Tag and Search Your Whole Video Library
An AI video indexer goes through a video once and turns it into something you can search: a transcript, on-screen text, topic tags, and chapters, all attached to the file in your library. Upload a video or paste a link, and AI reads video frames, not just the audio
Once a video is indexed it sits alongside everything else you have uploaded. search across recordings by name or transcript, so finding a moment in a library of hundreds of recordings does not mean opening each one and scrubbing through it.
What you get:
- A transcript with speaker labels, in 99 languages
- AI reads video frames, not just the audio
- chapters with timestamps
- AI highlights and automatic bookmarks
- one AI chat that searches and answers from every recording in your library, or a single folder
- Export as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT (Paid plans only)
- Free plan: one recording of up to 45 minutes, with AI chat on it
How to Index a Video Library
- Upload or paste a link: Add a video file, or paste a link from YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and most other public video links (Twitch, Loom, Dropbox, Google Drive, Pinterest, X, Threads, Douyin, Kuaishou, Bilibili) through a generic importer.
- Let the AI process it: The AI reads the audio and the frames, so text and detail that only appear on screen still get indexed. Tags and chapters are generated from what it finds.
- Search or ask: Type a keyword to find the video and the matching moment, or ask the AI chat a question and get pointed to the timestamp it came from.
Indexing quality follows the source: clear audio and readable on-screen text tag reliably, while a noisy recording or small, fast-moving text produces gaps. See how we measure accuracy.
AI Video Indexer vs Other Tools
| Feature | ScreenApp | Google Cloud Video Intelligence | Microsoft Azure Video Indexer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs in browser, no install | Yes | API only | Web portal or API |
| YouTube or link import | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| AI chat across the library | one AI chat that searches and answers from every recording in your library, or a single folder | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free tier | one recording, up to 45 min | 1,000 minutes/month | 10 hours (website), 40 hours (API) |
| Paid price | $19/month annual | Not stated for text detection | Not stated for website use |
| Output | PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT | JSON via API | JSON via API |
Sources, checked 2026-09-13: screenapp.io/help/ask-ai-library, github.com/screenappai/screenapp-new/blob/main/apps/web/src/app/api/files/[id]/transcript/export/route.ts, screenapp.io/pricing, screenapp.io/help/how-many-minutes-can-i-record, cloud.google.com/video-intelligence/pricing, azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/video-indexer/
- vs Google Cloud Video Intelligence: Google’s API gives 1,000 minutes free a month, then charges per minute, and expects a file uploaded to a storage bucket and an API call to read the result. ScreenApp is a browser tool: upload a file or paste a link and read the transcript and tags directly.
- vs Microsoft Azure Video Indexer: Azure gives 10 free hours through its web portal and 40 through the API, and its public pricing page does not list a rate past the free tier, so budgeting further use needs a sales quote. ScreenApp’s paid plan is a flat $19 a month billed annually.
Who Uses an AI Video Indexer
Educational institutions index full course catalogs so students can search across every recorded lecture for a topic or explanation instead of rewatching a semester of video.
Media and production teams index archive footage so a producer can search thousands of hours of interviews and b-roll for a quote or a scene by keyword instead of scrubbing through tapes.
Corporate teams index meeting recordings, training videos, and presentations into a searchable library that new hires and existing staff can query instead of asking around for who covered a topic.
Legal teams index deposition and evidence video so a specific statement or exhibit can be located across a case file by searching the transcript rather than watching every hour of footage.
Content creators index a back catalog of uploads so they can find a past clip to repurpose by searching for the line or the moment rather than remembering which file it is in.
FAQ
What is an AI video indexer?
It is a tool that processes a video once and produces a transcript, on-screen text, tags, and chapters, then adds it to a searchable library. AI reads video frames, not just the audio
How is this different from Azure AI Video Indexer?
Azure Video Indexer is an API and web portal you feed video into and read the results back as JSON, with 10 free hours through the portal. ScreenApp is a browser tool: upload a file or paste a link, then read the transcript, tags, and chapters directly, and ask the AI chat a question about what it found.
Is video indexing free?
ScreenApp’s free plan includes one recording of up to 45 minutes, with AI chat on it. Paid plans start at $19 a month billed annually; see pricing for the full breakdown.
Can I search across my whole video library at once?
Yes. one AI chat that searches and answers from every recording in your library, or a single folder A keyword search checks every video you have uploaded, not just the one you last opened.
Does it index on-screen text as well as speech?
Yes. AI reads video frames, not just the audio That covers slides, captions, and on-screen labels that never get said out loud, alongside the transcript of what is spoken. See the video OCR page for that job on its own.
What formats can I upload?
Common video formats such as MP4, MOV, and WebM, up to 2 GB per file. You can also paste a link instead of uploading a file.
Can I run this on a YouTube video?
Yes. Paste the link and the AI indexes it the same way it does an uploaded file. Import also works with YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and most other public video links (Twitch, Loom, Dropbox, Google Drive, Pinterest, X, Threads, Douyin, Kuaishou, Bilibili) through a generic importer.
Are my videos private?
Yes. Videos are encrypted in transit and at rest with AES-256, are not used to train AI models, and are only shared if you create a share link. ScreenApp’s security controls are published on its trust center.
