Clean captions from any recording — SRT and VTT you own.
Subtitle files for YouTube, TikTok, courses, and accessibility. Timed to the speech, 99+ languages — editable before you export, and never locked to one platform.
955 minutes of captioning recordings already transcribed here · packs from $4, any length · ~2 min per hour of audio · 99+ languages · private, never used for training
- 955 minof captioning recordings transcribed by users here, across 36 files
- ~2 minper hour of audio, measured on production
- 99+languages, auto-detected
At a glance
- Field
- Captioning
- Transcribed here
- 955 minutes across 36 captioning recordings, out of 404,452 minutes site-wide since April 2026 (measured 10 Nov 2026)
- Turnaround
- About 2 minutes per hour of audio; most files finish in under a minute
- Input
- Any audio or video file, YouTube, podcast or RSS link; up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file
- Output
- A brief with chapters, the names, numbers and dates that were said, and the questions it answers; word timestamps and AI chat. Export TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX or JSON
- Languages
- 99+, with automatic detection
- Privacy
- Private servers, no third-party AI, never used for training, delete any time
- Price
- Packs from $4 for 300 minutes, credits never expire; every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes
- Support
- contact@whipscribe.com or the chat on every page
Quick answers
The five questions people ask before the first upload.
- What does WhipScribe do for captioning recordings?
- Subtitle files for YouTube, TikTok, courses, and accessibility. Timed to the speech, 99+ languages — editable before you export, and never locked to one platform.
- How much does it cost?
- Every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes; a pack from $4 (300 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export. Credit packs: $4 = 300 min · $18 = 3,000 min · $32 = 6,000 min; credits never expire and there is no seat fee. Workspace is $19 a month for unlimited transcription (300-hour fair-use mark; 100 GB of storage included, then $3 per extra 100 GB a month).
- How long does a transcript take?
- A one-hour recording is usually ready in about two minutes; most files finish in under a minute. Files up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file.
- Is it private?
- Yes. Transcribed on our own servers; audio is never sent to a third-party AI service. Never used to train, fine-tune or evaluate any model. Delete a recording and its transcript at any time; account deletion removes every record tied to the email.
- Which languages and files does it accept?
- 99+ languages, detected automatically; the transcript comes back in the recording's language. WhipScribe translates a finished transcript into any of 99 languages with the same timestamps, so SRT and VTT stay aligned. Input: any audio or video file (MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, FLAC, OGG, WEBM, MOV, GSM and more), a YouTube, podcast, RSS, Google Drive, Twitch or Kick link, or a microphone recording. Export: TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT, JSON.
Built for Captioning
What matters when transcribing captioning recordings?
SRT and VTT you can download
Export a standards-compliant SRT or VTT subtitle file plus a JSON with timing. Upload the SRT in YouTube Studio, attach the VTT to your player, or hand it to your editor — the file is yours.
Per-word, frame-tight timing
Captions land on the word, not the paragraph. Per-word and per-segment timestamps mean lines appear and clear in sync with speech — no dragging blocks around by hand.
Timestamps for interviews
Two-person interviews and panels come back as punctuated paragraphs with a timestamp on each. Handy for a readable transcript beneath the video.
99+ languages, plus translation
Caption in the source language for a native audience, or export an English translation track to reach viewers who don't speak it. Timing is preserved either way.
How it works
How do I transcribe a captioning recording?
Drop or paste
A file, a YouTube link, a podcast link or an RSS feed. Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file.
Read in a minute
Timestamps, a summary and AI chat over the transcript. Click any line to hear it.
Get the brief, not just the text
The Intelligence tab reads the recording back to you: a short brief, chapters, the names and numbers that were said, and the questions it answers. Export TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX or JSON whenever you want it elsewhere.
Intelligence
What comes back from a captioning recording?
Course module 4 — the one that needs captions
Brief overview
Clean single-speaker audio, two on-screen terms that need spelling checked before the captions ship.
- Two technical terms are spoken but never shown on screen — confirm spelling before export.
- There is a 40-second silence at 14:10 where a demo plays; the caption track needs a description.
- Segments are short enough for SRT with no re-cutting.
Questions this recording answers
- Which terms need checking?
- The two introduced at 06:30 and 18:40 — spoken but never written on screen.
- What happens at 14:10?
- A 40-second silent demo. The caption track needs a description there rather than a gap.
Chapters
- What this module covers
- The first term
- The silent demo
- Recap
Names, numbers and dates
Example output, written to show the shape. Your own recording produces its own brief, in the language it was recorded in.
Questions
What else do people ask about captioning transcription?
What caption formats can I export?
SRT and VTT subtitle files, plus a JSON with per-word timing. SRT for YouTube and most hosts; VTT for HTML5 players and social tools.
Can I edit captions before download?
Yes. Fix words, merge or split lines, and rename speakers in the editor, then export a clean SRT or VTT.
Can I add these to a YouTube video?
Yes. Download the SRT and upload it in YouTube Studio, or attach the VTT to your own player. You own the file, so it works anywhere.
Caption it once. Publish it everywhere.
Packs from $4 for 300 minutes, credits never expire; every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes.