Video to Text
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveTurns uploaded video or audio, or a social media link, into a timestamped transcript with speaker labels.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $9.90 once
- Billing
- One-time purchase
Entry price buys a one-time pack of 200 credits ($19.90 for 600, $99 for 6,000); uploaded files cost 1 credit per minute, linked social videos a flat 5 credits regardless of length, and new accounts start with 30 free credits.
Use tool ↗About Video to Text
Video to Text converts uploaded audio and video files of up to 5 GB and 10 hours, or a pasted public link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X or Facebook, into a transcript with speaker labels, timestamps and automatic language detection across 99 languages. Results export as TXT, SRT, VTT or CSV. Rather than a subscription it sells prepaid credit packs — $9.90 for 200 credits up to $99 for 6,000 — and charges one credit per minute for uploaded files or a flat five credits for a linked social video regardless of length, deducted only after the job completes. New accounts get 30 free credits. The footer credits a single developer, DKPhhh, rather than a company.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Credit packs $9.90 for 200, $19.90 for 600, $99 for 6,000; uploads 1 credit per minute, social-media links 5 credits each with no length limit; 30 free credits on sign-up; files up to 5 GB and 10 hours; exports TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV; 99 languages (15 October 2026)video2text.net ↗
- Accepts YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X and Facebook links plus uploaded media; footer credits DKPhhh with a personal site and email, no company or country (15 October 2026)video2text.net ↗
Is Video to Text legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Mar 5, 2023 (3 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar NameCheap, Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 23, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- DKPhhhOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Video to Text
Video to Text is a bare-bones, pay-as-you-go transcription tool: paste a social link or upload a file, get back a transcript with timestamps and speaker labels. The credit pricing rewards batch use, since accounts get 30 free credits, but there's no subscription option for regular users.
Pros
- Accepts direct social media links, not just file uploads
- Speaker labels and automatic language detection across 99 languages
- Exports to TXT, SRT, VTT, and CSV
- Linked social videos cost a flat 5 credits regardless of length
Cons
- No subscription plan, only prepaid credit packs
- Run by a single individual rather than a company, with only an email for support
- No public API found for automating transcription
Best for
- One-off transcription of a YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram video
- Users who don't want a recurring subscription for occasional transcripts
- Anyone needing SRT/VTT subtitle files rather than plain text
Not for
- Teams needing a monthly seat-based plan or team accounts
- Users wanting a totally free, unlimited transcription tool
Watch out: A linked social video now costs 5 credits instead of 1, so the 30 free credits cover six links rather than thirty.
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