Supported Languages
Below is the list of popular languages we support for transcription and subtitles.
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How to transcribe a YouTube Video?
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1. Import your Youtube video.
Select 'Public link' in the uploader and paste the URL of your Youtube video to import it to Happy Scribe. The first 10 minutes are free!
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2. Select the language of the video.
We support more than 120 languages, dialects, and accents.
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3. Choose "Machine generated" or "Human made".
Our automatic transcription software is lightning fast and 85% accurate. With our human service, your transcript will be transcribed and proofread by an expert and native speaker and delivered with 99% accuracy.
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4. Receive your transcript.
Our automatic transcription software will convert your Youtube video to text in just a few minutes (depending on the length of your video). If you select our human service, your transcript will be ready within 24 hours.
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5. Click on "Export" and choose your preferred file format.
You can export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, HTML, and many more. It's that easy to transcribe a Youtube video!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I transcribe a YouTube Video?
Yes, you can! You can simply copy and paste the URL of the video into our uploader, select between automatic and human services, and the transcript should be available in a few minutes for the automatic option and 24 hours for the human option.
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How accurate are our transcription services?
Ongoing technological advances continue to improve the accuracy rate of automatic transcription. Depending on the audio quality, speaker accents, and technical jargon, our automatic transcription software can achieve up to 85% accuracy. And with the help of our professional transcribers, your transcripts can be 99% accurate.
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Good in English, bad in translationI have found this app very useful for subtitling and transcribing in English, though have definitely found that the quality of translations into Spanish is not very accurate and requires a lot fo proofreading.Gemma Valencia - Trustpilot
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Happy Scribe is a really powerful an…Happy Scribe is a really powerful an easy-to-use tool that allows us to generate scripts from the videos that we produce in order to generate closed caption.Client - Trustpilot
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Amazing valueAmazing value, fast transcribing--everything I need in one place for transcripts and subtitles.Clay Boutwell - Trustpilot
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This is a wonderful serviceThis is a wonderful service! It beats the heck out of typing... =)NMSkillz - Trustpilot