published.
It is also the fastest way to read a long video reply when sound is not an option.
What does not work
Protected accounts, deleted posts and Spaces recordings cannot be read from a link. Live broadcasts only work once the replay is public.
When a link is closed, save the file yourself and use the upload tool instead.
Where the words come from
Video on X is usually a clip lifted from somewhere else, so the audio quality varies wildly.
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 post on X 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.
Good to know
Handy for news clips and threads
Videos on X are often short news clips or interviews. A transcript lets you quote the exact words instead of paraphrasing from memory.
Download X videosWorks with x.com and twitter.com links
Old twitter.com links and new x.com links point to the same post, so either one works.
Translate a videoProtected accounts cannot be read
Posts from protected accounts only show to approved followers, so their videos cannot be transcribed from a link.
Questions people ask
Do twitter.com links still work?
Yes. Both x.com and twitter.com post links are accepted.
Can I transcribe a Space?
No. Spaces recordings are not reachable this way. Record or export the audio and upload the file instead.
Can I download subtitles?
Yes. TXT, SRT and VTT, with a timing on every subtitle line.
Is anything stored?
No. The clip is read once to produce the text and nothing is kept on our side.
Does the video need captions turned on?
No. If X 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.