How do I get the transcript of a video?

Paste a public YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X or Facebook link into the box at the top of this page and press "Get transcript" — or upload any video or audio file. The full text appears in seconds and can be copied or downloaded.

Is this video transcript generator really free?

Yes. You get 5 free transcripts a day with no account at all — and signing up free adds a full month of unlimited transcription. No credit card; paid plans exist only for heavy volume.

Which platforms are supported?

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and Facebook all work straight from a link, and Apple Podcasts episodes do too. Anything else — screen recordings, Zoom meetings, saved clips — transcribes via the upload tab, up to 200 MB per file.

Do I need to install anything or sign up?

No. EzTranscript runs entirely in your browser — no app, no extension, no account.

Can it transcribe videos that have no captions?

Yes. We transcribe the audio track itself with AI speech recognition, so captions are not required. If someone speaks in the video, we can turn it into text.

What export formats are supported?

Plain text (TXT) for captions, scripts and articles, plus SRT and VTT subtitle files with timestamps that import into CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and YouTube.

How accurate is the transcript?

We use Whisper-class AI speech recognition, which handles clear speech very well across 90+ languages. Heavy background music, crosstalk or strong accents can reduce accuracy, so give the text a quick proofread before publishing.

Is my video stored anywhere?

No. Media is processed in memory to generate your transcript and then discarded — nothing is saved and there is no history of your links or uploads.

Free AI video transcription — no sign-up

Any video to text, in seconds.

Paste a YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X or Facebook link — or an Apple Podcasts episode, or upload any video or audio file — and get the full transcript free, with TXT, SRT and VTT export.

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How to get a video transcript

Add your video

Paste a public YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X or Facebook link straight from the Share menu — podcasts work too — or switch to the upload tab for any video or audio file up to 200 MB.

AI writes out every word

Whisper-class speech recognition listens to the audio track and produces the complete transcript with sentence-level timestamps.

Copy or download

Read it right here, copy it with one click, or download it as TXT, SRT or VTT with timestamps.

Everything you need from a video transcript generator

Built for creators, marketers and researchers who need text out of video.

No sign-up needed

Paste a link and read the full transcript. No account, no email, no credit card.

Results in seconds

Whisper-class AI speech recognition turns a one-minute video into text in a few seconds.

90+ languages

English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese and dozens more — detected automatically.

TXT, SRT & VTT export

Copy plain text for captions and blogs, or download subtitle files with timestamps for your editor.

Nothing is stored

Audio is processed in memory to generate your transcript and then discarded. Your uploads stay yours.

Works without captions

We transcribe the actual audio track, so videos with no captions or burned-in subtitles work fine.

What is a video transcript?

A transcript is the complete text of everything spoken in a video. Unlike platform auto-captions — which only exist on some posts and can’t be copied out — a transcript is text you actually own: you can search it, quote it, translate it, or turn it into captions, scripts and blog posts.

EzTranscript generates that text from the video’s audio track using AI speech recognition. It works whether or not the creator added captions, in 90+ languages, detected automatically.

One generator, every platform

Links work for the platforms where copying text is hardest: convert a TikTok video to text or hand a Reel to the Instagram transcript generator — both run straight from a pasted URL. For everything else — screen recordings, Zoom clips, lectures, drafts that were never posted — the video to text converter and audio to text converter take direct file uploads. More platforms are on the roadmap.

Everything runs through the same engine: you get 5 free transcripts a day with no account, uploads are processed in memory and never stored, and every result exports the same three formats.

From transcript to captions, summaries and translations

The text is the halfway point to almost every other format. Export an SRT with the subtitle generator workflow and your video is captioned everywhere you publish. Built-in AI can summarize any transcript into a TL;DR or translate it into twelve languages. And because it’s plain text, it drops straight into your notes, scripts and AI tools.

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