MOV to text: transcribe a QuickTime video
Upload a MOV straight from your Mac or iPhone and get the spoken words as text, with subtitles you can export.
Converting MOV to text means transcribing the audio inside a QuickTime video file. Upload the MOV to voxnoto, no conversion to MP4 first, and you get the transcript split by speaker, an SRT file for subtitles, and a summary if the recording is long.
How to convert a MOV to text in four steps
Open voxnoto and click Upload. Drag the MOV in from your Mac, or pick it from Files on an iPhone.
Wait a few minutes while the audio track is transcribed. MOV files are large, so allow time for the upload itself.
Read the transcript, rename the speakers, fix any word in place.
Export as TXT for text, or SRT for subtitles.
Where MOV files come from
iPhone and iPad. Video shot on an Apple device is MOV. Interviews filmed on a phone, talks recorded from the back of a room, footage from a conference stand.
QuickTime screen recordings. The built-in Mac recorder saves MOV, which is why so many demos and walkthroughs arrive in this format.
Cameras and editing software. Many cameras record MOV, and Final Cut and similar tools export it.
What you get back
The transcript. Every word, split by speaker, with timestamps to find the moment in your editor.
Subtitles. An SRT file that works in Final Cut, Premiere, YouTube and every social platform.
A summary. A long recording turned into something a colleague reads in a minute.
A translation. 99 languages in, translation out, subtitles included.
Do I need to convert MOV to MP4 first?
No. voxnoto reads MOV directly, along with MP4, WMV and MPEG. Converting first costs you time and a generation of quality, and changes nothing about the transcript.
Getting a better transcript from a MOV
- Upload the original file rather than a version exported for sharing.
- Phone video picks up the whole room, hold the phone closer to whoever is speaking, or use a clip-on mic for anything planned.
- Screen recordings with a headset mic transcribe far better than ones using the built-in Mac microphone.
- Resolution is irrelevant. Only the audio track is transcribed, so a small screen recording works as well as 4K footage.
Questions and answers
How do I convert a MOV to text?
Upload the file to voxnoto. It transcribes the audio track and returns the text in a few minutes.
Do I need to convert MOV to MP4 first?
No. MOV is read directly.
Can I transcribe a video shot on an iPhone?
Yes. Share it to Files and upload, or record directly in voxnoto in your phone's browser.
Can I get subtitles from a MOV?
Yes. Export the transcript as an SRT file.
How big can my files be?
On Premium you can upload files up to 8 hours long and run several at once. The free plan gives you 10 minutes of transcription a day: longer files are transcribed up to that daily limit.
Which languages does it support?
Speech is recognized in 99 languages, and the spoken language is detected automatically, so there is nothing to set up. A finished transcript can be translated into 22 languages in one click.
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