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TikTok Transcript Generator

Paste a TikTok link. Get the spoken words and the text on screen.

Listens and watches. Two minutes per minute of video.

Free to try, no sign-up. A 30 second TikTok in Both uses about one minute.

OrOpen a recorded example

How it works

  1. 1

    Copy the link

    Open the TikTok, tap Share, then Copy link.

  2. 2

    Paste it above

    Both mode listens and reads the text drawn on the picture.

  3. 3

    Read the result

    Spoken words, on-screen text and timestamps. If the link fails, upload the file.

A TikTok transcript with on-screen text

Sample
  1. 0:00

    A hand holds up a crumpled fitted sheet.

    SaidNobody can fold a fitted sheet. Watch this.

    On screenFold a fitted sheet in 3 steps

  2. 0:04

    The corners are tucked into each other on a bed.

    SaidTuck each corner into the next one, like gloves.

    On screenStep 1: corners

  3. 0:12

    The sheet is laid flat and folded in thirds.

    SaidFlat, thirds, done.

    On screenStep 3: fold flat

Illustrative sample from a 20 second how-to. The opening rows show the spoken hook and the on-screen text together.

Voiceover, music and text on screen

TikTok does not give you a transcript to copy. The words are in the audio and much of the message is text on the picture, so Scribiz fetches the video, listens and reads the frames. You get what was said and what was shown on one timeline.

If a song plays under someone talking, the speech is still transcribed. Lyrics are not looked up.

The TikTok isYou get
Someone talking to the cameraThe words, with timestamps.
A voiceover on footageThe voiceover, plus any text drawn on the picture.
Music with text overlaysAn empty transcript. The On screen tab holds the useful part.
A silent how-toThe steps, from the text and the scenes.

What a TikTok transcript costs

Both listens and reads the screen, at two minutes per minute of video, so a 30 second TikTok uses about one minute. Listen alone is one minute per minute, and so is Watch alone. Without an account you get 10 Listen or Watch minutes a day.

For a Reel, use Instagram transcript. For scene notes on a longer clip, use the video analyzer. Which links work where is in sources and limits.

Limits

  • Public videos only. Private accounts and photo posts do not work.
  • TikTok links are best effort on the web, because TikTok sometimes blocks servers. Uploading the file is the dependable route.
  • Without an account: videos up to 15 minutes and 10 Listen or Watch minutes a day.
  • Both mode uses two minutes per minute of video.

See pricing · How minutes are counted

Which links work

Reliable

Works on the web and in the Mac app.

  • YouTube, public videos

    Captions when they are good, listening when they are not. Shorts and finished live streams included.

  • Direct audio and video links

    A link that points straight at an .mp3, .m4a, .wav, .mp4, .mov or .webm file.

  • Podcast episodes

    The episode audio from an RSS feed, as a direct file link.

  • Files you upload

    Audio and video files up to 100 MB in the browser, and about 50 minutes of audio from a video. Only the audio is uploaded.

Best effort on the web

Reliable in the Mac app, which fetches with your own connection.

  • TikTok

    Public videos. TikTok blocks servers at times.

  • Instagram

    Public Reels and posts. A pasted link is usually refused, because Instagram asks for a login, which the Mac app can use.

  • X

    Public posts with video.

  • Vimeo

    Public videos that allow viewing without a password.

  • Facebook

    Public videos only.

Not supported

Does not work anywhere.

  • Spotify, Netflix and other DRM services

    The audio is copy protected. Nothing can read it.

  • Private, age-restricted and login-walled videos

    Anything that needs a signed-in session. Upload the file if it is yours.

  • Live streams in progress

    Wait for the replay.

When a link fails, the result says why, and offers ways forward: upload the file, or open the link in Scribiz for Mac.

Frequently asked questions

Copy the link from the Share menu, paste it above and press Get transcript. You get the spoken words and, in Both mode, the text on screen.

Yes, in Watch or Both. Text drawn on the video is read from the frames and listed with timestamps.

No. Private accounts need a login, and photo-mode posts have no speech to transcribe.

TikTok blocks automated requests from servers. Upload the file, or open the link in the Mac app.

Yes. Drop it on the upload box and only the audio leaves your browser. Reading its on-screen text runs in the command-line tool or the Mac app.

A 30 second TikTok in Both mode uses about one minute, because Both is two minutes per minute of video. Without an account you get 10 Listen or Watch minutes a day, and minutes and billing lists every mode.

Transcripts in agents and code

Use it in Claude, Cursor or Codex with the MCP server, or from your own code with the API.

See the Mac appSet up the MCP serverRead the API docs

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