Arabic video to text
Upload the video file as it is: MP4, MOV, M4V, WEBM, MKV, AVI or a phone screen recording. There is no need to convert it to audio first; the sound is taken out on our side and the timestamps stay aligned with the original video. If the video is on YouTube or TikTok, choose Import from link and paste the public link instead, and only the audio is fetched.
The transcript opens next to a player. Click any line to hear it again and correct it in place.
Modern Standard Arabic and dialects
News, lectures, khutbas and documentaries in Modern Standard Arabic (فصحى) transcribe best. Egyptian, Levantine and Gulf Arabic are recognised too, but the model often nudges dialect towards standard spelling, and Maghrebi Arabic (Darija) is the hardest. Treat dialect transcripts as a draft to review.
The text is written without short-vowel marks (tashkeel), as in normal modern writing. Quran recitation inside a video is recognised but not reliably vowelled, so check quoted verses against the text you use.
Right-to-left subtitles
Export SRT or VTT for Arabic subtitles. The files are UTF-8 with right-to-left text. YouTube shows them correctly; in some desktop editors punctuation and numbers can jump to the wrong end of a line, so check the editor's right-to-left setting and use a font that covers Arabic. DOCX and PDF keep the script for printing.
Arabic videos people transcribe
Common uploads:
- Lectures, khutbas and religious talks, to share as text.
- YouTube interviews and news clips, for quotes and subtitles.
- Recorded classes and online courses, for notes.
- Meetings and video calls with teams in the Gulf, Egypt or the Levant.
Accuracy and English
Clear MSA speech gives a good draft; dialect, music and several voices at once need more corrections, and names are the usual errors. Speaker labels are available on paid plans and with a Minute Pack.
The transcript stays in Arabic. To read it in English, use the Google Translate link on the transcript or the AI prompt export. For audio-only recordings, see the Arabic audio to text page.