Video Text Extraction — Extract Text from Video Frames
Extract visible text from presentations, screen recordings, and tutorials using OCR
OCR Powered
Extract text from video frames
AI Enhanced
Optional AI fallback for accuracy
Configurable
Custom intervals & sensitivity
Upload your video
Drag and drop or click to select
Supports .mp4, .avi, .mov, .mkv, .wmv, .flv, .webm, .3gp, .mpeg (up to 100 MB)
How It Works
Upload Your Video
Upload a presentation recording, screen capture, tutorial, or any video with visible text. We support MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, and more.
Configure OCR Settings
Choose your OCR engine (Tesseract or AI-enhanced), language, frame sampling interval, and scene detection sensitivity.
Download Extracted Text
Get all visible text from your video as plain text, JSON with timestamps, or a formatted Markdown document.
Why Use Our Extract-text Tool
Accurate Text Recognition
Tesseract OCR engine with optional AI Vision fallback ensures high accuracy even on complex slides and screen recordings.
Smart Frame Selection
Scene change detection and perceptual hashing automatically find unique frames, avoiding redundant OCR on duplicate content.
Multiple Export Formats
Export extracted text as TXT, JSON (with per-frame timestamps and confidence scores), or Markdown with metadata.
Choose Your Plan
Start free. Upgrade when you need more.
Guest
$0
no signup
- 100MB uploads
- 3 tasks/day
- Watermark
- Standard speed
Hourly Pass
$1.99
per hour
- 2GB uploads
- Unlimited/1hr
- No watermark
- 5x speed
Pro
$12.99
/month
- 10GB uploads
- Unlimited tasks
- No watermark
- 5x speed
What Creators Say
“Extracted all the code snippets from a 2-hour programming tutorial in minutes. Game changer for my notes.”
Alex T.
Software Developer
“I use this to convert my lecture slide recordings into searchable text documents. Incredible time saver.”
Prof. Jennifer K.
University Lecturer
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of videos work best?
Videos with clear, readable text work best — presentations, screen recordings, tutorials, lectures, and whiteboard sessions. The OCR engine handles various fonts and sizes.
How is this different from AI Transcription?
AI Transcription converts spoken audio (speech) to text. Text Extraction uses OCR to read visible text displayed on screen in video frames — like slide content, code, or captions burned into the video.
What languages are supported?
We support English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese for OCR. The Tesseract engine can recognize text in any of these languages.
What is the AI Vision fallback?
In Hybrid mode, frames where Tesseract has low confidence are sent to OpenAI Vision (GPT-4o-mini) for a second pass. This improves accuracy on complex layouts. AI modes require a Pro subscription.