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- Today: my morning routine in under a minute.
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- Water first, before coffee.
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- Ten minutes of stretching, nothing fancy.
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- Then I write down the three things that matter today.
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Instagram video to text
Posts, Live replays and videos from any public profile — as clean, searchable text.
.mp3, .m4a, .wav, .ogg, .opus, .mp4, .mov, .webm
Longer than 2 minutes?You get the first 2 minutes here. Kalpa transcribes the rest — free to start on iPhone
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Can you transcribe an Instagram video from a link?
To turn an Instagram video to text, open the post, tap the paper-plane icon, choose Copy link and paste it above. Kalpa pulls the audio, detects the language and gives you the text with timestamps. The first 2 minutes of any Instagram video are free here; the rest, including Live replays, is in Kalpa.
Short ones here, long ones in Kalpa
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How to turn an Instagram video into text
Open the post
Find the video on the profile or in your saved posts.
Copy link
Tap the paper-plane icon, then Copy link.
Paste and transcribe
Paste the link above and press Transcribe.
Use the text
Copy it, download it, or keep it in Kalpa.
Faster in the app
Pull the quotes from Instagram Lives and interviews
Keep the transcripts of guest Lives, interviews and tutorials in Kalpa, so the quote or the step you need is a search away instead of an hour of video.
Good to know
- Both /p/ and /reel/ links work, so paste whichever one you have.
- Live replays shared to a profile have a link too. They usually run long, so you get the first 2 minutes here and the rest in Kalpa.
- Videos from private accounts can’t be opened by link.
Why people transcribe Instagram videos
Interviews and Lives
Pull the quotes from a guest Live without watching an hour of video.
Tutorials
Turn a step-by-step video into a checklist you can follow.
Accessibility
Read a video on mute, in a meeting or when you’re hard of hearing.
When the free tool is enough — and when you need Kalpa
| Free web tool | Kalpa app | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | First 2 minutes of any recording | The whole recording, no limit |
| Summary, quotes and topics | — | Yes |
| Search everything you saved | — | Ask in chat, jump to the moment |
| Your own recordings | Upload a file | Record on iPhone or Apple Watch, transcribed on device |
| Languages | 25, detected automatically | 25, detected automatically |
Questions and answers
How long can an Instagram video be?
An Instagram video can be any length: the first 2 minutes are transcribed free here, the page shows how much is left, and the full transcript is in Kalpa.
Do Instagram Live replays work?
An Instagram Live replay works by its link if it was shared to the profile, and you read the first 2 minutes here and the rest in Kalpa.
Can I edit the Instagram video transcript?
The Instagram video transcript is plain text, so you can copy it anywhere or download it as a .txt file with timestamps.
Do I need an Instagram account?
You don’t need an Instagram account, because public Instagram videos open by link without logging in.
Does the transcript show who is speaking?
The Instagram video transcript does not label speakers; it gives the spoken words as text with timestamps.
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