Accurate AI transcription
Powered by the same speech-to-text engine behind CaptionX's caption tools — clean, readable text with sentence-level timing, not a rough auto-caption dump.
5 free transcriptions — no watermark, no credit card
Video Transcriber: Transcribe Video to Text
Upload any video or audio file and get an accurate text transcript in seconds. Read it on screen, copy it, or download as TXT, SRT or VTT — free.
Best-in-class AI accuracy
MP4, MOV, WebM, MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, or OGG · 100+ languages
Leave on Auto-detect, or pick the spoken language for a hint.
Drag and drop your file here, or click to upload
MP4, MOV, WebM, MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG
Why use this video-to-text transcriber
Most “free” transcription sites cap you at a minute or add a watermark. This one gives you the full transcript — text, SRT and VTT — with 5 free transcriptions and no credit card.
Text, SRT and VTT in one click
Read the transcript on screen, toggle timestamps on or off, copy it, or download it as a .txt transcript, an .srt subtitle file, or a .vtt caption file.
100+ languages, free
Transcribe video and audio in 100+ languages online. 5 free transcriptions — no install, no watermark, no credit card.
How it works
Get a transcript in three steps
- 1Upload your video or audio file (MP4, MOV, MP3 and more).
- 2Pick the spoken language so the AI transcribes it accurately.
- 3Read, copy, or download your transcript as TXT, SRT or VTT.
What people use it for
From recording to usable text
- Turn interviews, podcasts and webinars into a searchable transcript
- Pull quotes and timestamps from a recording for an article or report
- Caption a video by exporting the SRT or VTT straight into your editor
- Repurpose a long video into blog posts, show notes and social copy
Transcribe at scale
More than 5 videos to transcribe, or one over 5 minutes?
The free plan covers 5 transcriptions in total, up to 5 minutes each. CaptionX Pro gives you unlimited transcriptions of videos up to 2 hours, so a semester of lectures, a batch of interviews or every weekly meeting gets transcribed instead of typed out by hand.
CaptionX Pro includes
- Unlimited transcription, not just 5 free
- Videos up to 2 hours each
- Unlimited subtitle translation, 89 languages
- Also includes captions in Premiere Pro
- Monthly or yearly, cancel anytime
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Open toolFrequently asked questions
How do I transcribe a video to text?
Upload your video or audio file using the tool on this page, select the spoken language, and click Transcribe to Text. Your transcript appears on screen in seconds — you can read it, copy it, or download it as a TXT, SRT or VTT file. A free CaptionX account includes 5 transcriptions — no credit card needed.
Is this video-to-text transcriber free?
Yes — it's free. You get 5 free transcriptions with a free CaptionX account, and no credit card is needed. Each file can be up to 5 minutes. No watermark, ever. After your 5 free transcriptions, a CaptionX subscription keeps them unlimited, with files up to 2 hours each.
What video and audio formats are supported?
You can upload MP4, MOV and WebM video, or MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC and OGG audio — up to 5 minutes per file on the free plan, or 2 hours with CaptionX Pro.
Can I download the transcript?
Yes. Copy the text to your clipboard, or download it as a plain-text .txt transcript, an .srt subtitle file, or a .vtt caption file — all generated instantly.
Does it transcribe languages other than English?
Yes. The transcriber supports 100+ languages including Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Indonesian and more. Just pick the spoken language before you transcribe.
Is my file private?
Your file is sent securely to our transcription service to produce the transcript. Nothing is posted publicly.
What if my video is longer than 5 minutes?
Free accounts can transcribe files up to 5 minutes. CaptionX Pro transcribes files up to 2 hours each, as many as you like. For anything longer, split it into parts.
Transcribe your video to text — free
Skip hours of typing: upload a file above for a free transcript. Need more than 5, or a file over 5 minutes? CaptionX Pro gives you unlimited transcripts of files up to 2 hours.