Video to text
Turn what's said in a video or recording into a transcript you can copy or download. Free, and the file never leaves your device.
Drop a video or recording to transcribe it
The speech is recognized on your device, so nothing is uploaded and there's no limit on length.
MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, and other audio, or a video with sound.
How to transcribe a video to text
Open a video or a recording, let Mastershot detect its language or choose it, and get a transcript in paragraphs, with times if you want them, or as SRT or VTT subtitles. The speech is recognized in your browser, so nothing is uploaded and there are no minutes to buy.
Step 1
Choose a filePick a video or recording, or drop it above.Step 2
Transcribe itThe speech is written down on your device.Step 3
Copy or downloadSave it as text, with times, or as subtitles.
What to expect
- Supported inputs
- Videos and recordings this browser can read: MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, MP3, M4A, WAV, and more.
- What happens
- Whisper, a speech recognition model, listens on your device and writes down each word with the time it's said. You get plain text in paragraphs, with or without times, or SRT or VTT subtitles.
- Limits
- The first time, the browser downloads the 77 MB speech model and keeps it for next time. Transcribing takes about a sixth of the recording's length, so an hour takes about 10 minutes. Clear speech comes out best; music, noise, and people talking over each other make more mistakes.
Private by design
Your video stays on your device
Mastershot processes your file locally in this browser. It does not need to be uploaded to a server, and you do not need an account to use the tool.
- No upload
- No signup
- No watermark