What you get

Accurate. Labeled. Exportable.

Higher accuracy than auto-captions

Trained on accents, technical terms, proper nouns. Catches what YouTube's free transcript misses.

Speaker identification

Two-person interviews, multi-guest panels — speakers consistently labeled across the whole transcript.

Multiple export formats

.txt, .docx, .md, .srt, .vtt, .json. Whatever your workflow eats, we export.

Searchable and shareable

Get a shareable link. Send the transcript to a colleague without uploading anything anywhere else.

How it works

Three steps to a complete transcript.

01

Paste a YouTube URL

Public videos, including unlisted ones if you have the link. Up to 4 hours.

02

AI does the transcription

Models trained for long-form spoken content. About 30 seconds for an hour-long video.

03

Read, search, export

Browse in-app, search for any phrase, or export to the format you need.

Examples

What you get back.

▸ Tech interview (60 min)
Speaker-labeled transcript with paragraph timestamps
▸ Court hearing recording
Multi-speaker transcript with Q&A structure preserved
▸ Podcast episode (90 min)
Conversational transcript ready for show notes
▸ Webinar replay
Slide-aligned transcript with section breaks
Built for

For people who need the exact words.

Researchers & academics

Cite with confidence. Quote with accuracy. Every word anchored to a verifiable timestamp.

Podcasters

Show notes, transcript pages for SEO, accessibility for hearing-impaired listeners — all from one paste.

Compliance & legal

Document what was said in earnings calls, board meetings, and depositions. Exportable for the record.

Questions

Honest answers.

Will the transcript sound like me or like a robot?

RecapGPT preserves the speaker's voice in pull-quotes and writes connective prose in a neutral editorial tone. Most users tweak 10-15% before publishing — far less than starting from a raw transcript. If you want a stronger personal voice, edit the connective sentences and leave the quotes alone.

Is it really free?

Yes. You get 3 free conversions per month with no credit card required. Pro is $5.99/mo for unlimited conversions and longer videos. We don't run ads or sell your data.

What format does the output come in?

Markdown, HTML, or plain text — your choice. Works with WordPress, Ghost, Substack, Medium, Notion, Obsidian, and anything else that accepts standard text. No lock-in.

Can I convert someone else's YouTube video?

Yes, if the video is public. The output is your draft, but the underlying ideas belong to the original creator — cite them, link to the video, and don't republish verbatim. Best practice is to use AI drafts as a starting point for your own analysis or commentary, not a substitute for it.

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