Loom Video Transcript: Where to Find and Export It

Loom shows a transcript in the side panel of any video that has one generated, and transcripts are available on all Loom plans across 50+ languages, with a copy button that puts the whole thing on your clipboard. Downloading the transcript as an SRT caption file requires a Business, Business + AI, or Enterprise plan, and correcting the transcript text requires the Business plan.

Loom is built for quick async video messages, screen recordings with a webcam bubble, usually a few minutes long. Its transcript feature is designed around that: read along, copy the text, and use it in place of watching the whole clip again.

Does Loom Automatically Generate a Transcript?

Yes. Loom auto-generates a transcript for recorded videos shortly after upload, using speech recognition on the recorded audio. Atlassian's documentation confirms that transcripts are available on all Loom plans and support 50+ languages. You do not need to request it, and it appears once processing finishes.

Where to Find the Transcript on a Loom Video

1. Open the Loom video from your library or a shared link
2. Select Transcript in the side panel next to the video
3. The full text appears with timestamps down the right side of the player
4. Click any line to jump the video to that timestamp, similar to YouTube's transcript panel
5. Use the copy button above the transcript to put the entire text on your clipboard

Reading and copying the transcript needs no upgrade, and the copy button is a single click rather than a manual text selection.

What's Free vs What Requires a Paid Plan

Loom splits transcript functionality between reading it and doing things with it:

Feature	All plans	Requires a paid plan
View the transcript	Yes	—
Copy the whole transcript	Yes	—
Standard closed captions	Yes	—
Correct words in the transcript	No	Business
Download captions as SRT	No	Business, Business + AI, or Enterprise
Stylized captions	No	Business + AI or Enterprise

Download access is also role-dependent: it covers creators and admins on Business and Business + AI plans, and members and admins on Enterprise.

How to Download Captions as an SRT File

1. Open the video and select the "..." menu above it
2. Choose Download captions
3. The SRT file saves with the timings intact

If the option is absent, either the plan does not include it or your role in the workspace does not.

How to Correct a Loom Transcript

Transcript corrections live on the Business plan and work at the word level rather than the sentence level. Open Transcript in the side panel, click Edit at the top, then select or search for a word and choose Delete, Correct, or Correct all instances. Corrections carry through to the closed captions automatically.

Two limits are worth knowing. You cannot rewrite grammar or phrasing, only individual words, and Loom does not currently support corrections to words containing diacritics such as ü, ß, ñ, á, ç, or è.

Getting the Text Out Without a Paid Plan

Since copying is free on every plan, the fastest route is the copy button above the transcript panel, which grabs the full text in one click. What you lose is timing data, so this gives you reading text rather than a caption file.

For a properly timestamped file without upgrading, transcribing the video's audio directly with an external tool is the alternative, since it processes the sound itself rather than going through Loom's export gate.

Where Loom's Transcript Falls Short for Meeting Recordings

Some teams record actual meetings in Loom rather than just async updates — a quick client call captured as a Loom recording, for example. For that case, Loom's transcript is accurate for reading but has no summary, no action item extraction, and no per-speaker breakdown beyond what's visible in the raw text. If you're recording actual conversations rather than solo screen-share updates, a tool built specifically for meeting documentation gets you further.

MeetWave covers that gap for live calls on Windows: it records system audio during the meeting directly, without needing an upload-and-wait step like Loom's processing, then produces both a transcript and a structured AI summary with action items automatically. It's Windows-only, with no macOS version, so Mac users would stick with Loom's own transcript plus manual note-taking, or a Mac-compatible alternative.

For general video content rather than meetings, the free YouTube Video Summarizer offers a similar shortcut: get the key points fast instead of reading a full transcript.

FAQ

Does Loom transcribe videos automatically?

Yes. Loom generates a transcript automatically for recorded videos shortly after upload, without any manual step needed to trigger it.

Can I download a Loom transcript for free?

No. Viewing and copying the transcript is available on all plans, but downloading captions as an SRT file requires a Business, Business + AI, or Enterprise plan, and depends on your role in the workspace.

How do I fix errors in a Loom transcript?

Transcript corrections require the Business plan. Open Transcript in the side panel, click Edit, then select a word and choose Delete, Correct, or Correct all instances. You can only change individual words, not grammar, and words with diacritics are not supported.

Where is the transcript button on a Loom video?

Select Transcript in the side panel next to the video. The text appears with timestamps along the right side of the player, and a copy button sits above it.

How many languages does Loom transcribe?

Loom supports 50+ languages for transcription, and transcripts are available on every plan rather than being gated to paid tiers.

Can I get an SRT file from a free Loom account?

Not through Loom's own export, which needs a Business, Business + AI, or Enterprise plan. Transcribing the video's audio with a separate tool is the workaround if you need a timestamped file without upgrading.

Does Loom's transcript work for meetings, not just solo recordings?

Technically yes — Loom transcribes any recorded audio the same way, including recorded calls. But it produces plain text with no summary or action items, so for actual meeting documentation, a dedicated tool like MeetWave adds the structure Loom's transcript doesn't provide.

Related Reading

For comparison, see how Vimeo and Riverside handle transcripts for recorded video content, or read our guide on Slack huddle transcripts if your team also uses Slack for quick calls.