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Video to Text Transcription
A transcript you can edit. Subtitles you can use. Upload a video to get started.
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MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV & more · up to 1 GB
3 free jobs a day · no account needed
A transcript you can work with
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Click a word.
Hear the moment.
Edit the text. Label the speakers.
Export subtitles that stay in sync.
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Click a word to hear it. Choose Edit to make a correction.
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Your edits are included in every export.
Review names, numbers and speaker labels before sharing. Automatic transcripts can make mistakes.
Make it yours
Listen, search and fix a word. Name each speaker. Your edits save as you go.
Put it to work
Download captions for your video editor, or a clean transcript for your article.
From a recording to a useful document
Choose a file from your device, select its language or let StemVocal detect it, and start transcription. You can try three free jobs each day without an account, with recordings up to 30 minutes each. These free jobs are shared with the other StemVocal tools and reset at midnight UTC. Longer recordings, or more jobs today, use credits. One credit covers each started 30 minutes, up to three hours per file. All uploads have a 1 GB limit.
Video transcription makes spoken content searchable without asking you to watch the whole recording again. Use it for recorded interviews, tutorials, lectures or presentations. Upload an MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI, M4V or MPEG file; StemVocal reads the audio track. A video without an audio track cannot produce a spoken transcript. The browser preview depends on your device’s support for the original codec. Transcription and downloads can still work when that preview does not.
Make subtitles that fit your edit
Read alongside the video, click a word to revisit its moment, and correct the text before exporting. The on-page caption preview follows playback. Download SRT for most video editors, or VTT for web video players. These are subtitle files you can import into another editor; they are not burned into the original video. Edited turns keep their original start and end times, with caption timing distributed across the correction. Check synchronization before publishing.
For a written version, download TXT, Word, CSV or JSON, or use Print / PDF and your browser’s save option. Your original video is not re-encoded or modified. This tool accepts files from your device, not YouTube links or other download URLs.
Work with audio too
Have a podcast recording or voice memo without video? Open StemVocal’s audio studio for an audio player and the same transcript editor. To prepare a music track, visit the music separator. Use the same email on each site to access your existing credit wallet.
Get a cleaner transcript
A clear recording makes the biggest difference. Keep the microphone near the speaker, reduce background music, and select the spoken language when automatic detection is uncertain. Transcription can miss words or introduce mistakes, especially in noisy or quiet passages. Review names, figures and important quotations against the original before using the text. This is an editing tool, not a certified transcription service.
Good to know
Is transcription free?
Yes. You get 3 free StemVocal jobs each UTC day, shared across audio transcription, video transcription and music separation. Free transcription files can be up to 30 minutes. Extra jobs and longer files use credits.
How many credits does a recording use?
One credit per started 30 minutes: 20 minutes uses one credit, 45 minutes uses two, and 3 hours uses six. You choose the paid action before credits are reserved. Failed jobs return their reserved credits to the original allowance.
Can I close the tab?
Keep the tab open while uploading. Once processing starts, you can leave and return on the same device within 24 hours. If an upload is interrupted, choose the same file to resume its completed parts.
What happens to my files?
Files are uploaded for processing in private storage. Access expires after 24 hours; storage lifecycle deletion normally follows within another 24 hours. You can delete uploaded files from the editor. Local edits remain on this device until you remove them or clear site data.