Every sermon you upload to Sermon Clips comes with a free AI-generated transcript — theology-aware vocabulary, proper-noun capitalization, and Bible references auto-formatted. Use it to search your sermon library, repost a quote on socials, generate a podcast description, send the text to congregants, or build a content calendar around past messages. No add-on, no per-minute charge, no separate tool.
Most pastors want transcripts of their messages. Almost none have them. Here's why.
Otter and Rev cost $10–20 per sermon — adds up fast for weekly preachers. Over a year that's $500–1,000 just for transcripts.
Your existing recording sits as a 45-minute video with no searchable text. Want to find that one quote from June? You're scrubbing through audio.
Volunteer transcribers take 4–6 hours per sermon and still mis-spell theology terms like 'eschatology,' 'propitiation,' or proper nouns from the Hebrew Bible.
From upload to searchable transcript in minutes — included with every sermon you process.
Upload your sermon
YouTube link, video file, or direct URL. Whatever you have. Sermon Clips ingests the audio — you don't need to separate or convert anything.
AI auto-detects the language
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean — 30+ languages supported automatically. No checkbox to tick. The model identifies the language and selects the right transcription model.
Transcribed with theology awareness
The transcript is generated with a vocabulary specifically tuned for sermons — proper nouns capitalized correctly (Habakkuk, Melchizedek, Yahweh), Bible references auto-formatted ('John 3:16' not 'John three sixteen'), denominational terms recognized.
Download or copy
Grab the transcript as .txt for prose, .srt for video subtitles, or .vtt for web video. Or just copy the text directly into Google Docs, Word, or your CMS. All formats, every transcript.
Search your full sermon library
Once a transcript exists, it's searchable from your dashboard. Looking for that one Romans 8 quote from six months ago? Type the phrase and find it in seconds across every message you've uploaded.
A transcript isn't just a record — it's raw material for everything else your church publishes.
Post a verbatim quote on social
Pull the exact line that landed Sunday and post it as a graphic on Instagram or X. No paraphrasing, no 'I think he said something like…' — the quote is already in writing.
Build SEO blog posts from your messages
Your sermon is a 5,000-word essay you already wrote out loud. Turn it into a blog post and your church website starts ranking for the exact questions people search.
Send congregants the text version
For accessibility — deaf and hard-of-hearing members, members who process better by reading, or anyone who missed Sunday. Email the transcript with the recording.
Create a searchable sermon library
Every transcript is indexed and searchable from the dashboard. Build a topical archive without manually tagging anything — search finds it.
Generate podcast show-notes
Paste the transcript into your podcast description (or a summary of it) so podcast apps and search engines can index the actual content of the episode.
Find that one quote in 3 seconds
'What was that thing I said about suffering in Romans 8 last fall?' Search your transcripts. Find the exact moment, the exact words, the exact timestamp. Done.
Included free with every sermon
Not an upsell, not a separate plan. Every sermon you upload to Sermon Clips gets a transcript — free, on every plan, including the free trial.
Theology-aware vocabulary
The transcription model is tuned for the words pastors actually use — propitiation, ecclesiology, hypostatic union — not just general English.
Proper-noun + Bible reference handling
Hebrew names spelled correctly. 'John 3:16' written as a reference, not 'john three sixteen.' Biblical book names auto-capitalized.
.txt + .srt + .vtt downloads
Prose, subtitle, or web-video format — download whichever you need. Use the .srt to re-upload captions to YouTube; use the .txt for blog posts.
30+ languages supported
Auto-detected at upload. English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Mandarin, French, German, and more — no language toggle required.
Searchable across your whole library
Once you've uploaded a few sermons, the dashboard becomes a searchable archive of everything you've ever preached. Find any quote, any time, in seconds.
Upload one sermon. Get a free transcript plus social-ready clips. No credit card, no commitment.
Get Your Free TranscriptHow accurate are the transcripts?
Sermon Clips transcripts are 95%+ accurate on clear audio. The model is specifically tuned for theological vocabulary — words like 'propitiation,' 'eschatology,' 'pneumatology,' and proper nouns like 'Habakkuk' or 'Melchizedek' are recognized correctly where general-purpose transcription tools usually fail. Bible references are auto-formatted (e.g., 'John three sixteen' becomes 'John 3:16'). Accuracy drops on heavy background noise, overlapping speakers, or low-bitrate recordings — but for a normal sermon recording, the transcript is essentially publish-ready with light editing.
Can I download the transcript as a Word file?
Yes — copy and paste from the dashboard directly into Word, Google Docs, Pages, or Notion. The transcript view supports plain-text copy with paragraph breaks preserved. You can also download as .txt (plain prose), .srt (timestamped subtitle format), or .vtt (web video text track format). All three formats are available on every transcript, on every plan.
Do you store transcripts forever?
Yes. Every transcript stays in your library indefinitely — even after a free trial ends or if you downgrade plans. You can search, download, and re-export transcripts from any sermon you've ever uploaded. We do not delete transcripts. If you want to remove a sermon and its transcript, you can do that manually from the dashboard, but nothing is deleted automatically.
Does the transcript include timestamps?
Yes — the .srt and .vtt downloads include timestamps for every line, which makes them ideal for re-uploading to YouTube as captions, syncing to a podcast episode, or jumping to a specific moment in the original recording. The .txt download is plain prose without timestamps for when you just need the text (blog posts, social quotes, sending to congregants). You get all three formats from the same transcript — pick the one you need.