YouTube to Text: Turn Any Video Into an Editable Transcript
YouTube to text takes just a link: paste the video URL and get a new, editable AI transcript with speaker labels and timestamps, usually within minutes. Videos up to 30 minutes are free without an account (120 minutes a month); Pro at €12/month covers videos up to 10 hours. If you only need the captions YouTube already has, use the YouTube transcript generator instead.
- Upload or paste the link
- Choose the language or let it detect
- Review in the editor and export
Drop audio or video here
MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, FLAC, MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV · up to 5 GB on Pro
Free plan: files up to 30 minutes, 120 minutes a month. No account needed. By uploading you agree to the terms and the privacy policy.
YouTube to Text: Turn Any Video Into an Editable Transcript
| Input | A YouTube video link (youtube.com or youtu.be) |
|---|---|
| Free length | Videos up to 30 minutes, 120 minutes per month |
| Pro length | Videos up to 10 hours, 3,000 minutes per month |
| Output | Editable transcript with timestamps and speaker labels |
| Downloads | TXT, SRT, VTT free; DOCX, PDF, Markdown with Pro |
| Languages | Speech in 98+ languages; translation with Pro |
Example: a short YouTube transcript
Speaker 1Thanks for joining us on the panel. Let's start with the question everyone's been asking: is remote work here to stay?
Speaker 2For most of our teams, yes, but it looks very different from 2020. People come in when there's a reason to.
Speaker 1And what counts as a good reason?
Speaker 2Planning, onboarding, anything where you'd otherwise need five calls to agree on one thing.
YouTube video to text, with speakers
YouTube's own captions are timed lines meant for watching along. They don't say who is speaking, and automatic captions can be light on punctuation. That's fine for a quick look, but awkward when you want to quote an interview or read a panel discussion.
Here the audio is transcribed from scratch. You get paragraphs split by speaker (Speaker 1, Speaker 2 …), a timestamp on each segment and an editor to correct names before you export.
How to transcribe a YouTube video for free
- Copy the video link from the address bar or the Share button
- Paste it into the box above and start the transcription; no account needed for videos up to 30 minutes
- Read and edit the transcript when it's ready
- Download TXT, SRT or VTT
From a long video to notes you can use
With Pro, an AI summary, chapters and action items are generated from the transcript, so a two-hour talk becomes a page you can skim. You can also translate the transcript and export DOCX, PDF or Markdown.
Please transcribe videos you have the right to use, for example your own uploads, or for personal study and reference.
Use cases
- Quotes from interviews and panel discussions
- Study notes from lectures and tutorials
- Blog posts and newsletters based on your own videos
- Subtitle files for re-uploading your video elsewhere
- Translating a talk into another language
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Frequently asked questions
Is YouTube to text free?
Yes, for videos up to 30 minutes and up to 120 minutes per month, without an account.
How is this different from YouTube's own captions?
This creates a new transcript from the audio with speaker labels and timestamps that you can edit and export. If the existing captions are all you need, the YouTube transcript generator is quicker.
Can I transcribe a video longer than 30 minutes?
Yes, with Pro, which accepts videos up to 10 hours.
Can I transcribe private videos?
Private videos can't be fetched from a link. If it's your video, download it from YouTube Studio and upload the file instead.
Can I get the transcript in another language?
Speech in 98+ languages is transcribed in its original language, and Pro can translate the result.