Turn video into text
Create a searchable transcript and timed subtitle files from a video.
- Maximum 30 minute duration, basic accuracy
- Maximum 3 uploads a day when signed in
Start to finish
What you get
Export video with subtitlesPreview and adjust your subtitles, then export one free watermarked clip of up to five minutes.
Translate your transcriptionUse included Basic translations or Pro models with credit.
Downloads & ActionsDownload SRT, VTT or TXT subtitle files, or open the transcription in the player.
Transcript editorProCorrect the transcript line by line while every subtitle file stays in sync.
Ask this videoGet answers without scrubbing through the file. Free uploads include a limited number of questions.
Highest accuracyProThe best transcription models available, not the fastest ones — so there is less to fix afterwards.
Searchable transcriptSearch every word, filter by speaker, and jump straight to the moment anything was said.
Media PlayerWatch your file with the subtitles over it, switch between translated tracks, and set their size, spacing and background.
Video ImporterPaste a URL and we fetch the media for you from 1,100+ sites.
Know who is speakingProSpeaker labels on every line, with names added automatically.
Whole batches at onceProDrop in many files and let them transcribe in parallel.
API accessProConnect your own software with an API key.
$0.99/ hour
Pay only for the hours you actually process, and every hour runs on the best transcription models available.
- No subscription
- Start with $0.99
- Credit never expires
A video becomes much easier to search, quote, translate, and make accessible once its speech is written down. Upload a meeting, lecture, interview, deposition, demonstration, service, presentation, or any other recording with spoken audio. The transcript stays connected to the video through timestamps, so you can review a sentence in context and download either readable text or a subtitle file.
How to do it
- Upload the video file you want to transcribe.
- Use auto-detect for the spoken language, or choose the language yourself.
- Review the timed transcript and correct any wording that needs attention.
- Download TXT, SRT, VTT, or ASS, or use Export video after reviewing the subtitles.
Questions
Which video files can I upload?
The uploader accepts common video files such as MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, and WebM. It checks the file before transcription begins.
Does the transcript include timestamps?
Yes. The on-screen transcript and subtitle downloads keep timing, so each line remains connected to the matching part of the video.
Can I search the result?
Yes. Search the transcript on screen, move through the recording by time, and filter by speaker when speaker identification is available.
Can I keep subtitles visible in the downloaded video?
Yes. Review the transcript first, open Export video, choose the subtitle appearance, and download the finished video.
Free use, prices, and limits
These numbers are the ones the uploader on this page actually enforces.
- Starting out
- No account or payment details are needed for the first free upload. A free account lets you upload again immediately, then every 30 minutes, up to 3 uploads per 24 hours.
- Free transcriptions
- 1 per 24 hours without an account · up to 3 per 24 hours with a free account, one every 30 minutes
- Free file length
- Up to 30 minutes per file without an account · up to 30 minutes with a free account
- Free file size
- Up to 1 GB per upload
- Pro price
- $0.99 per hour of audio or video, paid as you go with no subscription. The first purchase starts at $0.99; later top-ups start at $5.00.
- Pro file limits
- No duration limit. Files up to 10 GB.
- Downloads
- Transcript and subtitle files (TXT, SRT, VTT with every transcription, ASS with the paid option), or a downloadable video with the subtitles included
- Languages
- Transcription in 100 languages with automatic detection · translation into 120 languages
- Speaker identification
- Available with the paid Highest accuracy option. Detected speakers can be renamed in the transcript.