Video Transcript Generator

Extract transcripts from any video. Auto-detects captions or uses AI to transcribe audio. Download in SRT, VTT, TXT, or JSON format.

Supports YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, and other platforms.
We do not store your links or transcripts. Use responsibly and respect copyrights.
Supported formats: MP4, WebM, AVI, MOV, MKV, WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC, and more.
Files are processed locally and deleted immediately after transcription.
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How it works

📹 Hybrid Approach

We first try to extract existing captions from the video (fast and free). If no captions are available, we use AI-powered audio transcription.

🎙️ Better Transcription

Uses OpenAI's Whisper model for accurate audio-to-text conversion. Works with videos in any language.

📥 Multiple Formats

Download transcripts as JSON (with timing), SRT (for video editing), VTT (for web), or plain text.

🔒 Privacy First

Transcripts and videos are never stored. Everything is processed and discarded immediately.

Transcription and captions guide

Turn speech into the format your next step needs

Viddash first checks a video for existing captions and otherwise uses speech recognition on its audio. The right export depends on whether you are editing subtitles, embedding captions on the web, reading plain text, or sending timed segments into another application.

01 / SOURCE

Use captions when they already exist

An existing caption track is usually the fastest path and preserves the timing supplied with the source. When no captions are available, Viddash extracts the audio and creates new timed segments with speech recognition.

02 / ACCURACY

Audio quality determines the review workload

Clear microphones, one speaker at a time, low background noise, and a correctly selected language improve results. Crosstalk, music, heavy accents, and specialist names require more manual review. Important transcripts should always be checked against the recording.

03 / OUTPUT

Choose timing only when you need it

SRT and VTT preserve timed caption cues. TXT removes timing for reading, editing, or summarizing. JSON keeps structured transcript and segment data for software workflows. Selecting the right format avoids cleanup after download.

Transcript export format comparison
FormatTimingBest for
SRTTimed subtitle cuesVideo editors and subtitle uploads
VTTTimed web cuesHTML5 video and browser players
TXTNo timingReading, notes, and text editing
JSONStructured segmentsApplications, automation, and data processing

Frequently Asked Questions

Viddash supports local audio and video uploads plus URLs from platforms handled by the downloader, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X. A source must be accessible and permitted for you to process.

Accuracy depends on microphone quality, background noise, speaker overlap, accents, language, and specialist vocabulary. Clear speech with little background noise produces the strongest result and every important transcript should be reviewed.

Existing caption tracks can be extracted quickly. Speech recognition takes longer and processing time depends on recording length, audio quality, server load, and the available hardware.

Use SRT for most video editors and subtitle uploads, VTT for HTML5 web video, TXT for a readable transcript without timing, and JSON when an application needs structured segments and timestamps.

You can process a private source only when you are authorized to access it. For supported URL sources, session cookies can provide that access; local files can be uploaded directly from your device.