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Video to Text

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Pull the audio from your video first, then upload it here for a plain text transcript and duration — no captions or subtitle file generated.

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“It's fast and dead simple to use: paste your text, pick a voice, done. No fuss, no learning curve.”
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Step-by-step guide

How to Use Video to Text

Start for free — no credit card, no software to install.

  1. Extract the audio track from your video

    Use your existing video editor or a free audio-extraction tool to save the video's sound as its own MP3 or WAV file — this step happens outside VocalLab.

  2. Upload the extracted audio file

    Bring in the audio-only file the same way you would upload any recording.

  3. Review the transcript that comes back

    You get plain text and the clip's duration — there's no caption or subtitle file generated from the video.

Video to Text

Features & Capabilities

Everything you need to create professional voiceovers — in one tool.

  • Audio-first, by design

    The transcriber reads audio, so video needs its sound extracted before upload — no video upload path exists.

  • Plain transcript output

    The result is text and duration, not a caption track synced to the video's timeline.

  • Plan-based duration ceiling

    20 minutes on Free, up to 6 hours on Max, measured on the extracted audio file's length.

  • Automatic language detection

    Language is picked up from the audio itself once it's uploaded.

Use cases

What Can You Create with Video to Text?

From TikTok to podcasts — here's where creators use this tool most.

  • Turning a recorded presentation into text

    Pull the audio from a screen-recorded talk and get a written version of what was said.

  • Getting a script back from a finished video

    Recover the spoken words from an edited video when the original script is lost or was improvised.

  • Making a video library's content searchable

    Convert a video library's audio into text so its spoken content can be searched like any document.

  • Drafting a blog post from a video's content

    Start from the transcript of a recorded video and shape it into written copy instead of re-watching and typing notes.

About this tool

Everything you need to know about Video to Text

Speech to text works on audio, not video, so the first step with a video file is pulling its audio track out — most editors and free converters do this in a couple of clicks. Once you have an audio file, MP3 or WAV, upload it the same way you would any recording: VocalLab returns a plain text transcript and the duration, with no captions, no SRT and no timestamps baked in. Language auto-detects from the audio, and file length is capped by plan — 20 minutes free, 1 hour on Lite, 3 hours on Pro, 6 hours on Max — so a two-hour video needs a Pro plan or a trimmed clip once its audio is out.

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FAQ

Video to Text — FAQ

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Can I upload a video file directly?

No — the transcriber reads audio, so you need to extract the video's audio track first using an editor or converter you already have, then upload that file.

Will the transcript include captions timed to the video?

No, the output is a plain text transcript and a duration with no timing data, so it can't be dropped in as synced captions.

What audio format should I extract to?

A common format like MP3 or WAV works well — most extraction tools default to one of these.

How long can the extracted audio be?

The same plan limits apply as any other file: 20 minutes on Free, 1 hour on Lite, 3 hours on Pro, 6 hours on Max.

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