LongScribe
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE · FILE OR LINK
Choose your source first. This comparison page explains the workflows; its upload action opens the separate, working file or URL tool rather than pretending a video file is already selected.
Use the actual MP4 file picker for a recording you may process. The quick browser route accepts supported files up to 90 MB. An eligible paid file up to 1 GB needs the main app's separate chunked uploader; leave the tab open until uploading finishes.
Start with the working YouTube URL form, or check the list of other supported recording platforms. A private, deleted or restricted video cannot be unlocked simply by pasting its URL.
Transcribe a YouTube video link Other supported public sources
LongScribe transcribes the audio spoken in an existing recording, not slide OCR, scene descriptions, live meeting capture or dubbed audio. Review names and timestamps against the source. After the recording is accepted, longer jobs can continue in the background.
Paste the video link, pick a language, and download the text. LongScribe pulls existing captions or transcribes the audio with OpenAI Whisper, giving you reviewable text with clickable timestamps.
Choose a supported, accessible public recording URL. For a single YouTube video, open the YouTube transcription form; for other sources, check Supported Transcription Sources. Submit the individual recording rather than a generic website URL. When an eligible signed-in job finishes, review timestamps and download TXT, DOCX, SRT or JSON. An inaccessible private or protected link cannot be unlocked by pasting it. An anonymous demo is separate from the signed-in export workflow.
Turn videos from YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, X, Dailymotion and SoundCloud into text — paste a supported public link.
Long videos and livestream replays enter a background queue and are processed in chunks. Close the tab and come back to finished text.
Download clean text (TXT), timed subtitles (SRT), a Word document (DOCX) and JSON — no format paywalls.
Fix the transcript in the browser, jump to any moment with clickable timestamps, and share a public read-only link.
Signed-in Free includes 60 minutes across up to 20 recordings per month. Try the guest demo without installing software; the anonymous demo has separate limits. Individual source, duration and file-size limits also apply.
Upload a supported video file or paste a supported public video link to turn spoken audio into searchable, timestamped text. Long recordings can continue processing in the background, and the finished transcript can be reviewed and exported.
Video transcription means turning the spoken audio track of an existing video into searchable text. Upload a supported video file or use a supported public video link, then review the timestamped transcript and export it. Long recordings can continue processing in the background.
YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, X, Dailymotion and SoundCloud — paste a supported public link.
LongScribe pulls existing captions when available, or transcribes the audio with OpenAI Whisper when there are none.
Yes. Long videos and livestream replays enter a background queue and are processed in chunks.
Clean text (TXT), timed subtitles (SRT), a Word document (DOCX) and JSON.
Yes. LongScribe transcribes supported recorded video files and supported public video links. It is a post-recording transcription workflow, not a live meeting-capture bot.
Yes, when the URL points to one accessible recording on a supported source. Use the YouTube URL form or the appropriate supported source workflow. Review the eligible completed transcript, then choose TXT, DOCX, SRT or JSON. Other website URLs and private media may not work.
Signed-in Free includes 60 transcription minutes across up to 20 recordings monthly. File-size, source accessibility and single-job limits are separate. The anonymous demo has a separate allowance and account workflow.