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Convert any video to text

Upload recordings, presentations, lectures, or meetings and get a full, clean transcript in minutes. No signup required.

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STASH LM

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How to Convert Video Files to Text with AI

Upload any video file and our AI extracts the audio, transcribes it using advanced speech recognition, then cleans up the result by fixing speech-to-text errors, adding proper punctuation, and organizing the text into readable paragraphs.

Unlike summarizer tools, this gives you the complete transcript with nothing removed. Perfect for creating written records of meetings, generating captions, repurposing video content into articles, or archiving spoken content as searchable text.

What Can You Transcribe?

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Meetings Turn meeting recordings into searchable, shareable text documents.
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Lectures Get full written notes from recorded lectures and educational content.
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Interviews Transcribe recorded interviews for easy review and reference.
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100% Free No signup, no account. Upload and get your full transcript.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the video to text tool work?
Upload your video file and our tool extracts the audio track, transcribes it using AI speech recognition, then cleans up the transcript by fixing speech-to-text errors and adding proper punctuation and paragraphs. You get the full text, nothing removed.
What video formats are supported?
We support MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, and WebM files up to 100MB. Maximum video length is 60 minutes for the free tool.
Does this tool summarize or shorten the transcript?
No. This tool returns the full, complete transcript. It only cleans up punctuation, fixes obvious speech recognition errors, and adds paragraph breaks for readability. No content is removed or summarized. If you want a summary instead, try our Video Summarizer tool.
Can I save transcripts and search across them?
This free tool handles one video at a time. For saving, organizing, and searching across multiple transcripts, check out Stash LM - build a searchable knowledge base from all your content with AI-powered Q&A.