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Free Transcript Generators

Paste a URL, get a transcript. Four free tools for the platforms creators, researchers, and agencies transcribe most. Export as TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON, or CSV — no signup required for a daily transcript on each tool.

Available tools

YouTube Transcript Generator

Free

Paste any YouTube URL, get the full transcript in seconds

Free YouTube transcript extractor for public videos. Fetch existing captions and export as TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON, or CSV. Works on regular videos and Shorts.

For Podcasters, researchers, content repurposersOpen the tool →

Instagram Transcript Generator

Free

Paste a Reel, post, or IGTV URL — get SRT/VTT in seconds

Free Instagram Reel transcript generator. Fetch captions from Reels, video posts, and IGTV. Export TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON, or CSV. Claim 30 minutes free on sign-up for Whisper on uploaded files.

For Creators, agencies, accessibility teamsOpen the tool →

TikTok Transcript Generator

Free

Paste a TikTok URL, get the spoken transcript

Free TikTok transcriber. Paste any public TikTok URL and export the transcript as TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON, or CSV. Same architecture as our Instagram tool.

For Short-form creators, brand teams, researchersOpen the tool →

WhatsApp Voice Message Transcription

Free

Upload a .opus voice message, get the transcript

Free WhatsApp voice-message transcription. Drop the .opus file exported from a chat and get text back — TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON, or DOCX. Whisper Large-v3 across 99 languages.

For Anyone with voice messages to read instead of listen toOpen the tool →

When to sign in for the full app

The URL-paste tools above fetch captions from public posts — fast and free, but limited to what each platform already has as captions. For real speech recognition on the audio itself, or higher volume, the signed-in app runs Whisper Large-v3 on uploaded audio and video files across 99 languages, with speaker labels, up to 50 files per bulk batch, and full export to TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT, JSON, or PDF.

  • ● The source video doesn't have captions (dance / music-heavy Reels, older uploads)
  • ● You need higher accuracy than the platform's auto-captions provide
  • ● You're processing a back-catalog or a client's archive
  • ● You need speaker labels (interviews, collabs, multi-speaker meetings)
  • ● You're transcribing in a language the platform's captions don't handle well
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