A timestamped transcript you can read, edit, and search on the page. Every line carries a start time, so you can move between text and recording: click a sentence, and the player seeks to it.
Free video transcription
From a file you already have
Free video transcription is for files you already have on your computer. Supported formats: MP3, MP4, MPEG, MPGA, M4A, WAV, or WEBM. Sign in with a free account to upload and transcribe—new accounts get 20 free minutes, no card required. There is no link to paste. Read the transcript on this page and download TXT or SRT.
Billed by the minute, rounded up. A new account starts with 20 free minutes, so a short clip costs nothing.
What "free" means here
Free means 20 minutes of transcription on a new account, and it means you can test the accuracy on your own recording before paying anything. Billed by the minute, rounded up: a 30-second clip costs one minute, a 30-minute-and-1-second file costs 31. No card is required.
Reading is always free. Open the transcript on this page, click any sentence to jump to that moment in the player, and download it as TXT or SRT. None of that costs minutes. Minutes are used for transcription jobs only, and they come back if a job fails.
Twenty minutes is enough for a lecture opening, a voice memo, one podcast segment, or a short interview clip — enough to see how free video transcription handles your accent, your audio quality, and your vocabulary.
What you get
Two export formats: TXT for clean plain text, and SRT for the subtitle file that video editors and upload tools accept.
Automatic language detection, or pick the language yourself when a recording mixes two. Supported formats: MP3, MP4, MPEG, MPGA, M4A, WAV, or WEBM. 99 languages are supported.
What it does not do: it does not pull audio from a video link, translate the transcript, or chat about the video. It also does not label who is speaking — the output is one continuous timestamped text.
How it works
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Upload
Choose MP3, MP4, MPEG, MPGA, M4A, WAV, or WEBM from your computer, or drop it on the box above. The file has to be local—a link to a video site is not accepted. If the length cannot be read, the upload is rejected before any minutes are used.
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Confirm and start
Check the duration and the language, then start the job. Billed by the minute, rounded up — a 4-minute clip uses 4 minutes and a 61-minute recording uses 61. The new row stays on this page, so you can start a second file without leaving.
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Read and export
Open the transcript, click a sentence to seek the player, then copy the text or export it as TXT or SRT. The transcript is yours to keep — download it before you close the tab.
Who uses free video transcription
Free video transcription fits the jobs where one person is talking and you need the words on paper.
Students
lecture recordings turned into searchable notes instead of replaying audio.
Creators
a talking-head video transcribed before you write subtitles by hand.
Note
takers — voice memos captured on a commute or a walk.
Researchers
a single-source recording you need to quote accurately.
Free and paid
The free 20 minutes are for trying, not for a backlog. Upload one lecture, one voice memo, or one podcast segment, and see whether the text is accurate enough to save you time.
Paid plans are for people who have already decided the transcripts are good and now need more of them: longer files, more files, or a fixed number of minutes every month. Current plans and prices are on the pricing page.
Questions
Which files can I upload?
MP3, MP4, MPEG, MPGA, M4A, WAV, or WEBM. The file has to come from your computer. If the duration cannot be read, the upload is rejected.
How is transcription billed?
Billed by audio or video length, rounded up to the nearest minute. 30 seconds counts as 1 minute. 30 minutes and 1 second counts as 31 minutes. New accounts receive 20 free minutes. No card is required. Usage returns only if the job fails.
What can I do with the transcript?
Read the timestamped text, click a sentence to seek the player, and export TXT or SRT. There is no share link, rename, or folder, and there are no speaker labels.
Does it download links, translate, or chat?
No. It does not download from a YouTube link, translate the transcript, or chat about the video.
How do I start a transcription?
Sign in with a free account, choose a file, confirm the duration, pick auto-detect or a language, then start. New accounts get 20 free minutes—no card required. The new row stays on this page.
Need more minutes after the free trial? Compare monthly and annual plans on the pricing page. For a product overview and more billing answers, visit the homepage.