All 99 Languages Supported for Video Transcription

ReelScribe supports 99 languages for video transcription across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. Our AI automatically detects the spoken language and produces an accurate transcript without any manual configuration. Just paste a URL.

Whether you're transcribing English creator content, Korean TikToks, Arabic YouTube lectures, or Spanish Instagram Reels, the same workflow applies: paste the URL, click Transcribe, get your text.

Full List of Supported Languages

The table below lists all 99 languages, with their native script name and primary region.

How Language Detection Works

When you submit a video URL, ReelScribe listens to the audio and identifies the spoken language automatically. You don't need to select the language manually — though if your video switches languages mid-way, the transcript will follow the dominant language.

Accuracy is highest for languages with large amounts of training data — English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Arabic all perform at 99%+ accuracy. Less widely spoken languages like Faroese, Occitan, or Hawaiian are supported but may have slightly lower accuracy depending on audio quality.

Which Languages Get the Best Results?

These languages consistently produce the most accurate transcripts due to the volume of training data available:

• Tier 1 (99%+ accuracy): English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, Polish, Ukrainian
• Tier 2 (high accuracy): Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Bengali, Urdu
• Tier 3 (good accuracy): All remaining 69+ languages — accuracy depends on audio clarity and background noise

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to specify the language before transcribing?

No. Language detection is fully automatic. Paste the video URL and the AI identifies the spoken language and transcribes accordingly.

Can I transcribe mixed-language videos?

The model handles code-switching (e.g. English/Spanish) reasonably well but works best on single-language audio. For videos with multiple distinct languages, consider splitting transcripts by segment.

Is the language list likely to grow?

We regularly update our speech recognition model. As improvements land, all users benefit automatically — no action needed on your end.

Also see: How to transcribe YouTube videos · How to transcribe Instagram Reels · How to transcribe TikTok videos