Free video transcript generator
Turn any video into clean text
Paste a YouTube, Instagram or TikTok link and get an accurate, searchable transcript in seconds. Copy it, search it, or export subtitles — all free, no sign-up.
How it works
From link to transcript in three steps
No software, no account, no waiting around. The whole thing takes a few seconds.
Paste the link
Copy any YouTube, Instagram Reel or TikTok URL and drop it in the box. Shorts, podcasts and long-form all work.
01We pull the words
We grab the captions or run the audio through speech recognition, then clean up the text and align timestamps.
02Copy, search, export
Read it as a tidy paragraph, jump to any timestamp, search a phrase, or export to TXT, SRT or VTT.
03Features
Everything you need, nothing you don't
A focused toolkit for turning spoken video into text you can actually use.
Timestamps that link back
Every line keeps its timecode. Click to jump straight to that moment in the original video.
Instant in-text search
Find any word or quote across the whole transcript and highlight it as you type.
Export anywhere
Download clean TXT, subtitle-ready SRT or WebVTT files for editors, blogs and captioning.
Reading stats
See word count and reading time at a glance so you know what you're working with.
Private by default
Transcripts are generated on demand and never stored. Nothing is saved to your account.
Built for speed
A featherweight interface that loads instantly and works on any phone or laptop.
Use cases
Loved by people who work with video
If it talks, we can turn it into text. Here's who reaches for it most.
Creators
Repurpose videos into blog posts, threads and newsletters.
Students
Turn lectures and tutorials into notes you can study from.
Researchers
Quote and cite spoken content accurately with timestamps.
Marketers
Pull hooks and captions straight from top-performing clips.
Journalists
Transcribe interviews and press clips in seconds.
Accessibility
Generate subtitle files to caption your own content.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Everything you might want to know before you paste your first link.
Yes. You can transcribe as many videos as you like without paying or creating an account. There are no hidden limits for normal use.
YouTube videos, Shorts and podcasts, Instagram Reels and video posts, and TikTok clips. Just paste any public link.
No. Everything runs in your browser. Paste a link, get a transcript, copy or download it. No extensions or downloads required.
Yes. Every transcript can be exported as plain text, a timestamped text file, an SRT subtitle file or a WebVTT file.
When a video has human-written captions we use those, which are highly accurate. Otherwise we use automatic speech recognition, which is very good but can miss names or words in noisy audio.
No. Transcripts are generated on demand and are not saved on our servers or tied to any profile.
Private, age-restricted or deleted videos can't be accessed, and a few clips genuinely have no spoken words or captions to pull from.
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