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Me at the zoo — a well-known early online video clip (2005) · 0:19
Jawed Karim, Yakov Lapitsky · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Alright, so here we are in front of the elephants.
Cool thing about these guys is that they have really long trunks, and that's cool.
And that's pretty much all there is to say.
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Upload or paste
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We set it in type
Speech becomes an article with speakers, paragraphs, and a timecode in every margin.
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Read, click, jump
Click any word to jump the player. The marker follows the voice as it plays.
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Copy the transcript for AI
Copy the full transcript and paste it into your AI assistant to summarize, ask questions, or organize notes.
Turn a long video into a transcript
Working with a lecture, interview, or meeting? See file limits, upload tips, and how to review and export a long recording.
Key sentences
AI marks the most valuable sentence in every paragraph so you catch the point at a glance.
Transcript translation
Read a careful bilingual translation of the full transcript, sentence by sentence, and click any translated phrase to jump the video.
Questions
What does ReadVideo do?
Upload a video or audio recording and ReadVideo turns it into a transcript you read like an article, with speakers, paragraphs and a timecode in every margin. Click any word to jump the player to that moment, or copy the whole transcript into your AI assistant.
Can I try it for free?
Yes. Without signing in you can transcribe one upload of up to 10 minutes. Creating an account adds 100 free credits, about 83 minutes of video or 100 minutes of audio.
How large or long can a file be?
Up to 16 GB and 8 hours per file. Large files upload in parts, so if the connection drops you can retry without picking the file again.
How is usage charged?
In credits, by length: 1 credit per minute of audio and 1.2 per minute of video. Translation and SRT or FCPXML subtitle export come with any plan and use credits on top, only when you use them: 6 credits per 10 minutes for translation (up to 90), 2 per 10 minutes for export (up to 20).
Do plans renew automatically?
No. Every plan is a one-time purchase for 30 days or a year, and nothing is ever charged automatically. Credits never expire; the plan is the time in which the paid features can be used, and buying again extends it.
Can it translate the transcript?
Yes, on every plan: a full sentence-by-sentence translation into any of 37 languages, shown side by side with the original and as captions in the player. Click a translated phrase to jump the video.
Beyond the browser
API
Put ReadVideo inside your own site or product. An API key submits a job and polls it back as a timed transcript, billed to the same credit balance.
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Connect your AI assistant to ReadVideo. Follow the guide to create an agent, set up access, and start transcribing.
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