TranscriptJet

Free Facebook Video Transcript Generator

Turn a public Facebook Reel, Watch video, Page video or finished Live replay into text you can search, verify and keep.

No account required · 2 guest requests per rolling 24 hours

Platform captions first. When none are available, we may transcribe the public video’s audio with AI. Private videos and ongoing live broadcasts are not supported.

One public video per request · Reels · Watch · Page videos · finished Live replays

  • No account required for first use
  • Facebook captions first; AI only after confirmed absence
  • Search the wording and check the original video
  • Correct, highlight, copy and export

Find the wording. Check it against the source.

A short Reel may contain one line worth saving. A long Page video or replay may need a closer read. Work with the transcript, then open the original Facebook video to verify the context.

Paste the Facebook link you have

Use one public video. Tracking parameters are removed from supported links.

Reel

facebook.com/reel/<id>

Public Reel

Watch

facebook.com/watch/?v=<id>

Public Watch video

Page / profile video

facebook.com/Page/videos/<id>/

Public video on a Page or profile

Finished Live replay

facebook.com/Page/videos/<id>/

Broadcast ended; recording public

Short / share link

fb.watch/<token> · facebook.com/share/r/<token> · /share/v/<token>

Accepted only when it redirects safely to a supported video

facebook.com, www.facebook.com and the exact m.facebook.com video forms are supported. A short link that leads to a login wall or does not resolve cannot be processed; open it in a browser and copy the final supported video URL.

Check it while signed out

Open the video in a private / incognito window. If it cannot play without signing in, TranscriptJet cannot use your Facebook login permissions to fetch it.

Plays without signing in
Public access is necessary; the video and provider must still be available.
Requires an account or permission
Friends-only posts and private groups are outside the public-video workflow.

Search a long replay without scanning every minute

Find the passage in the transcript, then open Facebook to verify what was said. These timestamps do not control an embedded Facebook player.

Community Q&A replay

42:18

  1. 00:00Welcome
  2. 08:14Product update
  3. 22:05Pricing question
  4. 31:42Roadmap
roadmap1 match

31:42

On the roadmap, our next step is to make it easier for the community to ask questions and find the key points in each update.

Illustration only — not a real Facebook video.

Facebook captions first. Audio transcription only when needed.

Use Facebook captions when available. Only after captions are confirmed absent may audio transcription be used, subject to your plan’s limit for generating subtitles from video audio.

  1. 01

    Use existing captions

    Read the default caption language returned by Facebook or the provider.

  2. Only after captions are confirmed absent
    02

    Transcribe spoken audio if captions are absent

    AI detects the spoken language automatically, within your available minutes.

The transcript stays in the caption or spoken language. It is not translated to match this page.

No OCR: burned-in captions, title cards, stickers, meme text and screenshot text are not transcribed unless the words are spoken.

A Reel, a Page video, a finished replay

Reel / short clip

Save a spoken line, correct its wording and copy the text.

Page / profile video

Search an announcement or explanation and keep the original source for context.

Finished Live replay

Find a Q&A passage, highlight it and check the public recording.

When a Facebook link cannot be used

Login / private access
Login walls, friends-only posts and private groups cannot use your personal session. Public group URLs are not currently supported.
Unavailable recording
Deleted videos, Stories and links without playable media are unsupported.
Live right now
Wait until the broadcast ends and a public recording has a supported video URL.
Unresolved short link
Login redirects, unsupported destinations and links without a safe video redirect are rejected.
No spoken audio
Music-only or silent clips may have no transcript. Screen text is not read.

Facebook transcript questions

Is it free? Do I need an account?

First use does not require an account. Guests can submit two requests per rolling 24 hours; Generating subtitles from video audio also uses your plan’s video-duration allowance.

Which Facebook video links work?

Public Reel, Watch and Page / profile video URLs are supported, including their exact m.facebook.com forms. The video must play for logged-out visitors.

Can I paste fb.watch or a share link?

Yes, when fb.watch or share/r and share/v redirect safely to a supported Facebook video URL. Login walls, unsupported pages and unresolved links are rejected. If needed, open the link in a browser and copy the final video URL.

What if the video has no captions?

Facebook captions are tried first. Only confirmed absence allows AI audio transcription within your plan’s limit on video duration used to generate subtitles. An error or uncertain response does not trigger a blind AI fallback.

Can I transcribe a Facebook Live?

Not while it is broadcasting. A completed Live replay can be processed as a normal video when the recording is public and has a stable supported video URL.

Which language is used? Does it read text on screen?

The transcript stays in the video’s caption or spoken language. If AI transcription is needed, the spoken language is detected automatically. There is no translation or OCR of burned-in captions, title cards, stickers or screenshots.

Can I export TXT, SRT or VTT? How do I verify a quote?

Copy and TXT are available for transcript text. SRT / VTT require reliable segment timing. Open the original Facebook video and check the surrounding context before quoting; Facebook timestamps do not provide synchronized playback here.