Does Loom create a VTT file?

Loom generates captions for a recording when captions are enabled, but what you can export from Loom itself depends on whose video it is and their plan. If you only have the share link, Loomscribe's free Loom to SRT tool exports the video's captions as a .vtt or .srt file.

Which transcript format should I choose?

Choose TXT if you'll read the transcript, paste it into a doc, or give it to an AI assistant. Choose SRT to add subtitles in a video editor, YouTube, or an LMS. Choose VTT for a video that plays in a web page.

Can I download the transcript of a Loom someone else made?

Yes, if it's shared publicly or with an unlisted link: the tools only need the share link, not the creator's account. Private and password-protected Looms can't be read by any outside tool.

What if the Loom has no transcript to download?

If a Loom has no captions, there's nothing to export. Add it to a free Loomscribe notebook and AI speech-to-text creates the transcript from the audio, with timestamps and speaker labels.

Can I download transcripts for many Loom videos at once?

The free tools work one link at a time. To work with many videos, add them to a Loomscribe notebook: every transcript is stored and searchable, and the Loomscribe MCP server lets an AI assistant like Claude read them all.

✦ Guide · Transcript formats

Download a Loom transcript as TXT, SRT, or VTT

Save the words of any public Loom as a file: plain text for docs and AI chats, or a subtitle file for video players. Free from the share link, no signup.

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Free · 5 transcripts a day without signup · Public and unlisted Looms

✦ Quick answer

How do you download a Loom transcript?

Paste the Loom share link into Loomscribe's free Loom transcript generator and download it as a TXT file with timestamps and speaker labels. For subtitles, paste the link into the free Loom to SRT tool and save an .srt or .vtt file. Both work on public and unlisted Looms with no signup.

By the Loomscribe team · Last updated October 19, 2026

✦ How it works

Loom link to transcript file in three steps

The same link works in both tools, so you can grab every format.

Step 1

Copy the Loom share link

Copy the loom.com/share/… link of any public or unlisted Loom, yours or one someone sent you.

Step 2

Pick the tool for your format

Paste the link into the free Loom transcript generator for a TXT file, or into Loom to SRT for an .srt or .vtt subtitle file.

Step 3

Download the file

Click the .txt button, or download the .srt or .vtt file. TXT keeps timestamps and speaker labels as plain text; SRT and VTT keep the timing that video players need.

✦ Pick a format

TXT, SRT, or VTT: which one?

It depends on where the transcript is going next.

TXT: docs and AI chats

Plain text with timestamps and speaker labels. Best for pasting into Google Docs, Notion, or ChatGPT and Claude, or for writing an SOP.

SRT: subtitles almost anywhere

Numbered caption blocks with start and end times. The format most video editors, YouTube, and LMS platforms accept.

VTT: subtitles on the web

WebVTT, the caption format HTML5 video players use. Pick it when the video will play on a website.

Works with: Public and unlisted Loom links (loom.com/share/… or loom.com/embed/…). Private and password-protected Looms aren't supported.
Needs captions: The free tools export the Loom's existing captions. No captions? Use AI speech-to-text instead.
Free limits: 5 TXT transcripts and 5 subtitle files a day without an account; more with a free account.
Many videos: Add them to a notebook and let your AI assistant read them through the Loom MCP server.

Sources: Loom Support — Video transcription and closed captions · W3C — WebVTT format

Downloading the transcript to paste into an AI chat? Loomscribe notebooks do that step for you: summaries, action items, and a chat grounded in the video.

Try the free Loom summary

✦ FAQ

Downloading Loom transcripts, answered

✦ Get the file

Your Loom transcript, your format

Paste any public Loom link and download the transcript as TXT, or the captions as SRT or VTT. Free, no signup.

Download the transcript Get SRT or VTT

Free · No signup · Public and unlisted Looms