Generate transcripts from any YouTube video
Paste a YouTube URL and get an accurate transcript with word-level timestamps. Download as SRT subtitles. 140+ languages, completely free.
How It Works
Paste the YouTube URL
Copy the link of any YouTube video. SpeakSwap extracts the audio and processes it automatically.
AI transcribes the audio
State-of-the-art Whisper AI generates an accurate transcript with precise word-level timestamps in the original language.
Download your transcript
Get your transcript as SRT subtitles ready to use. Edit, translate, or import into any video editor.
Frequently Asked Questions
SpeakSwap uses OpenAI's Whisper large model, one of the most accurate speech recognition systems available. Accuracy is typically 95%+ for clear speech in major languages. Background noise or heavy accents may reduce accuracy slightly.
Yes. After the transcript is generated, you can review and edit it in SpeakSwap's built-in transcript editor. Fix any errors before downloading the final version.
Transcripts are available as SRT subtitle files, which are the industry standard format. SRT files work with virtually every video editor, subtitle platform, and media player.
The transcription generates a continuous transcript of all speech in the video. While it doesn't label individual speakers by name, the word-level timestamps make it easy to identify speaker changes based on timing.
SpeakSwap supports transcription in 140+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, and many more. The source language is auto-detected.