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Convert a public video URL to text
Paste a public page from YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Douyin, Bilibili, X, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, or Dailymotion, or attach one video or audio file.
Convert video to text with timestamps
Paste a supported public video URL or upload one media file. This video to text converter creates searchable transcript text, word timing, optional speaker labels, and subtitle-ready files.
Convert video to text with timestamps
- YouTube and 9 more hosted platforms
- Speaker labels in speaker-aware mode
- JSON, TXT, SRT, and VTT exports
Use this video to text converter when you have a supported public video URL or one uploaded media file and need a searchable transcript with timestamps. It accepts hosted-video pages, direct public media URLs, video uploads, and audio uploads, then returns reusable TXT, JSON, SRT, and VTT files through the protected project workflow.
Supported inputs and transcript capabilities
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Transcribe long hosted videos in chunks
Supported public URLs can prepare media up to 24 hours and 4 GB in 30-minute chunks. Direct uploads keep the shared 50 MB single-file limit.
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Add timestamps or genuine speaker labels
Standard transcription detects language and returns word timing. Choose speaker-aware mode only when an interview needs speaker labels, audio-event tags, or keyterm guidance.
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Download the video transcript or subtitles
Every result uses one text, language, duration, word, segment, speaker, and provenance structure, with JSON, TXT, SRT, and VTT exports.
Common transcription jobs
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Interview with speaker labels
Transcribe a two-person interview with word timing and speaker-aware segments for editing and quote review.
Transcribe this interview in speaker-aware mode and keep speaker labels.
A searchable project transcript plus SRT and VTT subtitle files.
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Long video to text with timestamps
Use standard transcription for a lecture, webinar, or monologue when searchable text and timestamps matter but speaker labels do not.
Transcribe this long video to text in standard mode, detect the language, and preserve timestamps.
Searchable, word-timed text without inferred speakers.
Compare transcription modes, capabilities, and credits
Credits are settled from actual transcript duration. Choose the mode by the output you need rather than implementation details.
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Standard transcription — 10 credits per minute
Includes automatic language detection and word-level timestamps. This mode does not add speaker labels.
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Speaker-aware transcription — 440 credits per hour
Adds speaker labels and audio-event tags. Enabling keyterm guidance costs 540 credits per hour.
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Auditable usage and project ownership
The result records the selected mode, actual duration, and unsupported options. Transcript files remain protected by the originating project.
From media source to reusable transcript
See how one public link or uploaded file becomes structured text with timing data and reusable download formats.
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Start with a link or media file
Paste a public video URL or upload one audio or video file. The sandbox downloads and normalizes the source before transcription.
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Preserve timing and transcript structure
Speech is normalized into searchable text, timed words, and readable segments. Speaker-aware mode can also retain speaker labels and audio events.
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Export without transcribing again
Reuse the completed result as plain text, structured JSON, SRT captions, or WebVTT without another transcription job.
Use cases
Podcasts and interviews
Create reviewable speaker-aware transcripts for show notes, quotes, chapters, and editorial handoff.
Courses and webinars
Turn recorded lessons into searchable notes and subtitle files for accessibility and localization.
Research and user calls
Preserve timestamped evidence from calls before summarizing themes or extracting decisions.
How it works
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Paste a video URL or upload media
Paste a public URL or upload one audio/video file. Private and local-network URLs are rejected.
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Choose timestamps or speaker labels
Choose standard transcription for timestamped text, or speaker-aware mode when speaker labels or audio events matter.
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Download text or subtitle files
Open the transcript in the project and download JSON, TXT, SRT, or VTT without paying for another transcription job.
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FAQ
How do I convert a video URL to text?
Paste one supported public page or direct media URL into the runner. Public pages from YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Douyin, Bilibili, X or Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, and Dailymotion are supported, along with uploaded files.
Can this video transcript generator handle long videos?
Supported public URLs can prepare media up to 24 hours and 4 GB in 30-minute chunks. Direct uploads accept one video or audio file up to 50 MB. Processing limits can be lower.
How much does it cost to transcribe video to text?
Standard transcription costs 10 credits per minute. Speaker-aware transcription costs 440 credits per hour, or 540 credits per hour with keyterm guidance enabled.
Can I create a video transcript with speaker labels and subtitles?
Every completed transcript can export JSON, TXT, SRT, and VTT. Choose speaker-aware mode when you also need speaker labels or audio-event tags.
Make every recording searchable
Start with one URL or file, then reuse the transcript for subtitles, notes, research, and downstream content.