Instagram Transcript Generator

Paste an Instagram Reel link and get the spoken words as text, with the caption, hashtags and mentions alongside.

ReelScribe is an AI video transcription tool. Paste a link and it turns the speech into text, usually within seconds, in 99+ languages. People use it to transcribe TikTok videos for repurposing, to turn a YouTube video to text for SEO, and to get an Instagram reel transcript for captions.

How video transcription works

From a video link to text in three steps

1

Paste your video URL

Paste a TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, X or Bluesky link. Any public video from those platforms works.

2

We transcribe it

Speech recognition turns the audio into text in 99+ languages. Bulk jobs run in parallel, so results start arriving in seconds. The caption, plus views and likes where the platform shows them, is saved with each one.

3

Read your transcript

The transcript shows up in your dashboard. Copy it, or download it as subtitles, a Word file or a spreadsheet.

Ready to try it?

Paste a link at the top of this page to see a free preview

Free to start99+ languages supported

What you get

Made for creators who reuse what they say on camera

Free preview, no signup

One test transcript every 24 hours without an account, with a preview of up to 40 words. Works for videos up to 10 minutes. LinkedIn and Bluesky links need a free account.

Caption, hashtags and mentions

The Reel's caption, hashtags and mentions are saved next to the transcript, so you can copy the whole post in one place.

Six download formats

TXT, Word (DOCX), SRT and VTT subtitles, JSON and CSV. Or copy the text with one click.

99+ languages

Including English, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and Japanese. The language is detected automatically.

Eight platforms

Transcribe from TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, X, and Bluesky.

Bulk processing

Paste a batch of links or upload a CSV, with automatic platform detection. On paid plans, enter an Instagram username to transcribe a whole profile.

Supported video transcription platforms

Eight platforms so far. Pick one to see which links work and what you get back.

TikTok transcription

Paste a TikTok link and get the transcript, with the caption and hashtags. Works in 99+ languages, for one video or a whole batch.

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Instagram transcription

Get the transcript of any public Instagram Reel or video post, with its caption and hashtags. Paste the link into the tool at the top of this page.

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YouTube transcription

YouTube video transcription for regular videos and Shorts. Paste the link, then copy the text or download SRT and VTT subtitles.

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Facebook transcription

Get a transcript of any Facebook video or Reel in seconds. Share links and fb.watch URLs work as they are, so you can paste straight from the Facebook app. Supports 99+ languages.

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Threads transcription

Transcribe video posts from Threads. Paste a threads.com or threads.net post link, or the share link from the app.

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LinkedIn transcription

Turn public LinkedIn video posts into text. Post links, feed/update links and embed links all work.

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X transcription

Transcribe videos posted on X (Twitter). Paste an x.com or twitter.com post link, or a t.co short link.

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Bluesky transcription

Transcribe video posts from Bluesky. Paste the bsky.app post link. Handles and custom domains both work.

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In their own words

Real feedback from creators using ReelScribe.

I just love the app. I also love that you're not consistently pushing for a subscription and that your cost makes sense. It's so smooth and easy, I haven't found a single glitch.

Jacobo Guajardo

I mainly use Reelscribe for competitor research, market analysis, and content inspiration. The platform makes it much easier to understand how different creators’ videos are performing by bringing together useful information such as views, likes, shares, engagement metrics, transcripts, and script ideas in one place.

My usual workflow is to study successful content within my niche, understand why certain videos are performing well, and then use those insights as inspiration to create original content and stronger scripts for my own page. The combination of performance data, AI analysis, transcription, and script generation has been extremely useful and saves a significant amount of manual research time.

Overall, Reelscribe has become a very useful part of my content workflow. It helps me analyse the market, identify what is working for other creators, find inspiration, and turn those insights into better content ideas and scripts much more efficiently.

Sachin Dogra

I use it to get an exact transcript of educational YouTube videos and instagram reels. I need to have the exact words with the text being punctuated for an easier read though. ReelScribe is perfect for that. It is fast, easy and does the job well. It even writes 99% of spoken words correctly.

I use these transcript texts for my journaling and research. I make notes in Obsidian.

Katica Csaba

Video transcription FAQ

What people ask before their first transcript

Copy the Reel link (in the Instagram app: tap the share icon, then Copy link), paste it into the box at the top of this page and start the transcription. ReelScribe transcribes the spoken audio and shows you the text. You do not need to download the video.

The accuracy depends on audio quality, speaker clarity, and background noise levels.

A Reel with music but no talking has no words to transcribe. Loud music under the voice, fast speech, brand names and numbers are where a transcript most often needs a quick check before you publish it. If a transcription fails, its credit goes back to your balance automatically.

TikTok, YouTube (videos and Shorts), Instagram (Reels and video posts), Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, X and Bluesky. Paste a link from any of them and ReelScribe detects the platform on its own.

Public Reels and video posts. Videos from private accounts cannot be transcribed, and photo posts have no audio to transcribe.

Yes. The Reel's caption, hashtags and mentions are saved next to the transcript, so you can copy the whole post in one place.

Usually seconds for a short video, longer for a long one. Bulk jobs run in parallel, so results start arriving in seconds.

Yes. ReelScribe supports 99+ languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, and many more. The language is detected automatically, and the transcript comes out in the language spoken in the video.

Without an account you can run one test transcript every 24 hours and see a preview of up to 40 words, for videos up to 10 minutes long. LinkedIn and Bluesky links need a free account. Every new account gets 25 free credits on signup and unlocks the full text. After that, monthly plans start at $4.99/month for 400 credits, up to Enterprise at $59.99/mo for 10,000. Each credit transcribes one video.

Yes, with an account. Paste a batch of Reel links or upload a CSV file; the free plan takes 25 links at a time. On paid plans you can also transcribe the Reels of a whole Instagram profile.

One video URL per line. A 'url' header row is optional, and Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, X, and Bluesky links can be mixed in the same file. Duplicates and URLs you've already transcribed are skipped automatically, and a ready-made sample file shows the exact format. Download the sample CSV

Yes. ReelScribe runs in your web browser, so there is nothing to install. It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android.

Open your dashboard, find the transcript and click the download icon (on a phone, tap the ⋯ menu). Pick a format and your browser saves the file to your Downloads folder, the same place as anything else you download. If you only need the text, the Copy button puts it on your clipboard instead.

Word (.docx) or Text (.txt) if you want to read or edit the transcript. CSV if you want it in Excel or Google Sheets. SRT or VTT for subtitles in a video editor. JSON if you are a developer feeding it into another tool.

Yes. Tick the checkbox on each transcript you want (or select all), then pick a format in the toolbar. Spreadsheet (CSV) is one file with a row per video: transcript, caption, views and likes. Files (ZIP) is a folder with each transcript as a .txt file, plus two .json data files per video (details and timestamps) that only developers need.