Transcribe English Video and Audio, Get the Text
Upload an English video or audio file, or paste a link, and ScreenApp turns the spoken English into a transcript with speaker labels and timestamps. There is no download step for a URL: paste the link and the tool fetches and transcribes it directly.
You get a transcript you can search, edit in the browser, and export, instead of replaying the recording to find a quote.
What you get:
- A transcript with speaker labels and timestamps, in 100+ languages
- Export as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT
- Translate the transcript or captions: transcript and caption translation
- Ask AI questions about the recording and get answers that point to the moment it happened
- Free plan: 2 transcriptions of recordings up to 45 minutes each, with AI chat on both
How to Transcribe English Video to Text
- Upload or paste a link: Drag in your English video or audio file (MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI, WEBM, MKV, FLV, TS, MTS, M2TS, 3GP, 3GPP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, VOB, OGV, RM, RMVB, MPG, MPEG, M2V, F4V, MXF, or MP3, M4A, MP4A, M4B, AAC, WAV, OGG, OPUS, FLAC, AIFF, WMA, WEBMA, MKA, AC3, EAC3, WV, AMR, DSF, DFF) 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 it transcribe: The English audio is converted to text, speakers are separated, and every sentence gets a timestamp.
- Search, edit, export: Read the transcript in the browser, edit it, and export as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT.
Accuracy depends on the audio. Clean, single-speaker English audio with no background noise transcribes best; a distant microphone or overlapping speakers will have more gaps. See how we measure accuracy by language.
English Transcription vs Other Apps
| Feature | ScreenApp | Otter.ai | Rev |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 2 transcriptions, up to 45 min each | 300 min/month, 30 min per conversation | 45 min/month (AI transcription) |
| Export formats (entry tier) | PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT | mp3 and txt on the free plan, plus pdf, docx and srt from Pro, with bulk export from Business | Not stated on the free plan |
| Speaker identification | Included | Included from the Basic plan | Not stated on the free plan |
| Translation | transcript and caption translation | Not stated | Not stated |
| Entry paid plan | $19/month annual | $8.33/month annual | $25.49/month annual |
Sources, checked 2026-10-01: ScreenApp pricing, otter.ai/pricing, rev.com/pricing
- vs Otter.ai: Otter’s free plan covers 300 minutes a month, capped at 30 minutes per conversation, with speaker identification included from the Basic plan; Pro starts at $8.33 a month billed annually. ScreenApp’s free plan is 2 transcriptions of recordings up to 45 minutes each, with AI chat included.
- vs Rev: Rev’s free AI transcription covers 45 minutes a month, and Essentials starts at $25.49 a month billed annually. ScreenApp’s free plan exports as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT from the start.
Who Needs English Transcription
Content creators and podcasters transcribe an English-language episode to write show notes, pull quotes, and add captions for viewers who watch without sound.
Academics and researchers transcribe interviews and lectures with English-speaking participants, then code the text for qualitative analysis.
Journalists and content teams turn an English interview or press briefing into a transcript they can quote from directly, with a timestamp for each sentence.
Businesses transcribe customer calls, meetings, and training sessions to keep a searchable record without someone taking notes live.
Video editors and subtitlers start from an English transcript instead of transcribing by ear, then use it as the base for captions and subtitles.