Video to text: transcript of a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram video
Paste a link and get the full text with timestamps in a couple of minutes. Copy it or download as SRT, VTT, TXT or Word.
How to turn a video into text
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Paste a link
Copy the link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or another site, in the app or in the browser.
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Pay once
One-time payment from $2.99, no subscription. 100 tokens cover about 2 hours of video.
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Get the text
The full text with timestamps. Copy it or download as SRT, VTT, TXT or Word.
What you get
Text with timestamps
Every paragraph is tied to its moment in the video. For YouTube, click a timestamp to jump there.
Subtitles in SRT and VTT
Ready subtitle files for any player or video editor. Timing follows the paragraphs of the text, accurate to a few seconds.
TXT and Word
Plain text or a Word document with the title and timestamps, ready to edit.
Speakers separated
When several people talk, the text shows who is speaking.
Long videos
Podcasts, lectures and streams several hours long. You pay for the actual duration.
90+ languages
The video can be in any language. The text is written in the language of the speech.
The words of any video as text
Quotes, notes, subtitles and translations all start with the text of the video. Paste a link and the service listens to the whole recording, writes down what was said and splits it into paragraphs with timestamps.
Timestamps can be turned on and off. Copy the result or save it as a file: SRT and VTT open in video editors and players, TXT and Word are for notes and articles.
It works with videos in any language and with several speakers. A short summary of the video comes with the text and stays hidden under a button until you need it.
Frequently asked questions
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