Choose the result before you start
A transcript is the spoken text, often arranged into paragraphs. SRT and VTT pair words with display times. A captioned MP4 puts those words into the picture. To obtain a written record of an interview or lesson, start with Video to text: no MP4 rendering is necessary. The paragraphs in our transcript view follow subtitle cues, not an automatically written summary.
1. Upload a video or import a supported link
Upload your MP4, MOV or WebM. A supported public video link is another option, but site restrictions can prevent access. NewSubtitles reuses available original-language source subtitles; otherwise a confirmed absence of tracks permits speech recognition. Failed source checks require retry or an explicit Generate transcript action. Do not upload the same material again merely to change the output format.
2. Read while listening
The Transcript view edits the same text used for your timed subtitles. Turn on Show timestamps, click a paragraph time and listen to that section. Correct names, numbers and unclear phrases. Changes persist with the project; switching to Subtitles lets you adjust timing. If someone talks over music or another speaker, review that passage instead of assuming the recognition is accurate.
3. Copy or download the current version
Free allows draft review and editing. Pro and Max include Copy transcript and TXT/SRT/VTT downloads. Copy uses the current edited text and can include timestamps. Download TXT saves the draft first, then requests that saved version; a save failure must be resolved before downloading. TXT is plain text. For a player requiring timed captions, use SRT or VTT from Export.
The same words in different outputs
For example, a cue can start at 00:00:01.250 and read A clear subtitle starts here. In plain TXT, that is just the sentence. Timestamped copy adds [00:00:01] before it; SRT records its start and end in a timed block. Burning the cue into MP4 makes it visible in the video. Keep the format your destination needs, and check the downloaded result rather than changing a filename extension.
Already have SRT or VTT? Skip recognition
The SRT to TXT and VTT to TXT browser tools convert existing text files for free without a video upload. They cannot transcribe speech or recover words missing from the file. Use the subtitle editor to fix that existing file, or return to video transcription when you truly need a new speech-recognition draft.