YouTube video to text
Your own videos, transcribed from the original file — for better captions, descriptions and repurposed content.
By Anubhav Jain, Trustample founder · Updated July 2026 · Claims verified against the live product
Free: 60 min per 30 days, files up to 30 min / 50 MB · Paid plans: 10 to 100 hrs, files up to 2 GB. Big video? Upload just its audio track — same transcript, much faster upload.
Encrypted in transit · audio & video auto-delete in 30 days · never used to train AI
Optional settings
Set this for the most accurate result on quiet or mixed audio.
Get a second copy translated into another language (Pro).
Uncommon words the AI might misspell — list them so they come out right.
YouTube's auto-captions are convenient but rough: no punctuation discipline, mangled names, and awkward line breaks. Creators who care upload their own SRT — and the fastest way to get an accurate one is to transcribe your original video file (or its audio export) with Trustample, fix the few misses inline, and export.
The transcript pays for itself beyond captions: paste it (or an AI-generated summary) into the description for search, and turn one video into a blog post, community post and newsletter section with the built-in AI actions.
How it works
- 1Upload your original video file or its audio export (before or after publishing).
- 2Correct names and niche terms inline — one click per word.
- 3Export SRT for YouTube Studio's subtitle upload, plus content drafts from AI actions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can I paste a YouTube link instead of uploading?
No — Trustample transcribes files you upload, not links. For your own videos you always have the original file (or can download it from YouTube Studio → Content → Download), which also gives better audio quality than scraping.
Why upload my own SRT instead of using YouTube auto-captions?
Accuracy and presentation: correct names, real punctuation, clean cue lengths. Viewers with sound off read your captions constantly — polished ones measurably improve retention. Auto-captions also fail badly on niche vocabulary; Trustample lets you boost custom terms before transcribing.
Does this work for Shorts and vertical video?
Yes — resolution and orientation don't matter, only the audio track. Short clips transcribe in seconds.
What about videos in other languages?
Pick the spoken language before uploading — 16 are supported. Pro can also translate the transcript to English, which is the raw material for translated captions.
An honest note: Trustample intentionally doesn't ingest YouTube URLs — downloading other people's videos sits in a legal gray zone. It's built for transcribing your own recordings, which you already have as files.
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