AI YouTube Transcription

Convert YouTube Video to Text

Convert YouTube video to Text Online

Paste a public YouTube link to create an accurate YouTube transcript with timestamps, language options, and export formats for captions, notes, and content reuse.

Paste YouTube link → get transcript instantly

Supports both YouTube videos and YouTube Shorts.

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YouTube video to text
Accurate YouTube transcripts
Caption-ready exports
Multi-language support

Paste YouTube Link → Get Accurate Transcript

1

Upload

Paste the public YouTube video or YouTube Shorts link into the YouTube tab.

2

Transcribe

Let the YouTube video transcriber retrieve or generate the transcript.

3

Export

Review the YouTube transcript and export it as TXT, CSV, SRT, or VTT.

AI-Powered YouTube Video Transcriber

Transcribe YouTube videos and YouTube Shorts

Use the YouTube transcript generator with public long-form videos, tutorials, interviews, and Shorts.

Find spoken content faster with timestamps

Timestamped YouTube video to text output helps you locate quotes, chapters, and edit points quickly.

Turn a YouTube transcript into captions

Download SRT or VTT files to create subtitles and improve accessibility for your YouTube content.

Reuse YouTube video content in more formats

Transform a YouTube video transcript into notes, articles, descriptions, social posts, or research material.

YouTube video to text in 133 languages with automatic language detection

Convert YouTube video to text in 133 languages with automatic language detection, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese.

Export options for TXT, SRT, VTT, and CSV

Use your transcript in plain text workflows, subtitle tools, spreadsheets, or content systems without extra conversion.

Simple workflow from upload to transcript export

Upload a file, let the AI process it, and download the result in just a few steps.

Try Video to Text free — 30 credits for new users

Test the full video to text workflow before paying and see whether it fits your content needs.

130+ Language Options for Social Video Transcripts

Choose from 130+ language options when you transcribe public YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, or Twitter videos. Popular choices include English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese.

Your selected language is treated as a preference. If that transcript language is not available for the public video, the available default language is returned instead.

133 supported language codes and language variants
EnglishSpanishPortugueseFrenchGermanArabicHindiJapaneseKoreanChineseThaiVietnamese
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Video to Text for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook

Paste a public YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, or Facebook video link to convert video to text. Our fast, accurate transcript generator creates timestamped transcripts in multiple languages.

Supported Export Formats

Export your transcript as TXT, SRT, VTT, or CSV for plain text, subtitles, or structured analysis.

TXT

A simple, clean text format compatible with any text editor.

CSV

A universal spreadsheet format that opens in Excel, Google Sheets, or similar tools.

SRT&VTT

Standard subtitle formats, perfect for adding captions to your videos.

What Users Say About Video to Text

James Whitfield's avatar
James Whitfield

Video to Text completely changed my YouTube workflow. I upload my raw footage and within minutes I have timestamped transcripts I can turn into subtitles, blog posts, and social media captions. If you create video content, this tool is a no-brainer.

Carlos Mendez's avatar
Carlos Mendez

I've tried plenty of transcription tools over the years, but Video to Text is the fastest I've used. Speaker diarization saves me hours of manually labeling who said what. Export to TXT means I can go straight to editing. Highly recommended for any journalist.

Emily Clarke's avatar
Emily Clarke

For language learning, Video to Text is incredible. I download podcasts and videos, then use the multi-language recognition to get transcripts I can read alongside the audio. Timestamps let me jump to tricky phrases and replay them. It's like having a personal tutor who transcribes everything for you.

Marcus Johnson's avatar
Marcus Johnson

I used to dread writing meeting minutes. Now I just record our team calls, upload them to Video to Text, and get a clean transcript with speaker labels in under a minute. The CSV export lets me pull action items straight into our project tracker. It's saved me at least 3 hours every week.

Sofia Moretti's avatar
Sofia Moretti

As a student, Video to Text has been a lifesaver for my lecture notes. I just record my classes and get accurate transcripts with timestamps in minutes. The speaker identification even separates my professor from classmates' questions perfectly. The 30 free credits let me try it risk-free, and now I use it for every course.

Keisha Williams's avatar
Keisha Williams

Video to Text makes creating study materials from my recorded lessons incredibly easy. I upload my lecture videos and get clean, organized transcripts I can share with students who need written notes or accessibility support. The SRT exports help me add captions to my educational videos.

Ways to Use a YouTube Transcript

Create subtitles for YouTube videos and Shorts

Generate a YouTube transcript with timestamps to speed up caption creation and subtitle editing for YouTube videos and Shorts.

Repurpose YouTube video to text into blog posts and scripts

Turn YouTube video to text into blog posts, newsletters, show notes, and social captions with the YouTube transcript generator.

Search long YouTube videos by text

Use the YouTube video transcriber to scan lectures, interviews, and tutorials for key quotes, chapters, and moments.

Transcribe YouTube Shorts fast

Convert YouTube Shorts to text to capture hooks, ideas, and dialogue for quick review and repurposing.

Build study notes from YouTube videos

Use YouTube video to text to turn lectures and tutorials into study notes, summaries, and revision material.

Write YouTube descriptions and show notes

Convert a YouTube video to text to draft keyword-rich descriptions, chapters, and show notes with the YouTube transcript generator.

YouTube Transcript Generator Pricing

Starter

$9.9 / 200 credits

$1 for 20 credits

Most Popular Recommended

$19.9 / 600 credits

$1 for 30 credits

Best Value

$99 / 6000 credits

$1 for 60 credits

New users receive 30 free credits to try YouTube video to text.

Use simple pay-as-you-go credits for YouTube transcripts. No subscription required.

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