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Transcribe a YouTube video to text

Need the text of a YouTube video — your own, or for notes? TraScrivo gives you the transcript in seconds, free, even without signing up.

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How it works, step by step

  1. Download your video (or just its audio) from YouTube as mp4/m4a.
  2. Open TraScrivo and upload the file.
  3. Press Transcribe and export the text as TXT, Word or PDF, or subtitles as SRT or VTT.

Great for creators and students

Turn a video into text for summaries, articles, notes or subtitles. On the free plan each file is transcribed up to 30 minutes, with no daily limit (fair use: up to 24 hours of audio a day); with the Pass or Pro, files up to 4 hours are split into chunks and transcribed in full, automatically.

Subtitles ready for YouTube

Export SRT with timecodes and upload them back to YouTube, or use them in your editor.

FAQ

Can I paste a YouTube link?

Not yet: download the video or audio file first, then upload it to TraScrivo.

Does it work with long videos?

Up to 30 minutes per file on the free plan; with the Pass the file is split and transcribed in full.

Is it free?

Yes: unlimited free minutes, even without an account, with files up to 30 minutes. Longer files need the Pass or Pro.

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