Why choose VTT over SRT?

Browsers only read WebVTT through the HTML element, so VTT is the format for captions on your own site. AudioPod's VTT also carries a STYLE block with up to five distinct speaker colours, which SRT cannot express.

Do the speaker colours work everywhere?

Browsers that support WebVTT styling show them. Platforms that re-render captions in their own style, such as YouTube, keep the text and timing but drop the colours.

How much does a VTT file cost?

The caption file is free — you pay for the transcription, at 220 credits per minute of audio. The Basic plan's free monthly credits cover about 22 minutes; $1 of pay-as-you-go credit covers about 34 minutes.

Can I get VTT through the API?

Yes. Create a transcription job, then request the finished transcript with format=vtt. The same call returns txt, json, srt, docx, pdf or html.

WebVTT (.vtt) · Speech to text

Make VTT (WebVTT) subtitles from audio or video

AudioPod turns a recording into a WebVTT (.vtt) caption file: upload the audio or video (or paste a YouTube link), let it transcribe, then download the transcript as VTT — timed cues with speaker names and up to five distinct speaker colours. Transcription costs 220 credits a minute.

Last updated October 14, 2026

Make VTT subtitles

The facts

Timestamp format: HH:MM:SS.mmm — a full stop before the milliseconds
Header: The file starts with WEBVTT, then a STYLE block
Speaker colours: Up to five distinct speaker colours, set by cue classes in the STYLE block; with more speakers, colours repeat
Speaker names: Written in brackets at the start of each cue ([Speaker 1])
Web playback: The format the HTML <track> element reads, so it plays in any browser video player
Encoding: UTF-8, so every language and script survives

What AudioPod's .vtt looks like

The shape of the first cues of a two-speaker export.

WEBVTT

STYLE
::cue(.speaker0) { color: #2E86AB; }
::cue(.speaker1) { color: #A23B72; }

00:00:01.120 --> 00:00:04.380
<c.speaker0>[Speaker 1] Welcome back to the show.</c>

00:00:04.900 --> 00:00:07.250
<c.speaker1>[Speaker 2] Thanks for having me.</c>

Where the file goes next

HTML5 <video>
Reference the file with <track kind="captions" src="captions.vtt">.
YouTube Studio
Subtitles → Upload file → With timing; accepts .vtt.
Vimeo
Upload under Distribution → Subtitles; accepts .vtt.
Course platforms
Most LMS video players take WebVTT captions.

Transcribing a specific source? See YouTube videos, meeting recordings and lectures.

How it works

Add the recording
Upload up to 10 files at once (up to 1 GB each) or paste a YouTube link.
Turn on speaker labels
With more than one voice, speaker labels give up to five speakers distinct caption colours in the VTT file.
Fix the text
Correct names and terms in the transcript editor and save before you export.
Download .vtt
Open the download menu on the finished transcript and choose VTT.

Common questions

More transcription pages

Transcription by language and format

WebVTT (.vtt) · Speech to text

Make VTT (WebVTT) subtitles from audio or video

Last updated October 14, 2026

Make VTT subtitles

The facts

Timestamp format: HH:MM:SS.mmm — a full stop before the milliseconds
Header: The file starts with WEBVTT, then a STYLE block
Speaker colours: Up to five distinct speaker colours, set by cue classes in the STYLE block; with more speakers, colours repeat
Speaker names: Written in brackets at the start of each cue ([Speaker 1])
Web playback: The format the HTML <track> element reads, so it plays in any browser video player
Encoding: UTF-8, so every language and script survives

What AudioPod's .vtt looks like

The shape of the first cues of a two-speaker export.

WEBVTT

STYLE
::cue(.speaker0) { color: #2E86AB; }
::cue(.speaker1) { color: #A23B72; }

00:00:01.120 --> 00:00:04.380
<c.speaker0>[Speaker 1] Welcome back to the show.</c>

00:00:04.900 --> 00:00:07.250
<c.speaker1>[Speaker 2] Thanks for having me.</c>

Where the file goes next

HTML5 <video>
Reference the file with <track kind="captions" src="captions.vtt">.
YouTube Studio
Subtitles → Upload file → With timing; accepts .vtt.
Vimeo
Upload under Distribution → Subtitles; accepts .vtt.
Course platforms
Most LMS video players take WebVTT captions.

Transcribing a specific source? See YouTube videos, meeting recordings and lectures.

How it works

Add the recording
Upload up to 10 files at once (up to 1 GB each) or paste a YouTube link.
Turn on speaker labels
With more than one voice, speaker labels give up to five speakers distinct caption colours in the VTT file.
Fix the text
Correct names and terms in the transcript editor and save before you export.
Download .vtt
Open the download menu on the finished transcript and choose VTT.

Make VTT (WebVTT) subtitles from audio or video

The facts

What AudioPod's .vtt looks like

Where the file goes next

How it works

Add the recording

Turn on speaker labels

Fix the text

Download .vtt

Common questions

Why choose VTT over SRT?

Do the speaker colours work everywhere?

How much does a VTT file cost?

Can I get VTT through the API?

More transcription pages

Transcription by language and format

Make VTT (WebVTT) subtitles from audio or video

The facts

What AudioPod's .vtt looks like

Where the file goes next

How it works

Add the recording

Turn on speaker labels

Fix the text

Download .vtt

Common questions

Why choose VTT over SRT?

Do the speaker colours work everywhere?

How much does a VTT file cost?

Can I get VTT through the API?

More transcription pages

Transcription by language and format