Instagram Reel transcript generator
Paste an Instagram Reel link and get everything said in the video as text. Free, with no sign-up.
5 free transcripts a day. Works with TikTok videos, Instagram Reels and YouTube videos.
How it works
How to get an Instagram transcript
- Step 1
Copy the link
On the Reel, tap Share and choose Copy link. Links to Reels and to video posts both work.
- Step 2
Paste it here
The text is made from the Reel’s audio. A Reel Glystn already knows comes back at once, a new one in about 10 seconds.
- Step 3
Copy or download
Take the plain text, or switch on timestamps to see when each line is said.
What it is for
What people do with a Reel transcript
- Study the hook
- Read the first two lines of videos that did well. The opening line is easier to compare as text than by rewatching.
- Repurpose a video
- Turn what you said on camera into a caption, a newsletter section or a blog post without typing it out again.
- Quote a creator exactly
- Pull the exact words for a brief, a report or a pitch, with the timestamp to find the moment.
- Summarize or translate
- Paste the text into any AI assistant to get a summary, key points or a translation.
One transcript is a quote. Thousands are research.
Glystn’s AI analyzes millions of creator videos on TikTok and Instagram, so you can ask what people are saying about a brand, a product or a topic and get counts, trends and the exact quotes, each linked to its video.
Questions
Instagram transcript FAQ
- Is it really free?
- Yes. You get 5 transcripts a day with no account. A free Glystn account comes with 100 credits to search across millions of videos, not one link at a time.
- Which Instagram links work?
- Public Reels and video posts (instagram.com/reel/… or instagram.com/p/…). Private accounts cannot be read, Stories are not supported, and photo posts have no speech to transcribe.
- How long can the Reel be?
- A Reel of 2 minutes or less is transcribed on the spot. A longer one works when Glystn already knows it.
- How accurate is the transcript?
- It is machine speech-to-text, so it is close but not perfect. Names, slang and words under loud music are where it slips most. Check a quote against the video before you publish it.
- Does it download the video?
- No. It returns the spoken words as text. You can copy the text or save it as a .txt file, with timestamps when they are available.
- Do you keep the links I paste?
- No. Glystn does not save the links you paste here. It keeps only a daily count per visitor, to apply the free limit.
- Can I search across many videos instead of one?
- Yes, that is what Glystn is for. Search any topic across millions of TikTok and Instagram videos, count how often it comes up and pull the quotes.
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