Free tool
MP4 to text the words in a video, as a transcript or subtitles.
Drop an MP4 and get everything said in it as text with timestamps, in the language spoken, ready to copy or to download as subtitles.
MP4 to text at a glance
content.win returns the whole transcript with timestamps, in more than 50 languages, without an account. It transcribes the speech itself, so it works whether or not the recording came with captions.
- Works with
- An uploaded MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG or FLAC, or an MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV.
- Comes back as
- The whole transcript with timestamps you can switch off, as TXT, SRT or VTT. More than 50 languages, detected automatically.
- Runs
- Online. Files are deleted within 24 hours.
- Price
- Free. No account, no watermark.
How to turn an MP4 into text
- Drop the video in. A lecture, a webinar, an interview, a screen recording, a clip from your phone.
- Wait a moment. The text appears with a timestamp on every line and the language detected on its own.
- Copy or download. TXT for notes and quotes, SRT or VTT to add as subtitles on YouTube, Vimeo or in an editor.
Transcript or subtitles
- A transcript
- TXT with the timestamps off reads as prose: notes from a lecture, quotes from an interview, a blog post from a talk.
- Subtitles
- SRT and VTT carry the timing. Upload one to YouTube or drop it into Premiere, Final Cut, CapCut or DaVinci Resolve.
- Captions burned in
- To put the words on the picture itself, with styles, use the Auto captions tool instead.
Questions people ask
Does it work with MOV, WebM and MKV?
Yes. MP4 is the common case; the others go in the same way.
Can I get an SRT from an MP4?
Yes. Download SRT and the timestamps become subtitle timing.
Which languages does it support?
More than 50, detected from the speech.
Can I transcribe a YouTube video?
Yes, with the YouTube video to text tool, from the link.