Free Transcript Tools
Paste a link, get the transcript. These tools handle social video where downloading the file first is a hassle — no editing suite, no signup wall for a quick look, just the text.
YouTube Transcript Generator
NewPaste any YouTube URL and get its transcript in ~3 seconds. Free preview, sign up free to unlock the full text and download SRT/VTT/TXT/JSON. Signed-in Whisper Large-v3 upload for videos where captions are missing.
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TikTok Transcript Generator
LivePaste any TikTok link — including vt.tiktok.com and vm.tiktok.com short links — and get the video's transcript. Grabs existing captions when available, or runs full AI transcription on the audio.
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Instagram Transcript Generator
LivePaste an Instagram Reel or video post link and get the transcript. Works on video content (photo posts have no audio to transcribe).
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