Do I need to give you my email?

Not for your first free video — no signup, no email field. You only sign in for a second free video every 30 days, or to upgrade to Pro.

Is it a trial that auto-converts?

No. Free is permanent. Pro is a separate subscription. No credit card on free tier.

Will you start charging later?

Free with no card isn't going away, and your first free video needs no account. Free is now 1 video every 30 days without an account (+1 when you sign in), 1 video per request, first minute of each — then you upgrade. There are no free samples.

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Free Video Transcription

Q: Why is this free — what's the catch?

Pro subscriptions and API access fund infrastructure. Free is the front door. No dark pattern.

Try video transcription free online: 1 video without an account (+1 when you sign in), first minute of each. No credit card, no software required.

Transcribe Video Free →

Genuinely Free — Not a Trial, Not an Email-Gated Freemium

'Free video transcription' is a phrase that gets used very loosely. Most tools labeled 'free' turn out to be: a 14-day trial that requires a credit card upfront, an email-gated freemium that captures your details before showing results, or a downgraded demo of a paid product. Here is exactly what this one gives you. No credit card — ever. No account needed for your first video — not even email. The free plan is 1 video every 30 days without an account, plus 1 more every 30 days when you sign in, 1 video per request, no watermark, no trial expiry. A free result shows the first minute of the transcript (videos of a minute or less come back in full), and the AI summary and TXT/SRT/VTT downloads cover that minute. Once your free videos are used, you upgrade to keep going — there are no free samples. Pro ($13.50/mo) unlocks 250 transcriptions every 30 days, up to 10 videos per request, and unlimited video length. The Pro tier ($13.50/mo) also unlocks bigger batches (10 videos per paste) and a cross-video AI summary.

How It Works

1.Go to the tool. No signup page, no email field, no 'welcome tour' in the way.
2.Paste any TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram URL. No modal asks 'before you continue, please...'
3.Get the transcript on the page — the first minute on free, the full transcript on Pro. Copy it. Done. No upsell interstitial between you and your text.

Why Use This Tool?

Zero account friction — no email capture, no 'confirm your account' email
No credit card on file — Pro upgrade is explicit and separate, never auto-converts from free
Same transcript quality on free and Pro — free shows the first minute, 1 video per request; Pro gives full length and batches of 10
No silent data harvesting — free users aren't converted into a marketing database
No trial expiry — the free videos renew every 30 days; it is not a time-limited trial

Use Cases

—Personal projects where signing up for yet another SaaS account is too much friction
—One-time transcription of a short clip, where a subscription is absurd overkill
—Testing the tool quality before considering the paid tier — the free tier runs the same tool, trimmed to the first minute
—Privacy-conscious users who don't want to hand over an email for a one-shot utility
—Low-volume users (student / hobbyist / solo) who would never pay but still want decent tools

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to give you my email to use the free tier?

Not for your first free video. There's no email field, no signup form, no 'create an account to continue' step. Paste URL → get transcript. You only sign in if you want a second free video every 30 days, or to upgrade to Pro (billing needs an email for receipts).

Is this a 'free trial' that converts to paid automatically?

No. Free is permanent free, not a trial. Pro is a separate, explicit monthly subscription you have to choose to start. No credit card is requested on the free tier, so there's nothing to auto-charge.

Why is this free — what's the catch?

Short version: Pro subscriptions and API access pay for the infrastructure. Free users are the tool's front door — some eventually convert to Pro when they need full-length transcripts or batch mode, and most don't, which is fine. No dark pattern is funding the free tier.

Will you start charging for what's currently free later?

Free with no credit card isn't going away, and your first free video still needs no account. Being straight about what did change: free is now 1 video every 30 days without an account, plus 1 more every 30 days when you sign in, and 1 video per request (it was 2). A free result shows the first minute of the transcript, and after your free videos you upgrade — there are no free samples. Transcript quality on free is identical to Pro.

What data do you collect when I use the free tier?

Basic analytics (page views, aggregated usage stats) via standard web analytics. The video URLs you paste aren't stored as user-associated data since there's no user — no account means no per-user data to link to.

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