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Detailtranscript.im logo transcript.imUnivocal logo Univocal
What it doesFree YouTube transcript generator and audio transcription tool Text-to-speech and speech-to-text for Mac, entirely on-device with no subscription
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Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree: 3 transcripts per day, 50 AI credits and 30 transcription minutes per month. Lite: $10/month (or $96/year) for 200 credits/month. Pro: $20/month (or $192/year) for 1,000 credits/month. Max: $50/month (or $480/year) for 4,000 credits/month. One credit covers 1 transcript, 5 minutes of audio tra One-time purchase: $39 (launch offer $19 with code UVLAUNCH until November 30, Black Friday $15 with code BF2026 until November 30). Free 14-day trial, no card or account required.
Key features
  • Transcription from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X video links
  • Upload and transcribe your own audio and video files up to 500 MB on Free and 5 GB on paid plans
  • AI transcription when captions are missing
  • Search and copy transcripts in the browser
  • Export as TXT, SRT or VTT files
  • Summarize, translate and rewrite transcripts
  • REST API and MCP server for developers and AI agents
  • Batch processing up to 20 videos on Pro and 100 on Max
  • No per-video length limit on any plan
  • Speech-to-text with automatic punctuation and paragraph breaks
  • Bilingual support with mid-sentence language switching
  • Entirely on-device processing
  • No cloud or account required
  • Read from clipboard or selection
  • One-time purchase with unlimited use
What makes it different
  • Works across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X and your own files with one unified workflow
  • Full timestamped transcript you can search, copy and export, not just a read-along panel
  • Handles videos without captions by transcribing the audio with AI
  • Same transcripts available in web app and through API, MCP server and agent skills
  • Timestamps preserved in all exports and translations
  • No subscription - one-time purchase with unlimited use
  • Complete privacy with on-device processing only
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)53 +21 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)113
Citation Flow (Majestic)3019
Referring domains (Majestic)674

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