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Select a supported audio or video file. VideoShrink reads its audio track locally.
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Video to Text Converter
Transcribe spoken video into editable, timestamped text without uploading the recording. Export a clean transcript or ready-to-use subtitle file.
No media uploadNo accountTXT, SRT and VTT
Choose an audio or video file
Drop a file here, or select one from this device.
Processed on this deviceUp to 250 MB15 min desktop · 5 min mobile
Your media is not uploadedAI runs in your browserTimestamps included
Private by designMedia stays on this device
Timestamped textJump back to each moment
Useful exportsTXT, SRT and WebVTT
Searchable speechEdit and reuse the result
Three local steps
Transcribe video to text in your browser
The media never enters an upload queue. Decoding and speech recognition happen on your device.
Run local AI transcription
Choose a spoken language or let the multilingual model detect it, then keep the tab open while it works.
Review and export
Play from any timestamp, correct names or technical terms, and download TXT, SRT or VTT.
A different privacy model
Your recording stays out of a transcription cloud
Many transcription services upload media to a server. VideoShrink instead downloads a compact AI model and runs it against the decoded audio inside your browser.
- The selected media is not uploaded to VideoShrink.
- Model loading is slower the first time; browser caching makes later sessions quicker.
- Speaker identification is not included, so the interface does not claim it.
Know the trade-off
A small local model protects privacy and avoids an account, but a larger cloud model may be faster or more accurate for long recordings, difficult audio, specialist vocabulary or speaker labeling.
Practical workflows
Turn spoken video into reusable text
Create subtitles
Export SRT or VTT cues for a video editor, course platform or accessible web player.
Draft notes and articles
Use the TXT transcript as a searchable starting point, then rewrite and fact-check it.
Find important moments
Use timestamps to return to a quote, explanation or demonstration in the original recording.
Clear answers
Video to text converter FAQs
Is my video uploaded?
No. VideoShrink reads the audio track and runs the speech-recognition model in your browser. The AI model is downloaded from Hugging Face on first use and cached by the browser, but your selected media is not sent with that model request.
Which formats can I transcribe?
The picker accepts common video and audio files including MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI, MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG and FLAC. Actual decoding depends on the audio codec supported by your browser, so MP4, WebM, MP3, M4A and WAV are the most dependable choices.
How accurate is local video transcription?
Accuracy varies with speech clarity, language, accents, names, background noise and the recording quality. This browser version uses a small multilingual Whisper model for practical local transcription, so review the result before publishing or quoting it.
What are the current file limits?
Files must be smaller than 250 MB. To keep memory use practical, the current limit is 15 minutes on desktop browsers and 5 minutes on mobile devices.
Can I export subtitles?
Yes. Edit the timestamped segments and download them as SRT or WebVTT captions. You can also export the combined transcript as a UTF-8 TXT file.
Does it identify different speakers?
Not in this local version. It creates timestamped speech segments but does not label or distinguish speakers. Speaker diarization requires a separate model and is not claimed by this tool.