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Video to text.
Upload a video or audio file, or paste a Google Drive link, and ReadVideo turns the speech into a transcript you can read like an article: sentences with timestamps, the player beside the text, and a click on any word to hear it again. Copy the text or export it. The pages below cover specific sources and formats.
Upload your video or audio
Up to 16 GB · 8 hours
Or drop it anywhere on this panel.
Free trial: one upload, up to 10 minutes, no sign-in required.
Paste a link
Google Drive: share a file or a folder with "Anyone with the link" and allow downloads. For a folder or a share with several files, you choose which ones to import.
Google Drive: no membership required. Transcription uses credits.
Free trial: also works for a Google Drive link, no sign-in required.
Free trial: one upload, up to 10 minutes, no sign-in required. Signed in, a file can be up to 16 GB and 8 hours, and transcription uses credits. Check pricing
What the reader gives you
A 19-second public clip, transcribed by ReadVideo. The text is the product's output as it came out, with each sentence's timestamp in the recording.
0:01Alright, so here we are in front of the elephants.
0:05Cool thing about these guys is that they have really long trunks, and that's cool.
0:16And that's pretty much all there is to say.
Video-to-text tools by source and format
Files and length
- MP4 to text
Drop an MP4; one file up to 10 minutes needs no account.
- Long video to text
Lectures, interviews and meetings up to 8 hours and 16 GB per file.
Links
- Google Drive video to text
Paste a Drive share link; files and folders, no membership.
Translation
- Chinese video to English text
Proofread Chinese transcript, English under each sentence.
How to turn a video into text
Add the recording
Choose a video or audio file above, drop it on the panel, or paste a Google Drive share link. Signed out, one upload up to 10 minutes runs as a free trial.
Read while it transcribes
The reader opens straight away and shows progress. The transcript fills in as each step finishes: words, sentences, then paragraphs.
Check it against the recording
Click any word to hear that moment. Check names, numbers and overlapping speech before you rely on the text.
Copy or export
Copy the full text, or export it as plain text or Markdown. Timed SRT subtitles are available on paid plans.
Video-to-text questions
Is it free?
One upload of up to 10 minutes is free without signing in. After that, transcription uses credits: sign in, and a file can be up to 16 GB and 8 hours. The pricing page lists plans and credits.
Which links can I paste?
Google Drive share links work for everyone and need no membership. Other video links are a membership feature, and not every site's links are accepted: if a link is refused, download the file you are allowed to use and upload it instead.
What do I get back?
A transcript split into sentences and paragraphs with timestamps, shown beside the player. You can copy it, export plain text or Markdown, and generate chapters. Key sentences and translation are available on Creator plans and above; SRT export on paid plans.