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TikTok Transcript Generator
Paste a TikTok link and get what is said in it as clean text, with timestamps, the hook and the speaking pace. Copy it, or save it as .txt or .srt subtitles.
Video link
Transcript
The spoken words appear here as paragraphs you can copy, with timestamps a tap away.
The hook
The opening line shows here: the words that decide whether people keep watching.
- Words
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- Talking time
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- Words a minute
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Turn the words into a caption
Instagram Ignited, included in All Access, covers hooks, scripting for retention and Reel structures. Start with the free Starter Kit: working files from the programs that open in your browser.
Where the words come from, and what it cannot read
TikTok's own captions first. TikTok writes captions for many videos, and creators can add or edit their own. The tool asks a data provider for those captions. When a video has none, the provider runs speech recognition on its audio, for videos up to two minutes long. Either way the accuracy matches TikTok's captions: clear speech comes out well, while names, slang and words over loud music can be misheard.
What you get. The words as paragraphs, or one timestamped line per caption. The hook is the opening line, the first sentence or two, with the seconds it covers. Talking time runs from the first word to the last, and the pace is the words divided by that time. The .srt file is the standard subtitle format with numbered lines and start and end times, which YouTube and most video editors accept.
What it cannot read. Private, friends-only and deleted videos, photo slideshows, music with no words, and videos over two minutes that have no captions. Only the link is sent: you need no TikTok account and nothing is posted.
Someone else's video. A transcript of another creator's video is for reference: reading it, studying how it is built, or quoting a line with credit. Their words are still theirs, so do not repost them as your own. Each video's transcript is kept for a year so it loads at once next time. Your IP address is not stored: a daily counter keeps only a scrambled form of it to hold the 20-a-day limit.
Working with reels instead? The Instagram Reel Transcript Generator does the same for Instagram, and the TikTok engagement rate calculator checks how a video performed.
Questions
How do I get the transcript of a TikTok video?
In the TikTok app or on the website, tap Share on the video, then Copy link. Paste the link here and press Get transcript. The words appear as paragraphs, with a switch for timestamped lines, and you can copy them or save them as a .txt or .srt file.
Does TikTok have a transcript button?
No. TikTok can show captions on screen while a video plays, but it gives viewers no way to copy them as text or download them. This tool reads those captions, or listens to the audio when a video has none, and hands you the words.
How accurate is the transcript?
As accurate as TikTok's own captions, because that is mostly where the words come from. Clear speech comes out well. Names, brands, slang, accents and speech over loud music are where mistakes happen: in the example video, the space agency ESA is written as "ISHA". Check a line against the video before you quote it.
Why does it say no spoken words were found?
The video has no captions and no speech that could be picked out. That happens with music-only clips, videos that only use on-screen text, and videos over two minutes that have no captions, because speech recognition only runs on videos up to two minutes.
Can I get the transcript of a private TikTok?
No. Only public videos can be read. Private videos, friends-only videos and deleted videos come back as not found. If the video is your own, make it public for a moment, then switch it back.
What can I do with a TikTok transcript?
With your own videos, anything: turn the words into a caption, a blog post, or subtitles by uploading the .srt file to YouTube or a video editor. With someone else's video, use it for reference, to study how the hook and structure work, or to quote a line with credit. The words belong to the person who made the video, so do not repost their script as your own.
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