Subtitles for YouTube videos

Drop in the video and get a timed SRT to upload alongside it — corrected first, so the auto-captions are not the version people read.

SRT and VTT ready to upload
Fix names and jargon before exporting
MP4, MOV and WEBM go in directly

Start a transcript

Drop your file and pick a language.

Upload a file

Drop audio or video here

MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, MOV and more

or paste a link

Audio language

Picking the language improves accuracy. Leave it automatic if you are unsure.

Model quality

Options Translate to English The transcript stays in its original language; an English version is added and opens first.

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Better than the automatic captions

YouTube will caption your video for free and get most of it right — until it meets a product name, a person’s name or a piece of jargon, which is exactly what viewers search for. Here you see the transcript before it becomes a subtitle file: fix the words that matter, keep the timings, upload the SRT yourself.

How it works

Three steps to your first transcript

Drop in your file

Audio or video of any length; the free plan transcribes the first 30 minutes of each file. MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, MOV and a dozen more.
Pick the language

Leave the language on automatic or set it for better accuracy. Turn on speaker recognition if you need to know who said what.
Read, edit, export

The transcript opens with clickable timestamps — read it and fix a name straight away. A free account keeps it and exports it as TXT; DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT come with the unlimited plan.

FAQ

Questions before you upload

Transcribe a file

Which file do I upload to YouTube?

SRT. Export it here, then add it under Subtitles in YouTube Studio. VTT is there too if another platform needs it.

Do I have to convert the video first?

No. Upload MP4, MOV, WEBM, WMV or MPEG and the audio is extracted for you. There are free in-browser converters here if you need one for something else.

Can I add subtitles in a second language?

Yes. Transcribe first, translate the transcript, then export subtitles from the translated version. The timings stay exactly where they were.

Working in another language?

All of this works in 62 languages. These are the ones asked for most, each with its own page.

See every supported language

Transcription, job by job

Start with one file

No account, no card. See the transcript before you decide anything.