Transcribe Any X (Twitter) Video

Most transcription tools were built for YouTube or for files you upload. X is different: a video sits inside a post, share links come in two domains (x.com and the older twitter.com), and only some uploads carry a caption track. That is why a search for a Twitter video transcript usually ends in a screen recording or a manual retype.

Scrivi treats an X post like any other video source. Paste the post URL and Scrivi finds the attached video, checks for a caption track, and returns the text. If the video has captions, that happens in seconds and costs nothing on the free plan. If it has no captions, Scrivi can transcribe the audio itself with speech-to-text, which is part of the $2.99 Day Pass and the Pro plan.

That second case matters more on X than elsewhere. Many videos on the platform are reposted clips, phone recordings, or news snippets uploaded without subtitles. Expect a fair share of them to need the paid audio path. Scrivi tells you before charging anything: a captionless video on the free tier shows a clear note instead of a blank result.

Scrivi reads the post URL, not a direct video file link. Any of the following formats work as long as the post is public and contains a native video upload.

The transcript is the starting point. Inside Scrivi you can search the text, copy a quote, and export the whole thing as PDF, .txt, or .md. One click generates an AI summary with key points, chapters, and topics, which turns a rambling 20-minute interview clip into something you can read in a minute.

Pro users can go further: ask follow-up questions about the transcript with Ask AI, transcribe up to 10 posts at once in a batch, sort transcripts into collections, and generate a research report that synthesizes several videos into one document with themes and insights. If you track a debate, a product launch, or a news cycle across many accounts, that is the feature that saves the most time.

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Only a handful of tools accept an x.com link at all. GetTranscribe covers X alongside the other major platforms, but its free trial ends after two videos. Kapwing has a dedicated X transcription tool that runs speech-to-text on every request, behind a login wall and with 10 free minutes a month. ScreenApp offers a free widget with a 10-minute cap per video, and it can take a couple of minutes to return a result because it transcribes the audio each time.

Scrivi's approach is a middle path. Captioned X videos are instant and free, and the free account gives you 20 of them a day plus 3 AI summaries. Captionless videos need a Day Pass or Pro, where a single subscription also covers Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook, plus the research features above. If you mainly transcribe uncaptioned clips a few times a year, a pay-per-use tool may be cheaper; if X is one of several sources in your workflow, Scrivi keeps everything in one dashboard.

Free: 20 caption transcriptions a day across all platforms, 3 AI summaries a day, PDF and text export, no credit card. Day Pass: $2.99 for 24 hours of Pro, including AI audio transcription for videos without captions. Pro: $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year, with unlimited fair-use transcription, AI audio transcription up to 60 minutes per video, Ask AI, batch, collections, and research reports. Lifetime: $79.99 once.

Transcripts stay in the language that was spoken; Scrivi does not force everything into English. Your saved transcripts are private to your account and can be deleted at any time.