Is my transcript uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs in your web browser. Meeting transcripts often contain private conversations, so they never leave your computer.

Where do I find the .vtt file in Zoom?

Zoom creates a .vtt transcript for cloud recordings when audio transcripts are turned on for your account. Sign in at zoom.us, open Recordings, choose the meeting and download the audio transcript. Local recordings saved to your computer don't include a transcript.

Why does Zoom's file look so messy?

A .vtt file is a caption file. It splits speech into short lines with start and end times so it can be shown under a video. This converter removes the timing lines and joins each speaker's lines back into paragraphs.

A speaker shows up as their phone name. Can I fix it?

Yes. After you drop the file in, type the right name next to each speaker in the Speaker names table. The transcript updates as you type.

Can I paste the transcript into Word or Google Docs?

Yes. The download is a plain .txt file, which opens in any text editor and pastes cleanly into Word, Google Docs or an email.

How accurate is the text?

The words are exactly what Zoom's automatic transcription produced. The converter only reformats them, so any mistakes in Zoom's transcript will still be there.

Zoom VTT to Speaker-Labeled Transcript

Turn the .vtt transcript from a Zoom cloud recording into a clean text transcript, with each speaker's words joined into readable paragraphs.

Private by design. Your file is converted right here in your browser. It is never uploaded to ConvertDepot or anyone else.

1Choose your .vtt file

Drop a .vtt file here
or click to choose one

No file handy? Try it with the sample Zoom transcript.

From Zoom caption file to readable transcript

Zoom's transcript download is a WebVTT caption file. It is built for showing subtitles on a video, not for reading: every few seconds of speech is its own numbered block with a timestamp line.

What Zoom gives you:

4
00:00:16.880 --> 00:00:22.410
Dev's iPhone: Uh, I can. I wasn't sure whether the project...

5
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:28.770
Maria Santos: Great question. You can bring your own, as long...

What you get here:

[0:16] Dev Patel: I can. I wasn't sure whether the project...

[0:22] Maria Santos: Great question. You can bring your own, as long...

How to use it

Download the audio transcript (.vtt) for your cloud recording from the Zoom web portal.
Drop the file into the box above.
Choose whether to keep timestamps, and fix any speaker names that came through as device names.
Download the .txt transcript.

Good uses for a clean transcript

Meeting notes and minutes. Skim who said what without scrubbing through the recording.
Class sessions and office hours. Share a readable record with students who missed it.
Interviews and research. Paste into a document or a qualitative analysis tool with speakers already labeled.
Summaries. A clean transcript is much easier to summarize, by hand or with an AI tool, than a raw caption file.

Things to know

Speaker names come from the names people used in the meeting. Phone names and "Guest" can be fixed in the Speaker names table.
Filler words like "um" and "uh" are removed by default. Untick the box for a word-for-word transcript.
Other caption files work too: .vtt files from other tools and .srt files can be dropped in the same way.

Sample file

The sample Zoom transcript is a short office-hours conversation with three speakers, one of them showing as a phone name. Drop it in the box above to try the converter.

Frequently asked questions

Is my transcript uploaded anywhere?: No. The conversion runs in your web browser. Meeting transcripts often contain private conversations, so they never leave your computer.
Where do I find the .vtt file in Zoom?: Zoom creates a .vtt transcript for cloud recordings when audio transcripts are turned on for your account. Sign in at zoom.us, open Recordings, choose the meeting and download the audio transcript. Local recordings saved to your computer don't include a transcript.
Why does Zoom's file look so messy?: A .vtt file is a caption file. It splits speech into short lines with start and end times so it can be shown under a video. This converter removes the timing lines and joins each speaker's lines back into paragraphs.
A speaker shows up as their phone name. Can I fix it?: Yes. After you drop the file in, type the right name next to each speaker in the Speaker names table. The transcript updates as you type.
Can I paste the transcript into Word or Google Docs?: Yes. The download is a plain .txt file, which opens in any text editor and pastes cleanly into Word, Google Docs or an email.
How accurate is the text?: The words are exactly what Zoom's automatic transcription produced. The converter only reformats them, so any mistakes in Zoom's transcript will still be there.