Zoom Transcript to Text
Drop Zoom's .vtt — get text, one paragraph per speaker.
Turns the transcript Zoom saves with a cloud recording — the .vtt file next to the video — into readable text, one paragraph per speaker turn with the name in front. Download it from Recordings & Transcripts in the Zoom web portal and drop it here. The same text then gives you the summary and action items of that meeting, without uploading anything again.
Example: Input and Output
Input — the transcript file of a Zoom cloud recording (GMT20261002-150312_Recording.transcript.vtt)
WEBVTT
1
00:00:02.140 --> 00:00:06.020
Maya Ortiz: Okay, let's get started. First item is the Q4 launch.
2
00:00:06.020 --> 00:00:10.480
Maya Ortiz: We still need the pricing page signed off before we announce.
3
00:00:11.050 --> 00:00:15.900
Daniel Kim: Legal can review it by Thursday if I send it today.
4
00:00:16.200 --> 00:00:19.310
Maya Ortiz: Great, then the announcement goes out on the 14th.
Output (.txt), default settings: speaker names on, no timestamps
Maya Ortiz: Okay, let's get started. First item is the Q4 launch. We still need the pricing page signed off before we announce.
Daniel Kim: Legal can review it by Thursday if I send it today.
Maya Ortiz: Great, then the announcement goes out on the 14th.
And from the same text, one click later — the notes of this meeting
- Summary: The Q4 launch waits on the pricing page sign-off; the announcement is planned for the 14th.
- Action item: Daniel Kim — send the pricing page to legal today; review by Thursday.
Where to get this file
Zoom cloud recording · checked 25 Sep 2026
- Saved transcript
- Pro, Business, Education or Enterprise, with cloud recording and audio transcript turned on
- File
- .vtt
- Where
- Web portal → Recordings & Transcripts → Cloud recordings, as a separate VTT file next to the recording
- Who can get it
- You, in your own recordings list; people you share the recording with, if you let viewers see the transcript
Zoom meeting transcripts: the full guide →Source: Zoom Support — Using audio transcription for cloud recordings, Zoom Support — Enabling cloud recording
How to Download and Convert a Zoom Transcript
From Recordings & Transcripts to a clean file in four steps — no software, no account.
Download the transcript from Zoom
Sign in to the Zoom web portal, open Recordings & Transcripts, then Cloud recordings, and select the meeting. The transcript is listed as a separate file next to the video — download it.
Drop the .vtt here or paste it
Drag the file onto the Input box, pick it with Upload file, or paste its content. The converter recognises the WebVTT layout and the speaker names in it.
Choose timestamps and the output
Plain text with one paragraph per turn is the default. Switch timestamps on, keep or drop the names, or pick Markdown, SRT, VTT or a CSV for Excel instead.
Download — or get the notes of this meeting
Copy or download the text. "Get the summary & action items" next to Download sends the same text to write the summary, decisions and action items of the meeting.
Why Use This Converter
- Reads the speaker name Zoom writes into every cue and joins a person's cues into one paragraph
- Timestamps on demand — none, every cue, or every 15, 30 or 60 seconds
- Plain text, Markdown, SRT, VTT or CSV from the same file
- The summary and action items of the meeting from the same text, one click away
- Converted in your browser — the file is not uploaded for the conversion
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