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Video to Text

Convert video to text, free and unlimited

Drop in an MP4, MOV or WEBM file and get a written transcript back — screen recordings, meeting recordings, course videos, phone footage. The audio is extracted and transcribed entirely in your browser, so the video itself is never uploaded.

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Video formats this reads directly

MP4

The most common format — phone recordings, screen captures, downloads.

MOV

QuickTime's format — iPhone videos and Mac screen recordings.

WEBM

Common for browser-based screen recorders and some video calls.

Where video-to-text actually gets used

Screen recordings

Turn a recorded demo, tutorial, or walkthrough into a written script you can edit into documentation.

Zoom, Teams and Meet recordings

Get a text version of a recorded call without re-watching the whole thing to find what was said.

Course and lecture videos

Convert a downloaded course video into notes you can search, highlight, and study from.

Phone and camera footage

Interviews, vlogs, or raw footage shot on a phone — get a transcript to work from before editing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Video-specific questions about converting to text

Does it actually work with MP4, MOV and WEBM files?
Yes. The tool reads the video file directly, extracts its audio track in your browser, and transcribes that. You don't need to convert or extract audio separately first.
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No. The entire process — reading the file, extracting audio, running speech recognition — happens on your device. The video file never leaves your browser.
Can I get subtitles from my video, not just a transcript?
Yes. Once transcribed, export SRT or VTT subtitle files directly from the editor — both import into YouTube Studio and most video editors.
Is there a limit on video length?
No artificial limit. Very long videos (several hours) may be slower or use more memory depending on your device, but there's no cap on duration or file count.
Does it transcribe on-screen text or just spoken audio?
Just the spoken audio track — this is speech-to-text, not optical character recognition. For text that appears on screen in a video, ForgePlug's OCR / Text Extractor can read text from still images or screenshots instead.
Full Audio & Video TranscriberNeed just the subtitles? Try the SRT Subtitle Generator →