How to Transcribe a Video on Mac (Offline)

By NUR Technologies · October 28, 2026 · 4 min read

Interviews, classes, meetings, your own videos: sometimes you want the words as text. Transcribing by hand takes hours. Here is how to get the text on a Mac, with your video staying on your computer.

Why not upload it to a website?

Many transcription websites upload your video to a server, and some charge by the minute. If the recording is private (a client call, a class, an unpublished interview), transcribing locally keeps it on your Mac.

Transcribe with Offcaps

1. Drop in the videoOpen it in Offcaps.
2. Let it transcribeOn-device AI writes the speech as text, with timing for every word. It handles Spanish, English and more.
3. Read and correctFix names, brands and numbers.
4. Export the textExport plain text, or SRT or VTT if you also want the timing.

Getting a cleaner transcript

• Use the best audio you have: background noise causes most mistakes.
• Correct proper nouns before you share the text.
• Keep the timing version (SRT) if you will need to find a moment in the video later.