# YouTube Shorts to transcript

Source: https://ghostedit.ai/youtube-shorts-transcript

> Turn a YouTube Short into a text transcript for free. Drop in the video file and get clean text to copy. Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Drop in your Short's video file and get the words as clean text. Free, and nothing is uploaded.

Free · No sign-up · Runs on your device

**Choose your YouTube Short video**
or drop it here

Transcript

## Post it everywhere from Claude or ChatGPT

Ghostedit posts your videos to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube when you ask your AI, and checks each one first.

[Start free](https://ghostedit.ai/connect?from=youtube-shorts-transcript)

## How it works

- **Get the video file.** Your own Shorts: download them from YouTube Studio (Content, ⋯ next to the video, Download).
- **Drop it in.** The sound is read on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
- **Press Get transcript.** The first time, your browser downloads a speech model (about 80 MB) and keeps it, so the next ones are faster.

## Questions

**Is it really free?**

Yes. It runs on your own device, so it costs nothing to run. No sign-up.

**Is my video uploaded?**

No. The video and the transcript stay in your browser.

**Can I paste a link instead?**

No. Downloading other people's videos from the apps breaks their rules, so this works on video files you have.

**What languages work?**

English works best. Many other languages work too.

**How long can the video be?**

Up to 10 minutes. Short videos take seconds once the model is loaded.

## More free transcript tools

[Instagram Reel to transcript](https://ghostedit.ai/instagram-reel-transcript) [TikTok to transcript](https://ghostedit.ai/tiktok-transcript)