Video to text converter
Video to Text
Upload a video and get the text. Edit the transcript like a doc, then turn the script into a new video with visuals, a voiceover and captions.
- Automatic transcript of your video
- Filler words and silences out in a click
- The script, ready to reuse
- Free to try, online in your browser
4.6/5Trusted by over 20,000 teams and institutions worldwide.
What is video to text?
Video to text turns the speech in a video into written text. In Pictory you upload the video and choose its language, and it transcribes it into a transcript you can edit. Then turn that script into a new video with fresh visuals, a voiceover and captions.
The text is the start. A webinar becomes a short summary video, a lecture becomes a lesson, and a long interview becomes a clip people finish.
Pictory works as a video to text converter in your browser, and it is free to try. For the transcript on its own, see video transcription. For audio files and recordings, see speech to text.
webinar.mp4Transcribed · English (US)
Script ready12 scenes
Your source, any format
Start with your video
Upload the video or record one in Pictory. For audio and voice recordings, use speech to text.
Upload a video
MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 5 GB or 180 minutes.
Record in Pictory
Your screen, your camera or your voice.
Speech to text
Recordings and audio files, transcribed.
Video transcription
The transcript of a video or audio file.
Text to video
Paste a script and get a finished video.
Upload audio
An MP3 or WAV recording, turned into a video.
How it works
How to turn a video into text and a script
To turn a video into text, upload it to Pictory and choose its language. Pictory transcribes it and opens the transcript editor. Edit the text, remove filler words and silences, then use the script to make a new video with visuals, a voiceover and captions.
Upload the video
Upload an MP4, MOV or WebM file and choose its language.
Edit the transcript
Fix any word, search and replace, and remove filler words and silences.
Shape the script
Keep the lines you want and tighten the rest.
Make a new video
Pictory adds visuals, a voiceover and captions. Download the MP4.
Script
Video to script
Video to script turns what is said in a video into a reusable script. In Pictory the transcript is the script: edit it like a doc, keep the lines that matter, and make a shorter video from it. It is a video to script converter for webinars and talks.
Features
Turn the script into a new AI video
Visuals
The script picks the visuals
Each line of the script becomes a scene, with a visual from 18M+ stock assets. Swap any of them, upload your own, or generate one in AI Studio.
- A scene for every line
- 18M+ stock videos and images
- AI Studio images and clips
Voice
A new voiceover for the new video
Choose one of 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages to read the script, or upload your own recording.
- 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages
- Your own voiceover, uploaded
- Preview before you apply
Captions and brand
Captions and your brand on the new video
Captions follow the new voiceover. Apply your brand kit and choose 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1, then download the MP4.
- Captions timed to the voice
- Logo, fonts and colors
- 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1
new-lesson.mp416:9 · 2:10
Captions onBrand kit applied
Extract
Extract text from a video
To extract text from a video, upload it to Pictory and choose its language. AI video to text gives you an editable transcript with speakers, which you can search, correct and reuse as a script or as captions, or download with the subtitles.
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
AI avatars
Add a talking presenter, or a digital twin of you.
Captions
Accurate, synced captions in your brand style.
Translation
Captions and voiceover for every market.
Text editing
Edit the transcript to edit the video.
Team workspaces
Share projects and brand kits with your team.
API
Generate branded videos from your own product.
AI Studio
Create any image or video you need with generative AI
The latest image and video models, built into the editor. Generate it, then drop it straight into your scene.
Generate and edit images
Describe it, or edit an existing image with a prompt.
Keep characters consistent
Use reference images to keep the same person or product in every scene.
Create video clips with sound
Generate clips with audio. Yes, characters can talk.
Extend any clip
Keep any clip going with a new prompt, even one you uploaded.
✓Get four options at once
Generate up to four versions and keep the best one.
Stay on brand
Bring in your brand from a website, a document or a logo, and it is applied to every scene.
✓
Choose your model
Pick a model for stills or 5 to 10-second clips.
Also in AI Studio: Nano Banana Lite for images and Omni Flash for video.
Use cases
Who is using video to text?
Marketing teamsWebinars turned into short videos
Get the text of the webinar, keep the best lines, and make a short video.
- Educators
Lectures turned into lesson scripts
Turn a recorded lecture into a script, then into a tighter lesson.
- Creators
Long videos into new short ones
Use the script of a long video to make a short one for another channel.
- Training teams
Recorded sessions into training videos
Turn a recorded session into a clean script and a short training video.
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo creators to global marketing teams. Read the case studies
4.6 / 5
Average rating on G2, plus Capterra’s Best Ease of Use award for 2025.
20,000+
companies and institutions creating video with Pictory.
SOC 2
and GDPR compliant, ready for enterprise security reviews
GDPR
Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
Read the Game of Yield case study
Compare
Video to text AI vs. video editing software
One recorded webinar, turned into text and a new video, two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A video or audio file, uploaded or recorded | A video file placed on a timeline |
| The transcript | Made automatically when you upload, beside the video | A separate step, often in another tool |
| Editing | Edit the text and the video follows | Cut and trim on the timeline |
| Filler words and silences | Removed in a click | Found and cut by hand |
| Captions | Made from the transcript, in a style you choose | A separate step, styled on the timeline |
| A new video from the script | Visuals, a voiceover and captions built for you | A new edit, built scene by scene |
Video API
Make video at scale from your own product
Send text, links or slides to the Pictory API and get branded videos back, automatically.
POST /v1/video/storyboard
{
"videoName": "q3-update",
"scenes": [{ "text": "Q3 in 90 seconds..." }]
}Enterprise
Enterprise video at scale
Custom plans, onboarding and support for company-wide rollouts.
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
- Custom plans and personalized onboarding
- Shared brand kits and team workspaces
- Dedicated support
Upload the video to Pictory and choose its language. Pictory transcribes it and opens the transcript editor, where you can correct the text, remove filler words and silences, and use it as a script.
Upload the MP4 file to Pictory, choose the language, and the AI transcribes the speech into an editable transcript. Search and correct the text, then download the transcript or reuse it as a script.
Yes. The transcript of your video is an editable script. Keep the lines you want, tighten the rest, and Pictory can turn the script into a new video with visuals, a voiceover and captions.
A video file in MP4, MOV or WebM, or an audio file in MP3 or WAV, up to 5 GB or 180 minutes.
You choose the language when you upload. Transcription works in languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Hindi and Russian.
Yes. You can try Pictory’s video to text on a free trial, online in your browser. The trial includes 300 AI credits, and videos downloaded on it carry a watermark. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
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