Auto transcribe video using Speech to Text

Last updated on May 21, 2026

Learn to automatically generate transcripts and add captions to your videos to improve accessibility with Speech to Text in Adobe Premiere.

Use Speech to Text in Premiere to quickly convert audio to text.

Generate transcripts and add captions automatically using Speech to Text in Adobe Premiere.

Select Window > Text.

Select the icon in the Transcript tab to access the Generate static transcript option and launch the dialog box to set your transcription preferences.

Configure the following preferences based on your requirements:

Language: Select the language in the video and download the language pack if necessary.
Speaker labeling: Choose to separate or not to separate the speakers in the video.
Audio analysis: Transcribe audio clips tagged as Dialogue using the Properties panel or transcribe audio from a specific audio track.
Transcribe In point to Out point only: You can specify to transcribe the audio within that range of marked In and Out points.
Merge output with existing transcription: You can insert the auto-transcription into an existing one when transcribing between specific In and Out points. Selecting this option creates continuity between the existing transcription and the new one.

Select Transcribe.

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