Transcribe video to text
Transcribe video to text from MP4, MOV, WebM, M4A, WAV, or MP3 files up to 500MB, with no duration limit. Get speaker labels, timecodes, and SRT or VTT export.
Free sign-up, 60 min/month · 99+ languages · Up to 500 MB per file
What is Transcribe Video to Text?
Transcribe Video to Text turns the speech inside a video file into an editable written document in the browser. MP4, MOV, WebM, M4A, WAV, and MP3 files are accepted directly, so the audio track does not need to be separated first. The spoken language is detected automatically, speaker turns can be labelled, every line keeps its timecode, and the result can be copied as text or exported as SRT or VTT for the same clip.
Why choose Transcribe Video to Text?
Transcribe Video to Text treats the video as the recording, not as a format problem. A file goes straight from the browser to storage, up to 500MB, with no separate duration cap during the demo and no daily minute limit. Two jobs can run at once. Names, jargon, and speaker labels can be corrected before export, and the same transcript becomes both a readable document and a timed caption file.
Still Replaying a Clip Just to Write Down What It Says?
Video is the format meetings, lectures, and interviews arrive in, yet the words inside stay locked to a timeline. Replaying a clip to check one sentence costs minutes; typing the whole thing costs hours. A converter that only accepts audio adds an separation step and a second copy of the file. Transcribe Video to Text reads common video containers directly, keeps each line tied to its timecode, and returns text that can be searched, quoted, and captioned without opening the video again.
What makes Transcribe Video to Text different?
Transcribe Video to Text works on the video itself: the container is read, the speech is written out with timecodes, and speaker changes are marked. Nothing is translated, and nothing is invented for silent footage.
Uploads up to 500MB, Straight From the Browser
No Duration Cap and No Daily Minute Limit
Speaker Labels, Timecodes, and SRT/VTT Export
Formats, languages, limits
- Languages
- 99
- Detected automatically. Set it by hand when a recording mixes languages or carries a heavy accent.
- File types
- 13
- MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, MP4, MOV, WebM and more. Video is processed directly — no separate audio step.
- Per file
- 500 MB
- Large files upload straight to storage with a visible progress bar, up to 500 MB.
- Exports
- TXT · SRT · VTT
- Plain text, SRT and VTT subtitles, ready for a document, an editor, or a caption track.
How to use Transcribe Video to Text in 3 steps
Add the video file
Choose an MP4, MOV, WebM, M4A, WAV, or MP3 file.
Confirm language and speakers
Language detection runs automatically; turn on speaker separation when more than one person talks, and set the language by hand if the clip mixes two.
Review the text and export
Correct names and terms, then copy the transcript or export it as plain text, SRT, or VTT.
Transcribe Video to Text
Start with the recording you already have. Sign up free and get 60 minutes a month to turn it into an editable transcript.
Free sign-up, 60 minutes a month, no credit card. Export when you are done.
Transcribe video to textFrequently asked questions about Transcribe Video to Text
Which video and audio formats can I upload?
MP4, MOV, WebM, M4A, WAV, and MP3 are accepted directly, along with the other containers on the upload list. The video is read as it is, so there is no need to separate the audio first. A file whose audio codec the browser cannot preview may still upload; if it fails, exporting the sound as MP3 or M4A is the reliable fallback.
What is the file size and length limit?
A single file can be up to 500MB, and uploads go straight from the browser to storage. There is no separate cap on duration and no daily minute limit during the demo. Two jobs can run at the same time; a third waits in the queue.
Can a video with no audio track be transcribed?
No. The file is checked before upload, and a video with no sound is rejected with a message rather than a blank transcript. A silent screen recording or a clip whose audio was stripped cannot produce words. Add a voice track, or export the audio from the source project, then upload that file.
How does speaker separation work?
Speaker separation can be switched on before the job starts. Each change of voice then begins a labelled turn, and the labels can be renamed to real names in the editor. Clean recordings with one voice per microphone separate best; overlapping speech may be merged into one turn.
Are timestamps included, and can I export SRT or VTT?
Every block carries a start and end time, shown beside the text and preserved on export. The transcript can be copied as plain text with timecodes, or saved as SRT or VTT and imported into an editor or player. One job therefore produces both a reading copy and a caption file.
Does it translate the video into another language?
No. The speech is written in the language that was spoken, and no translation is produced. Language detection identifies what is being said so the recognizer can be set correctly; a second-language version would need a separate translation tool.
What happens to the video after transcription?
The file is uploaded to storage only so the recognizer can read it, and it is deleted when the job finishes or fails. The transcript stays in your account until you delete it. Audio is not used to train models, and the speech recognition provider processes it only on Dictawave's instructions.