Transcribe 3sat to Text
Transcribe 3sat audio and video content to text.
Works with publicly available audio & video. DRM-protected content is not supported.
How to Transcribe 3sat
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1. Copy the 3sat URL
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2. Paste it into STT.ai and select your AI model
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3. Get your transcript with timestamps
Why Use STT.ai for 3sat?
Just Paste a URL
No downloads or extensions needed
10+ AI Models
Whisper, Canary, and more
100+ Languages
Auto-detection or manual
Export TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX
Subtitles, notes, documents
What to do with your 3sat transcript
Embed-ready SRT/VTT subtitles
Drop the file straight into 3sat or any player — timings preserved.
Multi-language captions
Generate translated subtitle tracks for global reach (100+ languages).
Searchable video archive
Publish the transcript so search engines index every word.
Frequently Asked Questions
Paste any public 3sat video URL into STT.ai. We fetch the video, extract its audio track, run it through your chosen AI model, and return the transcript with SRT/VTT subtitles — no download step required.
No — STT.ai reads publicly-available 3sat content directly from the URL. Private or age/region-gated 3sat content has to be downloaded manually with the original account first, then uploaded as a file.
Yes. STT.ai includes 600 free minutes/month — usable for 3sat URLs exactly like uploaded files. Paid plans starting at $5/month extend per-item length limits.
Free users can transcribe 3sat content up to 1 hour per item; paid plans extend that to 8+ hours per item, enough for the longest 3sat video you're likely to hit.
For pre-recorded 3sat content, paste the URL and we do the rest. For a live 3sat stream, switch to STT.ai's live-transcription tool — point it at the stream and watch captions appear in real time.
DRM-protected 3sat content cannot be transcribed — we don't bypass DRM. For those, capture the audio through your OS (system audio recorder, OBS) and upload the resulting file directly.
Yes. 100+ languages, auto-detected by default. For mixed-language 3sat content, our models handle language switches mid-clip.
Yes. Speaker diarization runs on every 3sat transcription — Speaker 1, Speaker 2, … labels you rename in the editor. Works for 3sat interviews, debates, and panels.
Yes. Every 3sat transcript exports as SRT or VTT, ready to upload back to 3sat or any video platform — and our burn-subtitles tool can hardcode them onto the clip for reposting.
3sat URL transcription accuracy tracks the source audio quality — clean studio audio reaches 93-95% with our best models; low-bitrate streams or noisy field recordings land lower.
3sat transcripts are private to your account by default. Pro plans add client-side encryption — even STT.ai can't read them without your key. Source audio is deleted after transcription.
Yes. Submit multiple 3sat URLs through the REST API or the in-app batch upload — each is queued and you're emailed when it finishes. Useful for bulk-processing a set of 3sat links in one go.
Beyond 3sat, STT.ai supports 1,300+ platforms — including YouTube, Vimeo, and other video hosts. The /transcribe/ directory lists every supported source.