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Free YouTube transcription

Free YouTube transcription: what the free plan of the service gives away, 3 files a day and no card, and what the paid plan adds. Free $0.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

For free YouTube transcription, the job begins with the download, and the download is the part that the platform decides. The export of the video from YouTube keeps the time of every line. The free plan is $0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes a file, and no card.

How it works

Free YouTube transcription without a card

  1. 1

    Open your own video

    Sign in to the account that uploaded the video and open the video on the site or in the app.

  2. 2

    Read the text, fix a name

    The text comes back one segment per line, with the start and the end time of every piece. A wrong name is fixed in the editor.

  3. 3

    Export and send it on

    Take TXT for a plain text, SRT or VTT when the video from YouTube has to become a subtitled video, and DOCX for a review on Pro.

  4. 4

    Name the file before you send it

    Give the file of the video from YouTube a name that says what is inside it: the name travels with the export and saves a search later.

The result

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.

The facts

What the service takes, and what the free plan gives

Where the file is

A video is downloaded from YouTube only by the account that uploaded it: the Download button under the video, in the format MP4 at 720p or 360p.

What the file is

The downloaded file of a video is an MP4 in 720p or in 360p.

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

Pro plan

$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month

The case

What the free plan does not give you

For free YouTube transcription, the work starts the moment somebody asks: where is that file, and where is its text? 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 video from YouTube 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 video from YouTube 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 video from YouTube yourself when you know it, or leave it on automatic detection.

FAQ

Questions about the free plan for YouTube transcription

What does the free plan give for YouTube transcription?

The file of the video from YouTube is the input, and the engine reads it as it is: no conversion, no link, and no account.

How many files do I get for YouTube transcription?

Bring the video from YouTube to your disk and upload it here; our own engine returns the text with the time of every line.

Is a card needed for YouTube transcription?

Our own engine reads the video from YouTube and keeps the time of every segment, so the work ends with a document.

What is on the paid plan for YouTube transcription?

Send the video from YouTube to the widget and the text comes back as a document, with the speakers on request.

What are the limits of the free plan for YouTube transcription?

There is one step before the engine: the file of the video from YouTube has to be on your own disk.

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3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps