Drop a video or paste a YouTube link and get caption files in SRT and VTT, timed from word-level timestamps, plus a transcript with speaker labels. Files over 500 MB continue on the upload page. Packs from $4, credits never expire. · instant preview with no signup · packs from $4 for 500 minutes, credits never expire.
How it works
No typing out dialogue and no dragging timecodes around.
Drop a file up to 500 MB here, paste a public YouTube link, or use the upload page for files up to 10 hours or 5 GB.
Speech becomes text with speaker labels and a timestamp on every word, typically a few minutes for an hour of audio. No signup to preview.
Pick SRT or VTT and upload it wherever the video lives. Both are plain text, so a quick fix in any text editor is easy.
Captions or subtitles?
Captions are written for viewers who cannot hear the audio, or are watching with the sound off. Good captions say who is talking and can note meaningful sounds such as [laughter] or [music]. Subtitles assume the viewer hears the audio and just needs the words, often in another language.
In practice both are delivered as the same SRT or VTT file, and many platforms use the two words interchangeably. The files carry the spoken words and timing; speaker labels show in the transcript view, so add names or sound cues in a text editor before uploading.
Looking for a different angle? The subtitle generator covers subtitle files for video, and the SRT generator goes deeper on the SRT format itself.
Where to upload captions
Menu names shift between versions, but the path is similar everywhere.
Open the video, go to Subtitles, add a language, then upload the file and choose the option with timing.
Import the SRT like any media file and drag it onto the timeline as a caption track, where you can adjust lines alongside the edit.
Import the subtitle file into the media pool, then place it on the timeline as a subtitle track.
Facebook, LinkedIn and Vimeo accept an SRT caption file on uploaded videos. Look for a captions or subtitles option in the video settings.
Pricing
A pack from $4 opens the full transcript. After that, one-time packs: $8 for 1,000 minutes, $12 for 2,000 minutes, $24 for 5,000 minutes, about $0.29 to $0.48 per audio hour. Credits never expire.
| Video | $8 pack | $12 pack | $24 pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-minute explainer | $0.08 | $0.06 | $0.05 |
| 1-hour webinar | $0.48 | $0.36 | $0.29 |
| 90-minute course module | $0.72 | $0.54 | $0.43 |
Figures are the share of a pack each video uses. SRT, VTT, TXT, DOCX and JSON are all included. See pricing.
FAQ
Drop the video into the box on this page or paste a public YouTube link. Preview the transcript with no signup, open it in full with a free account, then download the captions as SRT or VTT.
Captions are for viewers who cannot hear the audio and usually say who is speaking; subtitles assume the viewer can hear and just needs the words. Both are usually delivered as the same SRT or VTT file.
Use SRT for YouTube, editing software and most social platforms. Use VTT for browser video players and course platforms that ask for it. Every transcript exports both.
In YouTube Studio, open the video, choose Subtitles, add a language and upload the SRT file with timing.
Not in the file: speaker labels show in the transcript view. Add names or cues such as [music] to the SRT in any text editor before uploading.
No. WhipScribe produces caption files that you upload to your platform or import into your editor. It does not re-render or edit the video.
Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file. Without credits, files up to 3 hours. The box on this page takes up to 500 MB; larger files continue on the upload page.
Packs from $4 for 500 minutes. After that, packs are $8 for 1,000 minutes, $12 for 2,000 minutes and $24 for 5,000 minutes; a 1-hour video uses $0.48 of the $8 pack.
Instant preview, no signup. Packs from $4, credits never expire.