Text to Speech from Video: Listen to Any Video Transcript as Audio

How do I turn a video transcript into speech? Paste the video URL (or upload a file) into Dokitscript and wait for the transcript. The tool uses OpenAI Whisper to transcribe the spoken audio in 90+ languages and produce a full written transcript. Once the transcript is ready, click the Listen button — Dokitscript uses ElevenLabs' eleven_multilingual_v2 model to read the text aloud with a natural AI voice and generates a downloadable 128 kbps MP3. You can also translate the transcript into another language first, then generate audio in that language. Audio generation is available in approximately 29 languages and requires the Starter plan or higher ($4.99/month).

How it works

How do I convert a video transcript to audio in 4 steps?

No software to install. Works entirely in your browser.

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Paste a URL or upload a file

Paste a TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X, or LinkedIn video URL — or upload an audio or video file up to 50 MB (MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, WebM).

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Get the full text transcript

Dokitscript transcribes the video using OpenAI Whisper. The spoken language is auto-detected — or you can select it manually. You get a timestamped, readable transcript.

3

Translate — optional but powerful

Use the AI Translation feature to translate the transcript into another language before generating audio. Or skip this step and generate audio in the original language.

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Click Listen — hear the transcript as speech

ElevenLabs reads the transcript text aloud with a natural AI voice. Download the result as a 128 kbps MP3 and listen anywhere.

Features

What makes this text-to-speech pipeline different?

The source is always the transcript — not arbitrary text you type in.

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Transcript-first: the text comes from the video

Unlike generic TTS tools where you paste any text, the source here is the actual transcript Dokitscript extracts from your video. The speech stays faithful to the original content.

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Natural AI voice via ElevenLabs

Audio is generated with ElevenLabs' eleven_multilingual_v2 model — one of the most natural-sounding multilingual AI voices available, across approximately 29 languages.

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Transcription in 90+ languages

OpenAI Whisper handles the speech-to-text step. It auto-detects the spoken language and supports over 90 languages, so you can work with content from anywhere.

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Translate before listening

The built-in AI Translation feature (powered by Claude AI) lets you translate the transcript into a target language first — then generate the audio in that language, not the original.

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Downloadable MP3 at 128 kbps

The audio output is a standard MP3 file you can save, share, add to a podcast, import into a video editor, or use in any accessibility workflow.

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Works on all major video platforms

Paste a URL from TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube (including Shorts), Facebook, X (Twitter) or LinkedIn. File upload also supported for local recordings.

Languages

Which languages are supported?

Transcription and audio generation cover different language sets — here is the honest breakdown.

Transcription — 90+ languages (OpenAI Whisper)

Dokitscript can transcribe speech in over 90 languages, including English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, German, Italian, and many more. The spoken language is detected automatically.

Audio generation — ~29 languages (ElevenLabs)

The MP3 voice output is powered by ElevenLabs and currently supports approximately 29 languages:

English French Spanish German Italian Portuguese Polish Turkish Russian Dutch Czech Arabic Chinese Japanese Korean Hindi Indonesian Filipino Swedish Bulgarian Romanian Greek Finnish Croatian Slovak Danish Tamil Ukrainian

Note: transcription supports 90+ languages; audio generation supports ~29. If your target language is not in the audio list, you will still get the full translated text transcript.

Use cases

Who needs text to speech from a video?

Anywhere a written transcript needs to be heard, not just read.

Listen to a transcript on the go

You transcribed a long interview or lecture but don't have time to read it. Generate an MP3 from the transcript and listen during your commute — the same content, audio format.

Convert subtitles into an audio track

Turn a video's text subtitles into a spoken audio file. Useful for creating audio descriptions, narration tracks, or accessible versions of visual content.

Language learning from real content

Transcribe a foreign-language video, read the transcript, then listen to the AI-voiced MP3 to train your pronunciation and comprehension with authentic material.

Accessibility for written transcripts

Give visually impaired users or anyone who prefers audio an MP3 version of your video's transcript — without needing to record a separate narration.

Translated audio from a foreign video

Transcribe a video in French, translate the transcript into English, then generate an English MP3. The spoken audio reflects the translated text of the original video.

Voiceover draft from a script

Transcribe an existing video to extract its script, refine the text in the transcript editor, then generate an AI-voiced MP3 as a draft before a professional recording.

What this feature does not do: It does not accept arbitrary text you type in — the transcript must come from a video you transcribe in Dokitscript. It does not replace or dub the audio inside the original video file, synchronize generated speech to on-screen lips (lip-sync), clone the original speaker's voice, or let you choose between multiple AI voices. The output is a standalone MP3 audio file.

Plans

How many audio minutes do I get?

Transcription and translation are available on every plan. Audio generation from transcript requires Starter or higher.

Plan	Price	Transcriptions	Max video length	Audio from transcript (MP3)
Free	$0	5 / month	3 minutes	Not available
Starter	$4.99 / mo	200 / month	8 minutes	6 min / month
Pro	$14.99 / mo	Unlimited	45 minutes	60 min / month
Business	$79.99 / mo	Unlimited	5 hours	240 min / month

Audio minutes are counted per generated MP3. Unused minutes do not roll over. See full pricing →

FAQ

Text to Speech from Video — Common Questions

Paste the video URL (or upload a file) into Dokitscript. The tool transcribes the video into a text transcript. Then click the Listen button on that transcript — Dokitscript uses ElevenLabs to generate a natural AI voice reading the text and produces a downloadable 128 kbps MP3. You can also translate the transcript first and generate audio in a different language.

Yes. Dokitscript generates the transcript from the video's spoken audio (not from existing subtitle files), but the result is equivalent to the video's subtitles in text form. You can then click Listen to turn that text into a natural-sounding MP3 audio file using ElevenLabs.

You can paste URLs from TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube (including Shorts), Facebook, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn. You can also upload local audio or video files (MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, WebM — up to 50 MB).

Transcription supports 90+ languages via OpenAI Whisper. Audio generation (the MP3 voice output) supports approximately 29 languages via ElevenLabs eleven_multilingual_v2, including English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Dutch, Czech, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Indonesian, Filipino, Swedish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Greek, Finnish, Croatian, Slovak, Danish, Tamil, and Ukrainian.

No. The feature generates a standalone MP3 audio file with a natural AI voice reading the transcript text. It does not replace or synchronize audio within the original video, does not clone the original speaker's voice, and does not offer a choice of multiple AI voices. The output is an audio file, not a dubbed or re-edited video.

Audio generation requires the Starter plan or higher. The Free plan gives you transcription and AI translation, but not the MP3 audio output. Starter includes 6 minutes of audio per month, Pro includes 60 minutes, and Business includes 240 minutes.

The downloaded MP3 file is encoded at 128 kbps, which is suitable for listening, accessibility, podcasts, language learning, and voiceover drafts.

Yes. You can transcribe and translate for free (Free plan: 5 transcriptions/month, AI features included up to 3 uses/month). The MP3 audio generation step requires a Starter plan or higher, starting at $4.99/month.

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