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.
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
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.
Need the text, not an SRT? Get the YouTube transcript from any public video link.
How it works
Three steps to your first transcript
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Drop in your file
Audio or video of any length; the free plan transcribes the first 15 minutes of each file. MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, MOV and a dozen more.
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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.
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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
Try it on this pageDo 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.
Price, limits and formats
| YouTube and other links | Paste a YouTube link: the audio itself is transcribed, so videos without captions work, up to 10 hours per video. Links from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, SoundCloud, Google Drive work too. |
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| One file, no subscription | $5 unlocks the whole file, whatever its length up to 10 hours. One payment, nothing renews. |
| Try before paying | No account: the first 5 minutes of each file, 1 file a day. Free account: the first 15 minutes of each file, 3 files a day, 90 minutes a month. |
| Unlimited plan | $15 a month or $90 a year: files up to 10 hours and 5 GB, 50 files at once. (campaign price until October 31) |
| Export formats | Unlimited plan and any unlocked file: TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX and PDF. Free plan: TXT. |
Start with one file
No account, no card. See the transcript before you decide anything.