Paste the link to a public Instagram Reel or video and get the spoken words as text, with the time each line was said. Copy it, or download TXT, SRT or VTT. The first minute of a video is free, no account needed.
This is our tool's actual output for a NASA Instagram Reel about the Roman Space Telescope (NASA videos are public domain). Watch the video
NASA has launched the Nancy Grace Roman telescope, which will significantly advance our understanding of the universe and inspire future generations.
Copy the Reel's link (tap Share, then Copy link) and paste it into a Reel transcript tool, which transcribes the spoken audio and returns the text to copy or download. It works whether or not the creator turned captions on, because the text comes from the audio itself.
It listens to the Reel's audio and writes down what is said — speech-to-text, the same step we use for TikTok videos. Because the words come from the sound, it works whether or not the creator turned on captions. You get each line with the time it starts, a short summary, and three downloads. It does not read text that only appears on screen, and it can't open private accounts or Stories.
Open the Reel, tap the share icon (the paper plane), then tap Copy link. Paste it into the box at the top of this page.
Open the Reel and copy the address from the browser bar. It may look like instagram.com/reel/… or instagram.com/username/reel/…. Both work, and so do links with ?igsh= or other text at the end.
Video posts in the feed work the same way. Their links use /p/ instead of /reel/.
Here is the start of the SRT file for the NASA Reel in the example above:
1 00:00:02,020 --> 00:00:07,080 NASA just launched Nancy Grace Roman, the most powerful telescope the world has 2 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:07,760 ever known.
| Link or video | Result |
|---|---|
| Public Reel | Works |
| Public video post (/p/) | Works |
| Link with a username in it | Works |
| Private account | Doesn't work: the video isn't public |
| Stories | Not supported |
| Reel with only music | The tool says it heard no one talking. The try doesn't count. |
| Words shown only on screen | Not in the transcript, which comes from the sound |
Music-only videos are more common than you might think. Between 3 August and 2 October 2026, about 1 in 60 of the TikTok and Reels links people pasted into our tool came back with nothing but stray words like "Thank you." or "Music". Since 2 October the tool says it heard no one talking instead of showing them, and it doesn't count the try.
| Free | Pro ($13.50/month) | |
|---|---|---|
| Videos | 1 every 30 days without an account, +1 more when you sign in | Up to 250 every 30 days (up to 100 a day) |
| Length | First minute of each video (about half the Reels people paste here are a minute or less, and those come back in full) | Full length |
| Links at once | 1 | Up to 10, with one combined summary |
| Downloads | TXT, SRT and VTT for the part shown | TXT, SRT and VTT for the whole video |
Yes, to try. Without an account you get 1 free video every 30 days, and signing in free gives you 1 more. Free results show the first minute; Reels of a minute or less come back in full. Pro ($13.50/month) gives full-length transcripts and up to 10 links at once.
The words come from the Reel's audio, by speech-to-text. Clear speech comes out well. Music under the voice, people talking over each other and unusual names cause most mistakes, so check names and numbers against the video before you quote them.
Public Reels and video posts: links with /reel/, /reels/ or /p/, including the ones with a username in them (instagram.com/name/reel/…) and the ones with ?igsh= at the end. Stories, private accounts and profile links don't work.
No. The transcript comes from the sound. Words that only appear on screen are not in it. If that is the text you need, a screenshot is the better tool.
There are no spoken words to write down, so the tool tells you it couldn't hear anyone talking. That try does not count against your limit.
Yes, on Pro. Paste up to 10 links and you get a transcript for each, plus one combined summary across all of them. The free plan takes 1 link at a time.
TXT with just the words, or SRT and VTT subtitle files that keep the time of each line. Video editors such as CapCut, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve can import SRT files.
No. It runs in your browser. Paste the link, click Generate Transcript, and the text appears on the page.
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