Transcribe YouTube Audio to Text

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Convert audio or video into text transcriptions - a free online service for speech recognition

Key Advantages

Accuracy
Accuracy

Turn any audio into accurate text, no matter the sound quality (example) and (example)

Speaker Diarization
Speaker Diarization

Get a transcription with speakers identified — you can rename them (example)

Lightning Fast
Lightning Fast

Transcribe one hour of audio or video in just 10 minutes!

Many languages
Many languages

Transcribe audio and video in 90+ languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, etc.

Security & Privacy
Security & Privacy

Your privacy is our top priority. We do not store your files or transcriptions after you delete them. All data is encrypted during uploading to ensure your information remains secure.

Subtitles Ready
Subtitles Ready

Download transcript as subtitles and use them with your video.

Transcribe YouTube audio to text when you need a video in readable, searchable form instead of a timeline. Speech2Text converts the soundtrack of any clip into structured text that you can quote, edit, and share across your projects.

YouTube hosts interviews, lectures, podcasts, reviews, and tutorials. Often you only care about what was said. Transcribing audio from a YouTube video into text saves time on rewinds and makes the content easier to reuse.

Why transcribe audio from YouTube?

Faster content reuse

Turn long videos into articles, briefs, scripts, or social posts without relistening to the full recording.

Notes and learning

Students, teachers, and course creators use YouTube audio transcription to build structured notes, summaries, and checklists.

Research and analysis

Analysts, journalists, and product teams rely on youtube audio to text transcription to find quotes, themes, and decisions faster.

Accessibility and captions

A transcript lets you create subtitles and readable alternatives so viewers can follow content without sound.

How the service works

Speech2Text is an online tool that lets you transcribe audio from YouTube video in a few steps.

You paste the YouTube URL, select the language and options, and the service processes the audio track automatically. The result is a YouTube audio to text transcription with punctuation, paragraphs, and optional timestamps.

What you get

— Support for both short clips and long-form videos like webinars and streams.

— 90+ languages and accents for international channels and audiences.

— Optional speaker labels to see who is talking in interviews or panel discussions.

— Timestamps to jump directly from the transcript back to key moments in the video.

— A browser-based workflow without installing extensions or extra software.

Try YouTube audio transcription today

Paste a link, transcribe YouTube audio to text in a few clicks, and keep working in the YouTube to Text editor.

FAQs

Paste the YouTube link into Speech2Text, choose language and options (timestamps, speaker labels), start recognition, then edit and download the transcript.

Yes. You can start with free online YouTube transcription to test accuracy and speed, then upgrade when you need more minutes or team features.

No. To transcribe audio YouTube content, you simply use a shareable URL. The service extracts the audio track and creates a YouTube audio transcription directly from the link.

Yes. YouTube audio to text transcription works for long interviews, webinars, and streams; processing time depends on length and audio quality.

Yes. The transcript includes punctuation, casing, and paragraph breaks by default so it’s easy to read and edit.

Enable speaker labels to distinguish different voices in interviews, podcasts, or multi-host clips.

Speech2Text supports over 90 languages and accents, which makes it suitable for global channels and multilingual playlists.

You can store it as documentation, turn it into articles or reports, or use it as a subtitle-ready text for captions and localisation.