YouTube shorts to text
YouTube shorts to text: upload the YouTube Short and get the text with a timecode on every line, in TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT or CSV. Free $0, 3 files a day.
An account inside YouTube is not needed: the file of the YouTube Short is enough, and our engine reads it. The result is a document and not a sound file. The free plan is $0 with 3 files a day, and one file may be 30 minutes.
How to get YouTube shorts to text
- 1
Open the Short
The Short is opened on YouTube, and the length of it is not more than three minutes.
- 2
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.
- 3
Wait for the text, not for the file
The upload of the YouTube Short is quick; the engine reads it once and hands the whole text back as a document.
- 4
Keep the file on your own disk
The file of the YouTube Short stays where it was downloaded, and the text that comes back is a separate document.
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 YouTube keeps, and what it gives
- Where the file is
A Short is a video of YouTube, and the length of it is decided on YouTube itself.
- What the file is
You can create YouTube Shorts up to three minutes in length.
- 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
What the recording does not give you
The YouTube Short is worth a text, and every text is worth the time of every line. Getting the file is the part that depends on the platform; the text depends on nothing but the engine. A search then turns into a quotation with a timestamp, because the time of every line stayed in the text.
Tips
Name the file of the YouTube Short after the meeting, not after the day.
YouTube gives the file, but the name of the file is yours to choose.
Check the length of the YouTube Short 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 YouTube Short yourself when you know it, or leave it on automatic detection.
Questions about YouTube shorts to text
What do I need to know about YouTube shorts to text?
The file of the YouTube Short is the input, and the engine reads it as it is: no conversion, no link, and no account.
Do I need an account for YouTube shorts to text?
Bring the YouTube Short to your disk and upload it here; our own engine returns the text with the time of every line.
What comes back after YouTube shorts to text?
Our own engine reads the YouTube Short and keeps the time of every segment, so the work ends with a document.
Is a link enough for YouTube shorts to text?
Send the YouTube Short to the widget and the text comes back as a document, with the speakers on request.
Which file do I need for YouTube shorts to text?
There is one step before the engine: the file of the YouTube Short has to be on your own disk.
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Sources
- SUnderstand three-minute YouTube Shorts - YouTube Help (read 2026-10-25)support.google.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
Reading: 4 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team
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.