Use caseUpdated October 7, 20261 min read
Audio to VTT Captions: Make a Caption File for the Web
Best for
- Web video players that expect VTT
- Creators who caption their own videos
- Podcasters who add captions to video versions
- Teams that need VTT and a Word copy of the same text
Not for
- Certified captions for compliance
- Live captions during a call
- Video links such as YouTube
VTT or SRT
| Format | Use it for | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| VTT | Web video players | Plain text with timestamps |
| SRT | Most video editors and platforms | The older, simpler standard |
| TXT | Show notes and quotes | No timestamps |
| JSON | Code and data work | Machine readable |
| Word, PDF | Review and sharing | For people, not players |
Scribebit exports all six from the same transcript.
Steps
Upload the audio. Wait a few minutes. Read the text against the audio, fix names, then pick VTT. If you also need SRT, export it from the same transcript.
Scribebit works on files you already have. It does not take YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram links.
What it costs
Basic is 120 minutes a month free. Pro is $9.99 a month for 1,400 minutes. Packages start at 200 minutes for $2.79 and do not expire. Unused plan minutes do not roll over. English accuracy on the current model is 94.1%. We do not train on your files.
Transcribe audio to SRT subtitles. Audio to Word. Try a file.