Transcribe a video and export captions

Web appMac appUpdated September 2, 20261 min read

The transcript is a searchable, clickable copy of everything said in the video, with a timestamp on every word. Use it to find a line without scrubbing, and to export captions.

Before you begin: generating a transcript uses your workspace’s AI minutes, one per minute of video. A video that already went through AI Review comes with its transcript and costs nothing more.

Generate the transcript

  1. Open the Transcript tab, at the top of the side panel.
  2. Pick the Language: Automatic (detect from speech), Português, English or Español.
  3. Click Generate Transcription.
  4. Wait a few minutes on a long video. You can close the page and keep working — the transcript is there when you come back.

Pick the language by hand when the audio mixes languages or has heavy background noise. Otherwise leave it automatic.

Using the transcript

  • Click any word to move the player to that moment.
  • Search transcript finds a line without scrubbing.
  • Auto-scroll keeps the transcript following playback.
  • Edit lets you fix names and terms the transcription got wrong; Done saves. A corrected transcript is marked as edited.

Export captions

Open the download icon on the transcript panel and choose:

  • SRT — the caption format nearly every editor and platform accepts.
  • VTT — for web players.
  • TXT — plain text, for a script or a summary.
  • JSON — the structured version, timestamps included.

Who can generate it

The video owner and workspace members always can. Identified visitors on a shared review can too, but only when Visitor transcriptions is enabled in the workspace’s client portal settings. Otherwise the panel says the owner has to do it.

What’s next

See AI minutes and add-ons for how the minutes are counted.

Frequently asked questions

Are captions displayed over the player?
No. The transcript lives in its own tab. Export SRT or VTT to burn or attach captions in your editing software or on the platform where the video is published.
Can a client generate the transcript?
Only if the workspace has Visitor transcriptions turned on. Otherwise it is limited to the owner and the workspace team.

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