From Albanian video to text
Drop in the video file without converting it: MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, 3GP or a screen recording from your phone. The sound is pulled out on our server, and every timestamp points to the same moment in the original video. If the video is online, use Import from link: public YouTube, TikTok and Vimeo videos, Dropbox and Google Drive share links and direct file links all work. Only the audio is fetched, one video per link, and several links can wait in the queue.
Long talk shows and podcasts filmed for YouTube are fine. When the transcript is ready, click a sentence to play it and correct it in place.
Gheg, Tosk and the standard spelling
Written Albanian follows a standard based mostly on Tosk, the southern dialect. A lot of video is spoken in Gheg, though: in Kosovo, northern Albania and North Macedonia. The model writes Gheg speech in standard spelling where it can, so dialect words, the dropped vowels and nasal sounds of Gheg, and local expressions are the lines to check most.
The letters ë and ç are kept, and both matter: ë is very frequent and changes meaning. In fast speech an unstressed final ë is sometimes dropped or added; a read with the player running catches it. Diaspora videos from Italy, Greece, Germany, Switzerland and the US often mix in Italian, Greek, German or English words, which usually come out in that language's spelling.
Albanian videos people transcribe
Common uploads:
- TV talk shows, news segments and political debates, for quotes.
- Podcasts and interviews filmed for YouTube, for show notes and subtitles.
- Weddings, family celebrations and videos from relatives, to keep as text.
- Lectures and recorded classes from universities in Tirana, Prishtina or Tetovo.
- TikToks and Reels from creators who want captions in Albanian.
Albanian subtitles and exports
Export SRT or VTT for Albanian subtitles in YouTube Studio, CapCut or a desktop editor. UTF-8 keeps ë and ç intact. Correct the transcript before exporting, because subtitle lines are built from the edited text.
For a written record, DOCX, PDF and TXT are one click away, with or without timestamps. Speaker labels for debates and interviews are available on paid plans and with a Minute Pack.
Accuracy and translation
Albanian is a mid-resource language for the model. Clear studio speech gives a usable draft that needs a careful read; heated debates where people talk over each other, music beds and street noise need more work. Surnames and place names are the usual errors.
The transcript is written in Albanian as it was spoken; nothing is translated. To read it in English, open the Google Translate link on the transcript, or use the AI prompt export to hand the text to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. For recordings without video, see the Albanian audio to text page.