How Video to Text works
Upload a video or paste a link to get a full transcript, detected language and a structured summary.
Written By Umakhan Magomedov
Last updated 4 days ago
Video to Text transcribes the speech in a video file into text. Upload a file or paste a link, and the tool compresses the video, extracts the audio and returns a full transcript along with the detected language.
When to use
Get a transcript of a video lesson, webinar or recorded presentation
Extract spoken content from a YouTube video without manually watching it
Summarize a long video to quickly understand what it covers
Prepare text from a video for editing, translation or analysis
What you can upload
Formats: MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM, M4V
Max file size: 100 MB
Sources:
File from your device or gallery
Link to YouTube, Instagram or TikTok
Direct video URL
How to run
Open Video to Text from the Tools tab.
Tap Choose to pick a video file, or tap Paste link to import from a URL.
Processing starts automatically: the video is compressed first, then speech is recognized.
The transcript appears in the Text tab when done.
What you get
Results are organized in three tabs:
Video: the original video with a playback player and options to download or share.
Text: the full transcript with the detected language shown at the top.
Essence: a structured summary generated on demand, including title, main summary, key moments and a takeaway.
How much it costs
Video to Text spends tokens for speech recognition. The Essence summary uses additional tokens when you generate it. For the full pricing breakdown, see Token pricing for each tool.