Supported video formats
Use cases
Zoom & Teams recordings
Transcribe meeting recordings without a bot joining your call. Export the video, drop it into Scrieb.
Lectures & webinars
Convert lecture recordings and webinar videos to searchable text. Great for students and educators.
Journalism & documentary
Transcribe interview footage confidentially. No video goes to a third-party server.
UX research
Transcribe usability sessions and participant recordings for qualitative analysis.
MP4 to text, free and on your own computer
Most "MP4 to text" tools are websites: you upload the video, wait, and download a transcript, often with a minute cap. Scrieb reads the MP4 on your Mac or PC instead:
- Drag the MP4 into Scrieb. The audio track is read directly; no conversion step.
- Choose what it is (meeting, lecture, interview), which picks the summary type and the number of speakers to look for.
- Get the text. A transcript with speaker labels and a summary, exported to Word, PDF, plain text or Markdown.
Free: the free plan covers 1 hour of recording a day, so most single videos cost nothing. Video into notes: the summary turns a recorded talk or meeting into notes; the AI chat answers questions about it.
Pricing
The free plan includes 1 hour of recording a day. Pro has no minute limits.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I transcribe a video on Mac or Windows?
- Drop the video file into Scrieb → AI transcribes locally → export as TXT/DOCX/PDF. No account needed, and no internet after the one-time model download; the free plan covers 1 hour a day.
- Can I transcribe Zoom recordings without a bot?
- Yes. Export the Zoom recording as MP4, import it into Scrieb. No bot joins your meeting, no video is uploaded to anyone's server.
- What video formats does Scrieb support?
- MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, WebM, and all common audio formats (MP3, WAV, M4A). No pre-conversion needed.
- Is video transcription GDPR-compliant with Scrieb?
- Yes. Since the video is never uploaded, there is no third-party processing, no data transfer, and no DPA required.
- How fast is video transcription?
- On a modern machine, Scrieb typically processes video at 2–5x speed — a 1-hour recording in 12–30 minutes, depending on your hardware.
- How do I convert MP4 to text for free?
- Drag the MP4 into Scrieb on your Mac or Windows PC. Whisper transcribes the audio track locally and you export the text to Word, PDF or plain text. The free plan covers 1 hour of recording a day, with no upload and no card.
- Can I turn a video into notes?
- Yes. Besides the transcript, Scrieb writes a summary of the video on your computer, as meeting notes, lecture notes or interview notes depending on what you choose on import.