Transcribe Video to Text: Turn Any Reel or Video into Clean, Timestamped Text
Drop a link or a file into your AI assistant and get an accurate transcript back, no separate app or subscription.
It downloads a video, reel, or audio file, extracts the speech, and returns a clean, timestamped transcript you can read, edit, or repurpose.
Any AI assistant that can read a SKILL.md file (Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex). You drop in the skill and run it. No account, no subscription, and no API key required.
Works with
Transcribe is an AI skill that turns any video, reel, or audio clip into clean, timestamped text. Paste a public link (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and more) or point it at a local file, and it downloads the media, pulls the audio, and transcribes the spoken words for you. Because it runs inside your own AI assistant from a single SKILL.md file, there is no separate video transcription app to sign up for, no monthly subscription, and no API key to manage. You get an editable transcript ready for captions, notes, repurposing, blog posts, or search, in the language spoken.
- Turn a reel, video, or audio clip into readable text in one step, without a separate transcription service
- Get timestamps on every line so you can jump straight to the moment that matters
- Work from a public link (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook) or a file already on your machine
- Transcribe in the spoken language, with auto-detection when you are not sure
- Keep everything private: nothing to sign up for, no account, no API key, no subscription
- Reuse the transcript instantly for captions, show notes, quotes, blog drafts, or search
- 1Drop the skill into your assistant
Add the SKILL.md file to Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex. It becomes available the moment your assistant reads it, with nothing else to install or configure by hand.
- 2Give it a link or a file
Paste a public video or reel URL, or point it at an audio or video file you already have. The skill never runs on its own: it waits until you actually hand it something to transcribe.
- 3It fetches and prepares the audio
The skill downloads the media and extracts a clean audio track ready for transcription, handling common formats and sources automatically.
- 4It asks before anything it needs
If a source is private or a file path is unclear, it stops and asks you instead of guessing, so you stay in control of what gets pulled and processed.
- 5It transcribes the speech
The audio is converted into text in the language spoken. You can set the language explicitly or let it auto-detect when you are unsure.
- 6You get the transcript back
You receive the cleaned-up text with timestamps, ready to read, copy, edit, or drop straight into captions, notes, or a new piece of content.
- A clean, readable transcript of the spoken words in the clip
- Line-by-line timestamps so you can navigate the recording
- A plain-text output you can copy or export for reuse
- A caption-ready starting point for subtitles or on-screen text
- Source material for show notes, quotes, blog drafts, or repurposing
Transcribe from a link
Paste a public reel or video URL and get the transcript back without downloading anything yourself first.
Transcribe a local file
Point the skill at an audio or video file already on your computer to transcribe recordings, voice notes, or clips you cannot share by link.
Set or auto-detect the language
Tell it the language for the fastest, most accurate result, or let it detect the spoken language automatically when you are not sure.
SKILL.md · README.txt · LICENSE.txt — Single-seat commercial use. Do not resell or redistribute the file. Compatible with Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex.
What is the Transcribe skill?
It is a SKILL.md file you add to your AI assistant. It turns a video, reel, or audio clip into clean, timestamped text. You give it a link or a file, and it hands back a transcript you can read, edit, and reuse.
Does it work with Claude, Cursor, and Codex?
Yes. It works with Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, or any AI assistant that can read a SKILL.md file. The skill runs inside the assistant you already use.
Do I need to install an app or pay a subscription?
No. There is no separate video transcription app, no account to create, no monthly subscription, and no API key. You drop the skill into your assistant and run it.
Which videos and reels can it transcribe?
It works with public links from common sources such as Instagram reels, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook, as well as audio or video files already on your computer. If a source is private, it will ask you to provide the file directly.
Does the transcript include timestamps and other languages?
Yes. You get line-by-line timestamps so you can jump to any moment, and it transcribes in the language spoken. You can set the language yourself or let it auto-detect.
Do I need design or coding skills to use it?
No. You just paste a link or point it at a file and read the transcript it returns. No editing, design, or coding experience is required.
An AI skill is a small, reusable instruction file (a SKILL.md) that teaches an AI assistant to do one job well. Transcribe is exactly that: a Claude skill / AI agent skill you drop into your own assistant and run on demand, with no app, no subscription and no lock-in. You own the file forever.
It runs in Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and any assistant that reads a SKILL.md or a system prompt. Because it is just text, it is fully portable, and if it needs something to run, transcribe asks you for it first instead of inventing.
Creators reach for it as a podcast clips AI and an AI podcast clip generator, to turn a podcast into Shorts and to pull podcast highlights automatically, finding the best podcast moments without scrubbing the whole episode.
- Download the file after checkout you get the SKILL.md plus a short README and your license.
- Add it to your AI drop SKILL.md into your skills folder (for example
.claude/skills/) or paste its contents as a custom instruction. - Run it ask your AI to use Transcribe, give it what it asks for, and it does the work.
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It downloads a video, reel, or audio file, extracts the speech, and returns a clean, timestamped transcript you can read, edit, or repurpose.
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