Video to text: transcribe any video file online
Upload MP4, MOV or WMV and get the spoken words as text, with speakers, timestamps and subtitles you can export.
Converting video to text means transcribing the audio track of the file. Upload your video to voxnoto and a few minutes later you have the full transcript split by speaker, a summary if you want one, and an SRT file ready to attach as subtitles.
How to convert a video to text in four steps
Open voxnoto and click Upload. Drag the video in, or pick it from your computer or phone.
Wait a few minutes. Longer videos take longer; you can close the tab.
Read the transcript, rename the speakers and fix any word in place.
Export the text as TXT, or as SRT if you need subtitles.
Video formats you can upload
- MP4
- MOV
- WMV
- MPEG
- M4A
- AAC
- WAV
- MP3
- OGG
- OPUS
Files up to 8 hours. voxnoto reads the audio track, so the video's resolution doesn't matter, a screen recording works as well as a 4K camera file.
What you get from a video
The transcript. Every word, split by speaker, with timestamps you can use to jump back to the moment in your editing tool.
Subtitles. An SRT file that any video player, editor or platform accepts. Most social video is watched without sound, so this is often the point of transcribing at all.
A summary. For a long recording, a webinar, a lecture, a recorded call, the summary is what people actually read.
A translation. Transcribe in 99 languages and translate the text, including the subtitle file.
What people transcribe video for
Published video. Subtitles and a text version of the episode, course or talk. The transcript also gives the page something a search engine can read, which video alone never does.
Recorded meetings and webinars. A recording nobody rewatches becomes a summary everyone reads.
Footage and interviews. Finding the line you remember takes a search box instead of a scrub bar.
Getting a better result from video
- Upload the original file rather than a re-encoded copy, the audio track survives better.
- If the video has music under the speech, expect a weaker transcript; a cleaner mix transcribes better.
- Screen recordings with a headset mic transcribe better than room audio from a laptop.
- Say names and product terms clearly once; fix them in the transcript afterwards and they read correctly everywhere.
Questions and answers
How do I convert video to text?
Upload the video to voxnoto. It transcribes the audio track and returns the text, usually within minutes.
Which video formats are supported?
MP4, MOV, WMV, MPEG and most other common formats.
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.
Can I get subtitles?
Yes, export your transcript as an SRT file.
Can I translate the transcript of a video?
Yes, including the subtitle file.
Does the video quality matter?
Only the audio matters. Clear speech gives a better transcript than a high-resolution picture.
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