Uploading the video
Drop in the video file unchanged: MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, M4V, 3GP or a phone screen recording. The sound track is pulled out on the server, so there is no convert-to-MP3 step, and every timestamp still matches the picture. If the video is online, paste its public link under Import from link: YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, public Vimeo, Dropbox or Google Drive share links, or a direct link to a video file. Only the audio is downloaded. Playlists and channels are refused, so queue videos one link at a time, and sign-in-only posts such as Instagram need to be downloaded and uploaded.
After processing, the draft plays with the video. Click a line to hear it and rewrite it; the editor saves as you type.
Malagasy is low-resource: expect corrections
Malagasy has little transcribed speech available, so the model produces a rough draft. Long words built from roots and affixes are often split or misspelled, and some passages may come out as French. Slow, clear speech from one person gives the best result; it is still a quicker start than typing a long video by hand.
Malagasy is written in the Latin alphabet with 21 letters; c, q, u, w and x are not used in native words, which helps spot French spellings in the draft. Official Malagasy is based on the Merina speech of the highlands, and coastal varieties such as Sakalava or Betsimisaraka come out less accurately. French loanwords and whole French phrases are common in education, business and city speech.
Malagasy videos people transcribe
Examples:
- Sermons and church services, a large share of Malagasy video online.
- Kabary, the formal speeches given at weddings and family events.
- News clips and interviews from Malagasy TV and Facebook pages.
- Family videos recorded by Malagasy families in France and Réunion.
Subtitles and documents
After correcting, export SRT or VTT for subtitles on YouTube or in a video editor, or DOCX, PDF and TXT for a written copy. Timestamps are optional, and CSV gives one row per line with its start time.
Tips and translation
Use a close microphone, keep music and choirs out from under the speech, and turn on audio repair for echoing halls. Speaker labels are available on paid plans and with a Minute Pack.
The transcript stays in Malagasy. For an English reading, open the Google Translate link on the transcript, or use the AI prompt export to hand the text to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. For audio-only recordings, see the Malagasy audio to text page.