How do I convert a YouTube video to text?

Paste the video link in the box above and press Get transcript. The full text appears in seconds — copy it or download TXT, SRT or VTT files.

Yes — 5 free conversions a day, no account needed. Signing up free adds a month of unlimited transcription; no credit card.

Does it need the video to have captions?

No. The AI listens to the audio track itself, so it works on videos with no captions at all — and it punctuates properly, unlike auto-captions.

Can I convert YouTube Shorts to text?

Yes, Shorts links work exactly the same and usually finish in a couple of seconds.

What about long videos?

Links: 10 minutes as a guest, 30 with a free account, 120 on Pro. Longer content: upload the file (up to 200 MB) — uploads are transcribed in parts and stitched automatically.

Can I translate the text?

Yes — after transcribing, one click translates the transcript into English, Spanish, Chinese, French, German and 7 more languages.

No. Audio is processed in memory and discarded after the text is generated. There is no upload history and no archive.

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How to convert a YouTube video to text

Paste the link

Any public YouTube video or Short — copy the URL from the address bar or the Share button.

AI converts speech to text

The audio track is transcribed directly — accurate punctuation, automatic language detection, no reliance on captions.

Use the text anywhere

Copy it into notes and drafts, download a TXT file, or export SRT/VTT if you need subtitles with timing.

A YouTube to text converter built for real work

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.

From watch time to reading time

A 15-minute video is a 3-minute read. Converting YouTube to text is the fastest way to extract what a video actually says: skim it, search it, quote it, translate it, or feed it into your own notes. Writers turn interviews into articles; students turn lectures into study notes; marketers turn competitor videos into swipe files.

The transcription happens on the real audio, so accents, technical vocabulary and multi-speaker conversations come out far better than YouTube’s auto-captions — with punctuation that makes the text actually readable.

Length limits, honestly stated

Links up to 10 minutes convert without an account. A free account raises that to 30 minutes and includes a month of unlimited transcription. Pro covers videos up to 120 minutes. For anything longer — or for private videos — download the file and use the upload tab; files up to 200 MB transcribe fully.

One engine, every platform

The same box converts Instagram and TikTok links, and the video to text converter handles uploaded files of any origin. Need a summary instead of the full text? The YouTube summarizer writes the TL;DR for you.

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