The TXT file contains no text
No speech was detected. Confirm the media has a usable spoken track rather than silence or music only.
LOCAL SPEECH TO TEXT
Video to TXT Offline Transcript Converter
Create a plain-text transcript from a compatible downloaded video on your computer. Desktop detects speech locally and writes one UTF-8 text line per recognized segment.
- Local speech recognition
- TXT + timestamped SRT
- No media upload
Support & limits
What offline transcription handles
Desktop prepares 16 kHz audio with FFmpeg, detects speech, then recognizes one segment at a time with the local model.
- Supported input
- A downloaded video with audible Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Japanese or Korean speech and Extract Text & Subtitles enabled.
- Free
- Available for compatible downloaded video tasks; Free has 10 successful single-video parses per day and no profile extraction.
- Desktop Pro
- Unlimited single-video parsing and profile extraction; transcription still runs on the device.
- Profile paging
- Transcription has no paging. In a Pro profile batch, only accessible queued video tasks can be transcribed.
- Outputs
- A UTF-8 .txt transcript containing recognized segments in order; a matching timestamped SRT is created at the same time.
- Systems
- Windows 64-bit; macOS Apple Silicon and Intel. Speed depends on the local CPU and media duration.
Actual workflow
How to create local transcripts
Each step maps to a control or task state in the Desktop application shown above.
- 01
Select Extract Text & Subtitles
Enable TXT + SRT before starting a compatible video download.
- 02
Enable the local model
On first use, confirm setup and wait until Settings reports Enabled or Ready.
- 03
Let the task finish
Desktop downloads the video, prepares audio and processes transcription serially.
- 04
Open the outputs
Find the matching .txt and .srt files beside the downloaded media.
When a task stops
Common failure reasons
Failures remain attached to their task so completed items in the same queue stay available.
Words are inaccurate
Clearer speech and less background noise help. Review names, technical terms and overlapping speakers manually.
The output cannot be written
Check that the download folder still exists and is writable, then retry.
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Free: 10 successful single-video parses per day; no profile extraction. Desktop Pro: $9.90/month or $79.90/year for unlimited parsing and supported profile extraction. Compare plans.
FAQ
Questions about this workflow
Is TXT a formatted document?
No. It is a UTF-8 plain-text file with recognized speech segments in playback order.
Are timestamps included in TXT?
No. Use the matching SRT output when you need start and end times.
Is offline TXT available on Free?
Yes for compatible tasks; Free still has 10 successful single-video parses per day and no profile extraction.