What video formats are supported for transcription?

We accept MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV, plus audio formats like MP3, WAV, and FLAC if you want to transcribe a soundtrack on its own. Upload the file exactly as it comes off the camera or out of your export queue. No conversion, proxies, or re-encoding first.

How fast is the transcription process?

Our AI processes video files in seconds - even long movies. With Scribe, you get high-accuracy, speaker-labeled transcripts really fast.

Can I edit the transcript after it's generated?

Fix a word, split or merge a segment, or reassign a speaker directly in the transcript editor. Word-level timestamps keep every correction locked to its exact frame, so the text stays in sync with your footage. Edited transcripts export straight to captions or a paper edit without another cleanup pass.

What makes these transcripts better than other tools?

Scribe has leading word error rate accuracy and returns more than words: up to 32 speaker labels, word-level timestamps, and audio event tags like laughter and applause. That structure lets you search a two-hour recording for one quote, build a paper edit from the page, and export captions timed to your cut, all in 90+ supported languages.

What export options are available?

Export SRT or VTT files with timing already set, ready to upload to YouTube or Vimeo, or drop into Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve. For scripts, show notes, and archives, download TXT, DOCX, PDF, JSON, or HTML. Every format keeps speaker labels and timestamps where they matter.

Convert video to text with AI

Scribe converts webinars, documentaries, and vlogs into searchable, speaker-labeled text, so editors find any moment without scrubbing the timeline.

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Interviewsclear even with bad audio

Podcastsspeaker-labeled, edit-ready

Lecturesfast, even for long files

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Interviews

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Beyond transcription. Built for video.

ElevenLabs Video to Text identifies who's speaking, when they're speaking, and what's happening around them - delivering structured, actionable transcripts every time.

#1 Accuracy

Scribe tops accuracy benchmarks against competing models, so quotes lift straight from location audio, crowded panels, and handheld vlog footage without cleanup.

Edit the transcripts

Fix a word, split a segment, or reassign a speaker directly in the transcript. Word-level timestamps keep every correction locked to its frame.

Amidst the outer atmosphere of the planet Aurora, the sky shimmered with fractured light, as though the planet's veil were made of stained glass suspended in space.

Sensors pulsed with irregular patterns, the kind no algorithm could quite reconcile.

Amidst the outer atmosphere of the planet Aurora, the sky shimmered with fractured light, as though the planet's veil were made of stained glass suspended in space.

99+ Languages and accents

Scribe detects the language automatically and transcribes 90+ of them, including Malayalam, Cantonese, and Serbian, so multilingual documentary footage stays in one workflow.

Japanese

Hindi

Polish

Swedish

Mandarin

Vietnamese

French

Wide range of video formats

Upload MP4, MOV, AVI, or MKV video, or audio like WAV and MP3. Export TXT, DOCX, or PDF for review, and SRT or VTT for captions.

Audio Event Tagging

Laughter, applause, and ambience shifts are tagged in place, so you spot the audience reaction in a webinar or the mood change in a documentary straight from the page.

Speaker Timestamps

Up to 32 speaker labels with word-level timestamps turn a panel recording into a readable script, with each line tied to its exact moment in the footage.

From raw footage to paper edit in three steps

Upload your video

Drag in an MP4, MOV, AVI, or MKV straight from the camera card, a drive, or the cloud. No proxies, re-encodes, or conversion first.

Scribe processes it

Scribe labels up to 32 speakers with word-level timestamps. Files over 8 minutes process in parallel, so a 90-minute webinar comes back fast.

Download clean, structured text

Search the transcript to jump to any moment, mark selects for a paper edit, and export SRT or VTT captions timed to your cut.

Millions of words transcribed, and counting

“I use ElevenLabs primarily for transcribing audio messages, and I find its accuracy to be a major highlight. This precision allows me to analyze students' reading fluency effectively, even when the speaker is a young student still learning to read, which is crucial for understanding each student's progress.”
Pedro A.
Head of technology
“Perfect for transcribing interviews - and the voice quality is amazing when preparing for a speech.”
Izabela M.
Customer Experience Researcher
“Remarkable inference speed of the Scribe v2 model by ElevenLabs, delivering near real-time latency on transcription requests, significantly faster than other models we've tried.”
Vedaswaroop I.
Founder