YouTubers
Get text versions of your own videos and repurpose them as blog posts or captions.
Video to Text Tool
Upload MP4, MOV, or WEBM video files and convert them to timestamped text in seconds. Whisper transcribes the speech in 50+ languages. Download as SRT or VTT.
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How to convert video to text with AI
Video to text is the process of turning the spoken words in a video file into written, readable text. You upload an MP4, MOV, or WEBM file, the AI listens to the audio track, and you get back a full transcript with timestamps, ready to copy, edit, or download as SRT or VTT subtitles.
Here is how it works under the hood. When you upload a video, the tool separates the audio from the picture, then sends that audio to Whisper, a speech-recognition model that writes down what is said and marks the time of each line. You do not type anything: the text appears on its own, segment by segment.
Why convert video to text instead of rewatching? Reading is far faster than watching, and a transcript is searchable, quotable, and reusable. A 20-minute tutorial becomes a page of text you can scan in a minute, turn into a blog post, or feed into subtitles, without scrubbing the timeline to find one sentence.
What you get back is a timestamped transcript: each line is tagged with the moment it was spoken, so you can jump straight to the part you need. Download it as plain TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, or VTT, and your video is now text you control.
This tool is video-first: you bring the video file and we handle the rest. It is free to start, no credit card, with the Free plan covering 1 video per day up to 30 minutes long.
How to convert a video to text in 3 steps
- 1
Upload the video
Drag and drop your MP4, MOV, or WEBM file, or pick it from your device.
- 2
AI recognizes the speech
Whisper extracts the audio and transcribes it into text in 50+ languages.
- 3
Get timestamped output
Read it on screen, then copy, chat with it, or download as TXT, SRT, or VTT.
Supported video formats
- MP4 (most common)
- MOV (Apple)
- WEBM
- AVI, MKV (with compatible codecs)
- Files up to 50 MB
Example
Input
youtube-tutorial.mp4 (18:42 duration)Transcribed output
[00:00] In this tutorial I'll walk through React Hooks. [01:14] Let's start with useState. [03:30] How to manage an input state... [15:42] The useEffect dependency array is the most common pitfall.
Who is this for?
Educators
Produce written materials from lecture videos and generate subtitles for students.
Content consumers
Read the gist of a tutorial in a minute instead of watching the whole thing.
Translators
Export the transcript as SRT and translate it into another language.
Frequently asked questions
Turn your video into text
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