ShortTranscript is a web tool made by Julian Tao, an individual maker, for turning supported public TikTok and Instagram video links into editable English transcripts. It is useful for content creators who need notes, a draft caption or a quote from a short video. Paste a working link, review the generated text and timestamps against the source audio, then copy or export the result. Free use needs no account and includes 3 successful videos per UTC day, up to 5 minutes each, with copy and TXT export. Optional one-time packs cost $4.99 for 150 credits or $19.99 for 800 credits. One credit covers one started minute; failed tasks consume no credits. Paid features cover videos up to 60 minutes, batches up to 20 links and SRT, VTT and DOCX export. Only English speech in supported public TikTok videos and Instagram Reels or video posts is covered. Stories, private or unavailable videos and translation are not supported. Review important names, numbers and wording before reusing the transcript.
A practical workflow starts by opening the original video and turning on its sound. Music-only clips do not provide spoken words to transcribe, and unclear background speech can be difficult to recover reliably. For a usable speech video, compare short sections of audio with the generated text and correct only words you can verify. Plain TXT works for notes; timed subtitle exports serve a different job. Keep the original clip available while checking important names, numbers and sentence meaning.
