Are you wondering what the best way is to transcribe YouTube video to text? If so, this blog post is for you! Keep reading to learn more about how you can turn a YouTube video into a transcript automatically.

The Importance of Video Transcripts

Before we get into the details of how to transcribe your YouTube video into a text file, it is essential to understand why doing so is important.

For starters, creating a video transcript for your YouTube content ensures that those with hearing impairments and other disabilities can access it. Likewise, most viewers watch content without sound on – which means not having a transcript can prevent you from connecting with these viewers.

p.s these tips also work for Youtube Shorts!

Another reason you should create text versions of your YouTube videos is they can boost your SEO rankings. Search engines can only share your content with users if they can find it, and a text transcript will make that happen!

Steps To Transcribing Your YouTube Video to Text

Now that you understand the importance of video transcripts, let’s review the step-by-step process you need to follow to create one.

Step 1 to Transcribing Your Youtube Video to Text:
Collect Youtube Video Link

First, choose the YouTube video that you would like to convert to text and copy the link. You will need to obtain the content directly from YouTube’s platform.

Step 2 to Transcribing Your Youtube Video to Text:
– Paste the Youtube Link into Milk

After you have the link, the next step is to paste the Youtube link into Milk and it will automatically transcribe into text.

The transcript is automatically generated once you hit upload, so you don’t have to worry about any additional manual work. The time it will take to complete the transcript varies based on the file size, but generally, it will take 2 minutes to develop the text for a YouTube video that is ten minutes long. That means you can download a YouTube video and have a complete and accurate transcription in no time.

Watch the video here to see how to transcribe your Youtube video (and add captions)

If you are looking to transcribe other videos, not just Youtube videos, you can also upload those directly to Milk.

Below are some of the options – you can upload RSS feeds, buzzsprout feeds, or just upload an mp3 or mp4 directly.