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VidzTranscripts

Convert video to text online, free

Upload a video and get back clean, punctuated text you can copy, edit or download. Our speech recognition runs on our own servers, handles accents and background noise well, and works in more than 90 languages.

Drop a video or audio file here, or click to browse

MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, MP3, WAV, M4A and more · up to 1 GB

No sign-up. Files are deleted right after transcription.

Why convert video to text?

Text is searchable, skimmable and easy to reuse. A transcript lets you pull quotes for social posts, turn a talk into a blog article, add captions for viewers who watch on mute, and make your content accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Search engines also cannot watch your video, but they can read its transcript.

Formats you can download

Every transcript can be downloaded as plain text (TXT) grouped into paragraphs, text with timestamps, SRT and VTT subtitle files for YouTube, Vimeo, Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, and JSON if you are a developer who wants to process the segments yourself.

How accurate is it?

For clear speech, accuracy is typically above 95%. Results depend on audio quality: a lapel or USB microphone gives far better results than a phone across a noisy room. Choosing the spoken language instead of auto-detect also helps for short clips and mixed-language videos.

How it works

  1. 1

    Upload or paste a link

    Drop a video or audio file, or paste a public link. Choose the spoken language or let us detect it.

  2. 2

    We transcribe it

    Our speech recognition turns speech into punctuated text with timestamps. Most files finish in minutes.

  3. 3

    Copy or download

    Copy the text, or download TXT, SRT and VTT subtitles. Your media file is deleted automatically.

Frequently asked questions

Is the video to text converter really free?

Yes. You can transcribe several files every day without creating an account or entering a card.

How long does it take?

Most videos are transcribed in a fraction of their running time. A 10-minute video usually finishes in one to three minutes, depending on how busy the queue is.

What happens to my video after upload?

The video is deleted from our server as soon as the transcript is ready. Only the text is kept, so you can open and download it from your private link.

Can I convert a video in Hindi, Spanish or another language?

Yes. More than 90 languages are supported. Pick the language from the list, or leave it on auto-detect.

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