--- title: "Home" description: "Free transcripts for any video or audio, with AI summaries, notes, mind maps, and translation." canonical: "https://transcript.im/" markdown: "https://transcript.im/index.md" --- # Home Free transcripts for any video or audio, with AI summaries, notes, mind maps, and translation. ## Links - [Canonical HTML](https://transcript.im/) - [Markdown](https://transcript.im/index.md) ## Built for Instagram, TikTok & YouTube Paste an Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube link, or upload a video or audio file, and the transcript generator returns clean, timestamped text. One flow covers every source: it pulls existing captions when a clip has them, and transcribes the spoken audio with AI when it doesn't. Pick a platform to see how each one works. ## What You Can Do Next Once the text is ready, it becomes the starting point: translate it, summarize it, or turn it into something new. ### Rewrite or Create a New Script Turn the words of any clip into a fresh script without going back to the footage. Rewrite them in your own voice, tighten a long recording into a punchy script, or repurpose the whole thing as a blog post, a newsletter, or a thread. Every line stays timestamped, so you can return to the moment a quote came from. Paste one link into the transcript generator, get the text, and hand it to AI as a brief instead of starting from a blank page. ### Translate Into Supported Languages Translate a finished transcript into 7 supported languages in one click, with timestamps preserved so subtitles still line up. Localize a YouTube video without re-recording the audio, caption a TikTok clip for another market, or hand the text to a voice actor. Compare the original and the translation side by side, fix names and product terms, and export the version you want as TXT, SRT, or VTT. ### Summary, Chapters & Mind Map Ask AI for a summary, an outline, or a mind map built from your transcript, whatever the source. Use it to decide whether a long recording is worth watching, to skim a lecture before an exam, or to pull the key points out of a podcast episode. The transcript generator writes the timed text first, so every line of the summary traces back to the moment it was spoken and the outline stays editable. ## Ways to Put a Transcript to Work A transcript generator is useful well beyond the original recording. These are the most common ways people use the text once it is ready: ### Re-create Videos in New Scripts or Languages Use the text of a video you already published to script a fresh take, a new angle, or a localized version. Timestamps stay attached, so nothing is lost between the original recording and the new edit. ### Capture Study & Meeting Notes Turn lectures, tutorials, and meetings into summaries, outlines, or mind maps you can review at a glance. The transcript generator writes down what was said while you listen, so your notes stay complete and searchable. ### Build Personalized Sales Pitches Spin the spoken pitch in a TikTok clip into tailored versions for different customers, industries, or segments, so the same recording speaks to the person reading it. Keep the proof points and change the framing. ### Create Localized Ad Variations Produce ad variations for different countries and languages from the words in an Instagram Reel, with the same offer and a different script. ## How the Transcript Generator Works 1. **Paste a Link or Upload a File** - Paste a YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok link, or drag in a local video or audio file on the Video, Audio tab. 2. **AI Transcribes What's Missing** - The transcript generator checks for existing captions first. When none exist, AI transcribes the audio with timestamps in your chosen language. 3. **Review, Translate, Summarize, or Export** - Read the finished result, then download it as TXT, SRT, or VTT, or use AI to translate or summarize it. ## Features ### TXT, SRT and VTT Exports Every result exports three ways. TXT is plain reading text for notes, briefs, and docs. SRT carries numbered cues with start and end times for editors like Premiere and Final Cut. VTT is the WebVTT format that browsers and HTML5 players read natively for captions. ### Captions First, AI Second When a clip already carries a caption track, the transcript generator uses it, because it reflects what the creator published. Only when no captions exist does AI listen to the spoken audio and write the text itself, with timing on every line. ### Links or Local Files Paste a link to a full YouTube upload, a Short, a TikTok, a Reel, or a playlist. Or upload from your own drive: MP4, MOV, MP3, M4A, WAV, and FLAC are all accepted. ### Timestamps on Every Line Each line keeps the moment it was spoken. Click a timestamp to jump straight to that point in the recording, search for a phrase to find where it appears, or cut a clip without scrubbing through the whole recording. ## FAQ ### What is a transcript? A transcript is a written, timestamped copy of everything said in a video, an audio file, a meeting, a lecture, or a podcast. The transcript generator builds one automatically from a link or from an uploaded file. ### How do I get a transcript of a YouTube video? Paste the YouTube link into the box at the top of this page. The transcript generator pulls existing captions first and falls back to AI transcription when there are none, so every line arrives with its timestamp. ### How do I get a transcript of a TikTok video? Paste the TikTok link into the same box. The spoken audio becomes readable lines, even when TikTok's own captions are missing or incomplete. ### Can I get an Instagram Reel transcript from just the link? Yes. Paste the public Reel or video link, and the speech comes back as text you can copy, translate, or summarize. ### Does it work on a YouTube video without captions? Yes. When a YouTube video has no captions, the transcript generator falls back to AI transcription and adds timestamps automatically. ### How accurate is it on noisy TikTok audio? Accuracy depends on audio clarity. Clear speech transcribes reliably, while heavy music or background noise can lower the accuracy of the AI output. ### Can it handle Instagram Reels and video posts? Yes. Paste any public Instagram Reel or video post link, and the voice is written out line by line with timings. ### Can I use the transcript generator in bulk? Yes. Paste a YouTube playlist or channel link, or many links at once, and the transcript generator queues them in parallel with retry and merged exports. ### What is the difference between a transcript and subtitles? A transcript is the full spoken text of a recording, meant to be read. Subtitles are that same text cut into short timed cues for the screen. Both come out of one pass here: read the text as a document, or export SRT and VTT when you need timed cues. ### Which video and audio formats does the generator accept? MP4, MOV, MP3, M4A, WAV, and FLAC. Files with picture are processed for their audio track, so a screen recording, a lecture capture, and a podcast episode are all accepted. ### Which languages can a transcript be translated into? Speech is transcribed in the language it was spoken in, and the result can be translated into 7 supported languages afterwards with timestamps preserved, so exported subtitles still line up with the footage. ### Does the free transcript generator work on podcasts and lectures? Yes. Anything with a clear audio track works: podcast episodes, recorded lectures, interviews, and meeting recordings. Long recordings keep their timestamps, so you can jump to the section you need instead of listening again. ## Related tools - [What's a Transcriber](https://transcript.im/blog/whats-a-transcriber.md)