Get a video's transcript without leaving the video
The free ReelToScript extension puts a "Get transcript" button on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. Click it and the script opens in a new tab, no copying or pasting links.
Works on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube. No account needed.
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Add it to Chrome
Install from the Chrome Web Store. It takes a few seconds and needs no account.
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Open a video
Go to a TikTok, an Instagram Reel, a YouTube Short or a YouTube video. A "Get transcript" button appears in the bottom-right corner.
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Click the button
ReelToScript opens in a new tab with that video already filled in, and the transcript starts on its own.
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Copy or download
Copy the script, or save it as TXT, SRT or VTT with timestamps.
What the extension does
ReelToScript turns the spoken words of a short video into text. On the website, that starts with copying a link: open the share menu, copy, switch tabs, paste. The extension removes those steps.
Once it's installed, a small "Get transcript" button sits in the bottom-right corner of every TikTok, Instagram Reel, YouTube Short and YouTube video page. Click it and ReelToScript opens in a new tab with the video filled in. A few seconds later you have the transcript, with timestamps, ready to copy or download as TXT, SRT or VTT.
You can also click the ReelToScript icon in your Chrome toolbar while you're on a video. It does the same thing as the button.
Why use the extension instead of pasting links
If you transcribe one video a week, pasting a link is fine. The extension pays off when you're working through many videos:
- Research sessions. Scrolling a creator's profile or a hashtag, you can open the transcript of each video that catches your eye without breaking your flow.
- Instagram on desktop. Copying a Reel's link on instagram.com takes a menu and a couple of clicks. The button skips that.
- Shorts and long videos alike. On YouTube, the button works on Shorts and on regular watch pages.
Privacy and permissions
Chrome shows you what an extension can do before you install it, and this one asks for very little:
- activeTab, so the toolbar icon can read the address of the tab you're on when you click it.
- A content script on tiktok.com, instagram.com and youtube.com, which shows the button on video pages.
It does not read the page's content, your account or your history. Nothing is sent anywhere until you click, and then only the video's address, to reeltoscript.com. See the "Browser Extension" section of our privacy policy.
Without the extension
Everything the extension does also works on the website. Paste a link on the home page, or use a platform page like the TikTok transcript generator, the Instagram transcript generator or the YouTube Shorts transcript tool. Facebook videos, Facebook ads and X videos are supported on the site only.
Coming from TokScript's extension? Here's how the two compare: TokScript alternative.
Use cases
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the extension itself is free. Transcripts work the same way as on the site: your first one is free with no account, then packs start at $5 for 30 transcripts, or Pro is $9 a month for 300.
TikTok video pages, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and regular YouTube videos. For Facebook videos, Facebook Ad Library ads and X, paste the link into the box on reeltoscript.com instead.
None. It reads the address of the page you are on to decide whether to show the button. When you click, it opens reeltoscript.com with that video's address. It has no analytics, stores nothing and sends nothing in the background. The details are in our privacy policy.
It is built for Chrome. Most Chromium browsers, such as Edge and Brave, can install Chrome Web Store extensions too. Phones don't run Chrome extensions, so on mobile, copy the link and paste it on reeltoscript.com.
Click the small × next to it to hide it on that video. You can also skip the button entirely and use the ReelToScript icon in your toolbar.