Copyrocket AI
Fast Lane · ≤60s · ≤50MB · 6 Export Formats

VIDEO TO TEXT

Drop a short video (up to 1 minute, 50 MB) and get a timestamped transcript with speaker labels. Export as SRT, VTT, TXT, JSON, or Markdown. Translate to 40+ languages. Free, no signup.

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Speaker labels · timestamps · 6 export formats

How It Works

1

Drop Your Clip

MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI, or MKV up to 50 MB and 60 seconds. Built for short-form content — TikToks, Reels, Shorts, demos, interviews.

2

Pick a Language

Keep the original language or auto-translate to any of 40+ languages. Gemini transcribes and translates in one pass.

3

Export 6 Ways

TXT · Timestamped TXT · SRT · VTT · JSON · clickable Markdown. Speaker labels included automatically. No signup.

Everything You Need — In One Tool

Fast-lane focus

Purpose-built for ≤60s clips. No queueing, no upload caps for the files you actually want to transcribe.

Speaker diarization

Automatic 'Speaker 1/2/3…' labels — free. Otter paywalls this on their free tier.

6 export formats

TXT · Timestamped TXT · SRT · VTT · JSON · Markdown with clickable deep-links. Most competitors give 1-3.

40+ languages

Cross-lingual translation in the same pass. Transcribe English, export Spanish. Or any combo.

Search + jump

In-transcript search with inline highlight. Click any timestamp — the embedded player jumps to that second.

Privacy-first

Videos are never stored. Transcribed on-demand, discarded after. No signup, no email, no account.

Why CopyRocket Beats Otter, Rev, HappyScribe, and VEED (For Short Clips)

Most transcription tools are built for hour-long meetings, podcasts, or legal-grade interviews. That's overkill if you just need a caption for a 30-second TikTok or want the quotes out of a 45-second interview clip. Those tools also make you sign up, connect calendar, or pick a subscription tier first.

Video to Text is the fast lane. One page. Drop a clip up to 1 minute. Get a timestamped transcript with speaker labels in seconds. Export six ways. Move on.

What Makes Us Different

  • Purpose-built for short clips. TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Stories, demo captures, interview pulls. The 60-second limit is a feature, not a restriction — we optimize for speed in that window.
  • Speaker diarization on the free tier. Otter gates this behind Business plan. Rev charges extra. We include it automatically.
  • 6 export formats in one click — TXT, Timestamped TXT, SRT (Premiere/CapCut), VTT (web), JSON (developers), Markdown with clickable timestamps (unique to CopyRocket).
  • Native video processing via Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite. We send the video directly — no audio extraction step, no quality loss. Same model Google uses for YouTube auto-captions.
  • 40+ language cross-lingual translation. Transcribe an English clip and export Spanish. Same run, same accuracy.
  • Embedded player with click-to-jump. Click any timestamp and the uploaded video jumps to that second — verify accuracy in real-time without leaving the tool.
  • In-transcript search with inline highlight. Find any phrase instantly, click the timestamp to jump playback.
  • No signup, no credit card, no email. 3 free runs per browser session. CopyRocket Pro unlocks unlimited.
  • Privacy-first. The video is sent to Gemini, transcribed, and discarded. Nothing is stored on our servers.

Who This Is For

  • Social video creators — caption your TikToks, Reels, and Shorts before publishing. Drop the SRT into CapCut.
  • Podcasters — pull quotes from short interview clips for social promos.
  • Journalists — transcribe short field recordings or quote pulls without the Otter subscription.
  • Students — get text out of a short lecture clip, office-hour recording, or explainer.
  • Marketers — turn testimonial clips into blog quotes or social captions.
  • Developers — prototype with JSON output; feed to LLMs, search indexes, or caption overlays.
  • Anyone with a short video and no time for a subscription wizard.

Technical Notes

Powered by Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview via OpenRouter. Gemini reads the video natively (both audio and visual context) — so on-screen text, lip reading, and contextual cues help disambiguate unclear audio. Timestamps preserve sub-second precision. Speaker labels are based on voice characteristics across the clip (not a pre-defined roster). Output is JSON-structured and normalized client-side.

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