LinkToText
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveTurns a pasted YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or podcast link, or an uploaded file, into a text transcript in 50+ languages.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $16.99/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Registering gives 10 credits for transcripts, with uploads up to 100MB. Unlimited is $16.99 billed monthly or $69 billed yearly, with 1GB uploads, AI translation and SRT/DOCX/VTT/CSV downloads; used credits are not refundable.
Use tool ↗About LinkToText
LinkToText takes a link to a public video or audio source, such as a YouTube video, Instagram Reel, TikTok, Facebook or VK video, or a podcast episode, or an uploaded media file, and returns a plain-text transcript, with more than 50 languages offered. Transcripts keep timestamps and can be copied, translated with AI, or downloaded as SRT, VTT, DOCX or CSV subtitle files on paid plans. It is aimed at creators, researchers and editors turning spoken content into notes, captions or articles. Registration gives 10 free credits; regular use needs an unlimited monthly or yearly subscription.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Pricing page (15 October 2026): Free $0 with 10 credits on registration and 100MB uploads; Unlimited Monthly $16.99/month; Unlimited Yearly $69/year with 1GB uploads, AI translation and SRT, DOCX, VTT and CSV downloadslinktotext.co ↗
- Home page (15 October 2026): paste a public Instagram, YouTube, TikTok or podcast link or upload a file to get a transcript in 50+ languages; footer '© 2026 LinkToText'linktotext.co ↗
- Terms of service (15 October 2026): used credits are not refundable and free credits have no cash value; no operating company namedlinktotext.co ↗
Is LinkToText legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 9, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
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- LinkToTextOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of LinkToText
LinkToText solves one narrow job well enough: paste a social or podcast link, get timestamped text back, no file download needed. It is no longer the free tool early coverage described; ten sign-up credits are a trial, and the $69 yearly plan is the sensible buy for anyone transcribing every week.
Pros
- Accepts direct links from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, VK and podcasts instead of requiring a file upload
- Unlimited plan has no per-transcript cap, so cost does not grow with volume
- Exports timestamped SRT and VTT captions plus DOCX and CSV on paid plans
- The yearly plan at $69 works out far cheaper than paying monthly
Cons
- The free tier is only 10 credits granted at registration
- No verifiable accuracy figures or company identity
- Subtitle downloads and AI translation sit behind the subscription
Best for
- Creators repurposing a video link into a blog post or captions
- Researchers who need a quick transcript without downloading a file
Not for
- Anyone needing guaranteed accuracy for professional or legal transcripts
- Occasional users who need more than a handful of transcripts but will not subscribe
Watch out: Coverage from earlier in 2026 calls it free; today only 10 credits come free and unlimited use costs $16.99 a month, so check the plan before building a workflow on it.
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