Instagram Reel transcript generator: Instagram reel transcript from a link.

Instagram has no button to copy what a Reel says. Paste the link below and get the spoken words as text, with optional timestamps and SRT download.

Every spoken wordfrom a Reel or TikTok,written out.

Three steps.
No login.

Paste a public link, get the words. No account, no install, and English clips usually finish in under a minute.

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Paste a public link

Copy the link of an Instagram Reel or TikTok video and drop it in the box. We never ask for your Instagram or TikTok login.

We pull the audio

Only the sound is fetched and turned into text on our own server, then deleted. Slow link? Upload the file instead.

Copy it anywhere

Copy the text, download TXT or SRT, or hit Copy for AI to paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini with a ready prompt.

Plain text

[0:00] Here are three hooks that stopped my scroll this week.
[0:04] Number one: start with the result, not the setup.
[0:09] Number two: say who it is for in the first line.

SRT subtitles

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00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000
Here are three hooks that stopped my scroll this week.

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00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:09,000
Number one: start with the result, not the setup.

Sample of the two formats. The text is made up and is not from a real video.

What to expect

How to get a Reel's link

Open the Reel, tap the share arrow, and choose Copy link. On desktop, copy the address from the browser bar. Links that look like instagram.com/reel/… or instagram.com/p/… both work.

Why creators transcribe Reels

Your own Reels turn into blog posts, newsletters and carousel captions in minutes. For Reels you admire, the text shows how the hook, the middle and the call to action are worded, which is easier to study on a page than at full speed.

Reels that won't work

Private accounts, stories and Reels with no speech (music only) can't be transcribed. If Instagram blocks the fetch, upload the video file you saved instead.

Answers before you ask

Can I transcribe a Reel from a private account?

No. Only public Reels can be fetched without a login. For your own private content, save the video and use the upload option.

Does it get the on-screen text or captions?

No, only the spoken audio. Text that appears on screen is not read.

Why is my Reel's transcript empty?

The Reel probably has music but no speech, or the speech is too quiet for the recognizer.