Video to Transcript — Timestamped Text, SRT & DOCX
Upload a video or audio file. Get the full transcript as text.
Upload a video or audio file and get an editable transcript with timestamps. Export TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, JSON or CSV.
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Free: up to 30 min · Pro: up to 4 h
Maya Chen: We shipped the cut on Thursday.
Jordan Hale: The captions still overlap on the second line.
Supports MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, MP3, WAV, M4A and 8 more formats.
Free: up to 30 minutes per file · 2 GB maximum.
Batch upload, process many videos in one go, is on Pro.
How to convert a video to a transcript
4 steps
1. Upload your video
MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, MP3, WAV and 14 more formats. Free: files up to 30 minutes and 2 GB. Pro: up to 4 hours and 10 GB.
2. Choose language and options
Auto-detect or pick the spoken language. Add names and terms, speaker labels (Pro) or a translation.
3. Review the transcript
Search it, play any line from its timestamp, and switch timestamp mode: per interval, per segment, per speaker or none.
4. Export
TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, 3-column PDF or DOCX, JSON, CSV or Notion.
What you get from one upload
6 capabilities
Timestamps your way
Per interval (30 s by default), per segment, per speaker or none, plus calculated SMPTE timecode at common frame rates.
Speaker labels (Pro)
Speaker turns are labelled only when the audio has them. Nothing is invented.
Long recordings
Pro handles files up to 4 hours each, and batches of up to 20 files at once.
Edit before export
Correct text inline on Pro. Exports always include your latest edits.
Every delivery format
Documents, subtitle files and data exports from the same transcript.
Verbatim mode
Full verbatim or clean verbatim, chosen before you export.
Real example
Real before and after. 1 example
VideoText transcribed this 44-second clip and exported the text with a timestamp every 30 seconds. The same transcript can also be exported as SRT, VTT, DOCX, PDF, JSON or CSV. The transcript is shown exactly as exported, including one speech-recognition repeat at “lab testing. a laboratory study”, which you can correct in the editor.
Source clip: NASA ScienceCasts, public domain. NASA does not endorse VideoText.
Real output · 44-second clip → TXT
nasa-asteroid-sample.mp4 · 44 s · English (auto-detected)
[0:00] Following launch in 2016, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will travel to near-Earth asteroid Bennu, study it from orbit, and ultimately bring back a sample for lab testing. a laboratory study on Earth. Near-Earth asteroid Bennu interests researchers for two reasons. First, it is a carbon-rich asteroid that could harbor amino ac…
Exactly as exported, including one recognition repeat you can correct in the editor.
Who uses Video to Transcript
Research interviews, Podcast and video production, Client transcript delivery
Research interviews
Timestamped transcripts you can cite and search, exported to DOCX or CSV.
Podcast and video production
Show notes, quotes and an SRT for the edit from one upload.
Client transcript delivery
Transcribe, then fix and format the transcript to a client style guide.
Meetings and lectures
Long recordings on Pro, with chapters and a summary where available.
Frequently asked questions
9 questions
How do I convert a video to a transcript?
Upload the video, choose the spoken language (or leave auto-detect) and generate. When it finishes, review the text and download TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT or VTT.
Can I get a transcript with timestamps?
Yes. Choose per interval (every 30 seconds by default), per segment or per speaker, or turn timestamps off. Calculated SMPTE timecode is also available.
Does it label different speakers?
Speaker labels are a Pro feature. They appear only when the recording actually has more than one speaker.
Can I transcribe a video to text for free, and how long can it be?
Free handles files up to 30 minutes and 2 GB. Pro handles up to 4 hours and 10 GB per file.
Can I transcribe multiple videos at once?
Yes on Pro: batch up to 20 files and download the finished transcripts together.
Which formats can I upload and export?
Upload MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WebM and common audio files such as MP3, WAV, M4A and FLAC. Export TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, 3-column PDF or DOCX, JSON, CSV or Notion.
Can I edit the transcript before downloading?
Yes on Pro. Edits are saved and included in every export.
Can I translate the transcript?
Yes, with a free account. Choose a language before you start, or paste a transcript into Translate an existing transcript. Translated exports appear only once the translation has finished.
Is there a watermark on free exports?
Free text exports include short VideoText watermark notes. Pro exports are clean.
Next steps for your transcript
- Fix the transcriptCorrect text, speaker names and timecodes without re-transcribing.
- Format to a client style guideApply Rev-, GoTranscript-, TranscribeMe- or Scribie-style rules, or your own guide.
- Translate the transcriptTranslate transcript text into another language.
- Make subtitles insteadTimed SRT and VTT files from the same video.
- Recording over an hour?One upload of up to 4 hours on Pro. No splitting.
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Timestamps, speaker labels and every export format from one upload.
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