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OmniTranscript
✓ verifiedFreemium

OmniTranscript transcribes public TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube videos to timestamped text without sign-up and exports transcripts in SRT, WebVTT, and TXT formats.

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Videotowords
✓ verifiedFreemium

Speech-to-text transcription for video and audio, aimed at students, journalists, and researchers needing fast written records.

56K visits/mo
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Transcriptly
✓ verifiedFreemium

Free-to-start converter for turning uploaded files or YouTube videos into transcripts with AI summaries in 98+ languages.

74K visits/mo
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ScriptMe
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Fast AI transcription and subtitling platform with broadcast-format exports for media and production teams.

172K visits/mo8.0K saves
Pricing
Free: unlimited, no sign-up
Unlimited/Month: $19/month (unlimited transcriptions, 10-hour uploads)
Unlimited/Year: $16.58/month billed at $199/year (unlimited transcriptions, 10-hour uploads)

Free trial available

Free: $0/month (10 credits/month)
Hobby: $6/month billed as $72/year
Pay as you Go: $29/hour of audio or video uploaded
ScriptMe PRO: $45/month (3 hours/month included)
ScriptMe PRO: $450/year (3 hours/month included, 2 months free)

Free trial available

Core features
  • Timestamped transcripts
  • Export SRT/WebVTT/TXT
  • No account required
  • No data retention
  • Mobile friendly
  • Handles slang and fast speech
  • Transcribes video/audio files in 98+ languages
  • Supports common formats like MP3, WAV, MP4, and M4A
  • Provides AI-generated summaries of transcribed content
  • Offers an online text editor for reviewing and correcting transcripts
  • Exports transcripts as TXT, DOCX, or SRT
  • Audio/video/YouTube transcription
  • AI-generated summaries and highlights
  • Support for 98+ languages and formats
  • Credit-based free tier
  • API access
  • 45-day media file retention
  • Faster-than-realtime AI transcription in multiple languages
  • Subtitle editor with custom fonts, color, and timing
  • Export to Avid, Adobe Premiere, Resolve, SRT, VTT, and STL formats
  • Automatic translation of transcripts
  • Team sharing and collaborative editing
  • Burned-in subtitle video export
Use cases
  • Journalists transcribing interviews for timely reporting
  • Students converting lecture recordings into study notes
  • Podcasters generating transcripts for accessibility
  • Researchers transcribing interviews for citation and analysis
  • Students and researchers converting lecture recordings to text
  • Creators repurposing YouTube video content into text form
  • Professionals needing quick AI summaries of long recordings
  • Post-production teams logging hours of raw footage quickly
  • Broadcasters subtitling TV shows and movies for multiple markets
  • Researchers transcribing large volumes of interview recordings
  • Podcasters and content creators generating YouTube subtitles
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