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LinkedIn video transcription.Most video URLs need the file saved locally first.

Paste a public LinkedIn video URL or upload the MP4. Get a speaker-labeled transcript, SRT/VTT for re-captioning, and timestamped chapters — without LinkedIn's English-only auto-captions.

Drop a file, or pick one

MP3 · WAV · M4A · MP4 · MOV · MKV · OGG · OPUS · FLAC · WEBM — up to 100 MB anonymously

Paste a link, we’ll fetch the audio

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Record straight from your browser

Sign up takes 30 seconds — recording opens right after, in the dashboard.

No card required~90s per 60-min fileSRT · VTT · DOCX · TXTFiles auto-deleted in 24h

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LinkedIn Live in. Repurpose-ready transcript out.

A LinkedIn Live recording is almost always mono mixed-down audio with 2-4 guests. We diarize acoustically, keep the timecodes aligned with the original MP4, and ship SRT so you can re-upload with proper captions.

LinkedIn Live recordingREC 2 speakers · 32:14
auto-detected en-US44.1 kHz mono · 96 kbps AAC
~90s
Transcript · streaming94% accuracy
S1

So the hook on a LinkedIn post — first two lines have to earn the 'see more' click.

S2

Right, and most people waste it on a greeting. 'Excited to share' is dead on arrival.

S1

What's working for you right now — short carousel posts, or video?

S2

Native video, under 90 seconds, captions burned in. Reach is roughly 3x our text posts.

94% on LinkedIn Live monoSRT · VTT · DOCX · TXT · JSON

↓ This is the dashboard

This is what loads when the job finishes.

Same layout as the real dashboard — Summary, full Transcript, Speakers tab, Exports. Key points and action items extracted automatically. Auto-tags on every job.

Try it on your own file — it's free

Three real options · honest comparison

LinkedIn auto-captions. Submagic or Opus Clip. Or us.

LinkedIn burns its own captions into video player on upload. Submagic and Opus Clip turn long LinkedIn videos into vertical short clips with captions. We do the transcript layer — clean text, SRT, speaker labels — so you can feed any of those downstream tools or repurpose by hand.

Option 01

LinkedIn auto-captions

Free, baked into the LinkedIn player. No export, English-leaning, no speaker labels.

RequiresUpload to LinkedIn first
Speaker labelsNone
LanguagesEnglish strongest, ~10 others
ExportView-only in player
Editable textYes, manual one-by-one
CostFree
Best forSolo creators who only need accessibility captions on the LinkedIn player and don't repurpose elsewhere.
Option 02

Transcription.Solutions

Paste public URL or upload MP4. Speaker-labeled transcript plus SRT/VTT plus chapters.

RequiresPublic URL or MP4 file
Speaker labelsAcoustic diarization
Languages99, auto-detected
ExportSRT · VTT · DOCX · TXT · JSON
Chapters + summaryPro / Business plans
Cost · per min$0.03
Best forAnyone repurposing LinkedIn Live, prospect research videos, or running multilingual creator content.
Option 03

Submagic / Opus Clip

Turns long LinkedIn video into vertical short clips with stylized burned-in captions.

RequiresUpload video file
Speaker labelsSingle-speaker focus
LanguagesEN-tuned, 20-30 others
ExportMP4 clips, not raw transcript
Chapters + summaryNot a transcript tool
Cost~$16-29/mo (approx)
Best forCreators making vertical short clips for cross-posting, who already have a clean transcript or don't need one.

Pricing and feature availability approximate as of 2026. LinkedIn caption language list varies by region.

Specific to LinkedIn

Three things that bite people on generic transcription tools.

LinkedIn re-encodes audio aggressively and locks private posts behind auth. A couple of habits fix both.

What goes wrong

  1. 1Private or connections-only videos can't be fetched by URL. Anything not logged-in-public returns a 999 from LinkedIn's servers — generic tools time out silently.
  2. 2Intro/outro music stings trip up VAD. Some tools transcribe the first 10 seconds as garbage or skip them entirely, breaking SRT timing.
  3. 3Company jargon and people's names ('Hubspot', 'Klaviyo', founder names from the comments) get phonetically misspelled and ruin the searchable transcript.

What to flip here

  1. 1If the video is not publicly viewable in incognito, download the MP4 (browser DevTools → Network → media) and upload directly. Public posts work by URL paste.
  2. 2Turn on Skip non-speech intros on the job form. We detect the first voiced segment and start the transcript clock there, keeping SRT offsets correct.
  3. 3Paste guest names and brand terms into Custom vocabulary before submitting. The recognizer treats them as a soft bias, not a hard substitution.

Recommended job settings for LinkedIn video

Drop a LinkedIn URL or MP4 and these flip on by default. Override per-job from the form.

Source
URL paste (public) or MP4 upload
Diarization
Acoustic · 1-6 speakers
Language
Auto-detect · multi-lingual on
Intro music
Skip non-speech head
Chapters
Timestamped, every topic shift
Export
SRT · VTT · DOCX for repurposing

Accuracy · real-world numbers

94%+ on creator uploads. Drops a bit on phone-recorded selfie video.

LinkedIn re-encodes everything on upload, so audio bitrate is usually 96 kbps AAC mono regardless of what you uploaded. What separates a clean transcript from a messy one is the original microphone, not the LinkedIn pipeline. Numbers below come from actual customer LinkedIn files.

95%+
Creator video, lavalier or USB mic

Single speaker, recorded in OBS or Riverside, then uploaded. Clean low-noise audio — most thought-leadership posts land here.

94%
LinkedIn Live, 2-3 guests

Streamed via Restream, StreamYard, or LinkedIn's native Live. Mono mixdown, but speakers usually have distinct voices and decent mics.

90%
Phone-recorded selfie video

Outdoor or office ambient noise, built-in mic. Words usable, occasional misses on proper nouns and brand names — paste those into custom vocabulary.

86%
Webinar replay, 4+ speakers + screenshare

Multiple panelists on different mic qualities, intro music, slide-change audio. Plan a rename pass on the speaker chips.

Common questions

8 things people ask about LinkedIn video transcription.

01Can I just paste a LinkedIn post URL?+
If the post is publicly viewable in an incognito window, yes — we resolve the video and pull audio server-side. If LinkedIn asks for a login to view it, the URL won't work and you'll need to upload the MP4 directly.
02How do I download a LinkedIn video to upload?+
Open the post, then in your browser DevTools open the Network tab and filter by 'media' — the MP4 source appears when you press play. Right-click → save. We don't host a scraping tool because LinkedIn's terms forbid it.
03Does it work with LinkedIn Live recordings?+
Yes. Once a Live ends, LinkedIn posts it as a regular video on the profile or company page. Same rules — public URL works by paste, otherwise upload the MP4.
04Can I get an SRT file to upload back to LinkedIn as captions?+
Yes. SRT and VTT are included on every plan. LinkedIn accepts SRT uploads on native video posts — replace their auto-captions with your edited transcript so the spelling and brand names are right.
05What about videos in Sales Navigator or InMail?+
Those are private to your account, so URL paste won't work. Download the MP4 from the player (DevTools method above) and upload. The transcript itself is fine for personal prospect research.
06Are speaker labels accurate on a LinkedIn Live with 4 guests?+
Acoustic diarization on mono mixdown gets ~90% right when voices are distinct. If two guests sound similar, expect to spend 2-3 minutes renaming chips and merging a couple of turns in the editor.
07Will it transcribe sponsored video ads?+
Technically yes if you can get the MP4 — but ad creatives are usually copyrighted by the advertiser. We transcribe whatever audio you upload; the legal side of repurposing someone else's ad is on you.
08Does it handle non-English LinkedIn videos — German, Portuguese, Hindi?+
Yes. Auto-detect picks the language from the first 15 seconds, and we transcribe in 99 languages with the same speaker-labeled output. LinkedIn's own auto-captions skew heavily English — this is the main reason non-EN creators come to us.

Paste a LinkedIn video URL. See what comes out.

30 free minutes every month. No card. Speaker labels, SRT/VTT, 99 languages, chapters on Pro.

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