Video to text

Turn any video into accurate text

Upload a video and get a speaker-labeled, timestamped transcript in minutes. The audio is pulled out for you, 95%+ accuracy on clear audio, 90+ languages, and you can export subtitles as SRT or WebVTT. Test the quality free on your first 10 minutes, no credit card.

Convert video to textFirst 10 minutes free. No credit card.

Hear it, read it, at the same time

A real transcript synced to its audio. Press play, or click any word to jump straight to that moment. Your video works the same.

Sample preview
play it · click any word to jump

Alex (Lead):All right, quick stand up. Let's keep it tight. Sarah, where are we on the launch checklist?

Sarah (PM):Almost there. The last blocker is the payment flow, and Tom said he'd have a fix in this morning.

Tom (Dev):Yeah, it is basically done. I am testing the edge cases now. Should be merged before lunch.

Alex (Lead):Perfect. So if that lands, are we good to ship Thursday?

Sarah (PM):I think so. Let's decide for real at the end of day check-in once the fix is in.

Tom (Dev):Works for me

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What is a video to text converter?

A video to text converter turns the speech in a video into written text automatically. You upload the video file and it pulls out the audio, transcribes it, and returns an accurate, searchable transcript with speaker labels and timestamps, in 90+ languages. FileToText is file-first: it works on the video files you upload, from screen recordings and Zoom exports to webinars and phone footage, and keeps them private to your account. It reads MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI and most other formats, so there's never a conversion step.

How it works

1. Upload your video

Drop in an MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, or AVI. The audio is pulled out automatically, so there's no conversion step and nothing to install.

2. Get the transcript

In minutes you get speaker-labeled, timestamped text synced to the video's audio, with a per-word confidence view flagging anything worth a second listen.

3. Export subtitles or text

Export SRT or WebVTT for subtitles, or TXT and DOCX for the plain words. Add an AI summary or translate into 90+ languages before you export.

Get subtitles straight from the video

Because your file starts as video, the transcript is subtitle-ready. Export SRT or WebVTT with the timestamps intact and drop it into your editor, or upload it alongside the video for captions. Prefer just the words? Export TXT or DOCX. Working from a specific format? The MP4 to text page covers the most common one, and the audio to text tool handles files that are audio-only.

Transcribe any kind of video

Same tool, guidance tuned to what you recorded.

Zoom recording

A clean, editable transcript of the call.

Meeting

Who said what, plus an AI recap.

Interview

Quotes you can verify against the footage.

Video podcast

Episode text plus show notes.

MP4 to text

The most common video format, straight in.

Any file

The general-purpose transcript generator.

Related tools

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Video to text FAQ

Updated August 2026
Upload the video file (MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, or AVI) and FileToText pulls the audio out automatically before transcribing. In minutes you get a speaker-labeled, timestamped transcript synced to a player that highlights each word as it plays. Because it started as video, it is subtitle-ready: export SRT or WebVTT to drop into your editor, or TXT and DOCX for the plain words. The first 10 minutes of any file are free; after that it is $3 per audio hour, billed per started hour, up to 20 hours of media. Accuracy is 95%+ on clear speech and dips on heavy background music or several people talking at once, where the per-word confidence view flags the words to check. See the live monthly benchmark →
No. Upload the video as-is and FileToText extracts the audio automatically before transcribing. Screen recordings, Zoom exports, webinars, and phone footage all go up as one file, with no separate audio step.
Yes. Every transcript exports as SRT or WebVTT with timestamps intact, ready to drop into a video editor or upload alongside the file for captions. Plain TXT and DOCX are there too if you only need the words.
MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, and most other common video formats. Anything with speech works: recorded calls, conference talks, webinars, screen recordings, and phone videos, complete with speaker labels and timestamps.
Up to 20 hours of media per file. The first 10 minutes transcribe free on a free account; beyond that it is $3 per audio hour, billed per started hour, no matter how large the video file itself is.

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