Translate Video to Text
Getting a foreign-language video into readable text normally takes two tools: one to transcribe it, another to translate the result — and the timings never survive the round trip. ScribeToAny keeps both in one place. Upload the video, the audio is extracted and transcribed with timestamps and speaker labels, then one click on Translate puts the finished transcript into any of 134+ languages for free. Only the text of each cue is translated, so the exported SRT or VTT is still frame-accurate against your footage.
- 134+ Translation languages
- AI transcription
- Encrypted; we never train AI on your files
Start with your recording
Drop an audio or video file here, or click to choose.
Already have subtitles? Translate them here
Upload an SRT, VTT, ASS or other subtitle file, translate it into 134+ languages with Google Translate, and download it with the original timings.
What you get: a real transcript
Unedited output from a 64-second interview with two speakers (synthetic voices), transcribed with speaker detection on. Only the first lines are shown.
SPEAKER_00 (0:00) Welcome back to Small Shop Stories. SPEAKER_00 (0:02) Today I'm talking to Maya, who runs a tiny bakery on the SPEAKER_00 (0:05) corner of Mill Street. SPEAKER_01 (0:07) Thanks for having me. SPEAKER_01 (0:08) It's really small, just two ovens and a counter. SPEAKER_00 (0:12) So how does a normal day start for you?
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,680 [SPEAKER_00] Welcome back to Small Shop Stories. 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:05,320 [SPEAKER_00] Today I'm talking to Maya, who runs a tiny bakery on the 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:06,320 [SPEAKER_00] corner of Mill Street.
Checked against the script, 4 of 189 words differed — a 2.1% word error rate, counting "80" written for "eighty" as an error — and all 14 speaker turns were labelled correctly. This was clean speech; noisy recordings and people talking over each other score lower. See the full transcript and how it was scored
How it works
- 1
Upload
Drop in an audio or video file, or paste a link. All common formats are accepted.
- 2
Transcribe
AI transcribes with timestamps and optional speaker labels, usually in minutes.
- 3
Translate
Open the transcript in Google Translate for any of 134+ languages, with every timestamp kept, or tick “Transcribe to English” before you start.
Why ScribeToAny
- Extracts dialogue from foreign video files and transcribes it, or turns non-English speech straight into English.
- Saves each translation as a separate subtitle track next to the original, with the same timecodes, exportable as SRT or VTT.
- Supports up to 5 GB video files across MP4, MOV, MKV, and WebM with dedicated GPU acceleration.
Frequently asked questions
Do I get both the original transcript and the translation?
Yes. A saved translation is stored as a separate language track next to the original transcript, and you can export either one — or both — in any of the eight formats. Nothing is overwritten, so you can go back to the original at any time, and you can add more languages later whenever you need them.
Which video formats can I upload?
MP4, MOV, WEBM, WMV, MPEG and the other common containers. The audio track is extracted automatically before transcription, so you never need a separate converter. Paid plans accept files up to 5 GB and 6 hours long; the free plan handles files up to 30 minutes.
Can it translate my video into another language?
Yes, for free on every plan. Once the transcript is ready, click Translate: it opens in Google Translate, where you pick any of 134+ languages and save the result back as a subtitle track with the original timings. If all you need is English, tick "Transcribe to English" and get it in one pass instead.
Will translated subtitles still fit on screen?
The cue timings stay exactly the same, but the text isn't re-split, so a translation that runs longer than the original — German or Spanish from English, for example — can make some cues dense. Switch on Reading-speed & line checks in the subtitle editor to find them, and shorten or split the cues before exporting.
Which languages can I translate into?
Any of the 134+ languages Google Translate offers, free on every plan. Simplified and Traditional Chinese are separate targets, as are Brazilian and European Portuguese. Each translation is saved as its own track, so you can add more languages to the same video later.