Upload a file or paste a link
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.
The transcript then plays with the video. Click a line to jump to it, correct the words, and the edit is saved straight away.
Dialects, Bokmål and Nynorsk
Norway has no standard spoken language: people speak their dialect on TV, in lectures and on YouTube, from Bergen to Trøndelag to Northern Norway. The transcript, though, comes out in a written standard, usually Bokmål. So a speaker who says eg, ikkje or kje may be written as jeg and ikke. For most subtitles and notes that is fine; if you need Nynorsk or dialect forms, adjust while reviewing, or see the Nynorsk page.
Clear speech gives a strong draft. Broad dialects, fast conversation and several people talking at once need more correction. English terms are common in business and tech videos, and Swedish or Danish guests are usually written in a Norwegian-leaning spelling. The letters æ, ø and å are kept in every export.
Norwegian videos people transcribe
Typical uploads:
- Recorded lectures and seminars, for notes.
- Interviews filmed for a bachelor or master thesis.
- YouTube videos and podcasts on camera, for subtitles.
- Teams meetings and webinars, for minutes (referat).
Norwegian subtitles (teksting)
Export SRT or VTT for subtitles in YouTube Studio, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or VLC. Subtitles help accessibility and let viewers follow a video with the sound off. Edit the transcript first; the subtitle text comes from your corrected version. DOCX and PDF suit a thesis or report, and CSV gives a row per line.
Accuracy and English
A close microphone matters more than the camera. Turn on audio repair for windy outdoor footage. Speaker labels for interviews and panels are available on paid plans and with a Minute Pack.
The transcript stays in Norwegian. 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 Norwegian audio to text page.