What do I need to know about Loom to text?
The file of the Loom video is the input, and the engine reads it as it is: no conversion, no link, and no account.
Loom
Loom to text
Loom to text: upload the Loom video and get the text with a timecode on every line, in TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT or CSV. Free $0, 3 files a day.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
Bring the Loom video over and upload it: one file is all the service takes. The text of the Loom video comes back one segment per line. The free plan is $0 with 3 files a day, and one file may be 30 minutes.
How to get Loom to text
- 1
Open the library
The video that has to be transcribed is opened in the library of the workspace, where every Loom of the account is kept.
- 2
Do not convert the file first
The engine reads the file the way the platform made it: MP4, MP3, M4A, WAV and the other containers of the recorders.
- 3
Fix the names in the editor
A wrong name in the text is corrected in the editor. The correction moves no timestamp: the line keeps the moment it was said.
- 4
Copy the part you need
Every line of the text carries the moment it was said, so a quotation can be copied with its own timecode.
What comes back from the engine
- TXT
One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.
- TXT, CSV
The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.
- SRT, VTT
SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.
- Markdown, DOCX
The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.
What Loom keeps, and what it gives
| What | What the platform says |
|---|---|
| Where the file is | A Loom video is kept in the library of the workspace, and the download is made from the entry of that library. |
| Where the file is kept | The video itself is what is downloaded: the page says that to save the video locally as an .MP4 on your computer, you first have to download it. |
| Length of one file | up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro |
| Free plan | $0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card |
The case
What the recording does not give you
The Loom video cannot be skimmed, and one that is played again from the start is a recording nobody has. Nobody sits through 30 minutes to find one sentence, and that is exactly what a search in the text is for. The engine reads the Loom video and gives the text back with the timecodes in place, so the minutes are written from the recording.
Tips
Name the file of the Loom video after the meeting, not after the day.
Loom gives the file, but the name of the file is yours to choose.
Check the length of the Loom video before the upload: 30 minutes is the limit of one file.
Over 30 minutes on the free plan a file has to be cut before sending; Pro has no minute limit.
Set the language of the Loom video yourself when you know it, or leave it on automatic detection.
Questions about Loom to text
Do I need an account for Loom to text?
Bring the Loom video to your disk and upload it here; our own engine returns the text with the time of every line.
What comes back after Loom to text?
Our own engine reads the Loom video and keeps the time of every segment, so the work ends with a document.
Is a link enough for Loom to text?
Send the Loom video to the widget and the text comes back as a document, with the speakers on request.
Which file do I need for Loom to text?
There is one step before the engine: the file of the Loom video has to be on your own disk.
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Sources
- SDownload your Loom video (read 2026-10-25)support.atlassian.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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Drop a recording — the text arrives in a minute
Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps