Video to text free, 60 minutes per file

By ShinobiTools Team · Last updated: 28 September 2026

Convert video to text free: upload an MP4, MOV, MKV or WEBM and get the spoken words back as a transcript, plus timed SRT and VTT subtitles. No sign-up, no watermark, 10 videos a day.

Up to 60 minutes and 1.5 GB per video. We pull the audio out of the video ourselves, so there is nothing to convert first, and the language is detected automatically.

No sign-up. 10 videos a day. Files up to 60 minutes free, 4 hours with a pass. Results stay 45 minutes (24 hours with a pass), then they are wiped.

What you get from one video

A plain-text transcript (TXT), to copy into an article, notes or a script.
SRT and VTT subtitle files with the same words, timed to the video, for YouTube, editors and web players.

Transcribing a video to text works the same for a two-minute clip as for a full lecture; a longer file just takes longer. Clear speech close to the microphone comes out very accurately. Several people talking over each other or a distant camera mic will need a proofread. More on that in how accurate AI transcription is.

What it does not do

Text in the picture. Slides, titles and burned-in captions are not read; only speech is transcribed.
Videos without speech. Music-only or silent footage gives no usable transcript.
Editing. You get plain files back; edit them in any text or subtitle editor.

Convert video to text free: the limits

Free, no sign-up: files up to 60 minutes and 1.5 GB, 10 a day, results kept 45 minutes.
Free monthly pass (email): files up to 4 hours, 25 a day, results kept 24 hours.
ShinobiTools pass: files up to 4 hours, 50 a day, results kept 24 hours, plus Word export, meeting notes and speaker names.

No watermark and no per-minute charge on any tier.

How to transcribe a video to text

Drop the video file in the box above. No need to extract the audio first.
Wait while it is transcribed on our own GPU. The progress shows as a percentage.
Download the TXT transcript, or the SRT/VTT subtitles.

YouTube, Zoom and phone videos

A video that is already on YouTube: paste the link on the YouTube transcript page, no download needed. A meeting recording: transcribe a Zoom meeting. Only audio: audio to text takes MP3, WAV and M4A. Need subtitles rather than text? The subtitle generator page is about that.

Is the sound too noisy to follow? Clean it first with the audio enhancer or, for one person talking, the voice enhancer on CleanGrab, then transcribe the cleaned file.

Frequently asked

Is video to text free here?

Yes: 10 videos a day, up to 60 minutes and 1.5 GB each, with no sign-up and no watermark. A pass raises the length to 4 hours.

Which video formats work?

MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, M4V, MPEG and more. We pull the audio out ourselves, so there is nothing to convert first. Audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A) work too.

What do I get back?

A plain-text transcript (TXT) and the same words as timed SRT and VTT subtitle files.

Can I convert a YouTube video to text?

Yes. Paste the link on the YouTube transcript page instead of uploading a file.

Does it read text that appears on screen?

No. It transcribes what is spoken. Titles, slides and captions that are part of the picture are not read. A video without speech gives no usable transcript.

Which languages does it understand?

Most major languages. The language is detected automatically, so you don't pick one first.

What happens to my video?

The upload is deleted right after processing and the transcript is wiped within 45 minutes (24 hours with a pass). See privacy.