Get every word from Instagram Reels and TikTok videos
Paste an Instagram Reel or a TikTok link into the Claras web app and get what was said, with timestamps, plus a summary and a chat in the language you read.
Paste the link you already have
Copy the link from the app's share menu and paste it into Claras. If you paste it under the wrong tab, Claras moves to the right one for you. It takes the title from the first line of the caption and shows the creator's name.
- Instagram: Reels, plus video posts and older IGTV links
- TikTok: full video links and short share links such as vm.tiktok.com
- Public videos only
Read it, search it, ask it
You get the full transcript with a time on every line, a short overview and key takeaways, and an Ask AI tab for questions like "What were the three exercises?" The summary comes in the language you pick, one of 15, whatever language the creator spoke. Videos of 3 minutes or more also get chapters.
- Copy or download the text, or get .srt subtitles
- Send the transcript to Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini
- Saved to your history, like any YouTube video
Made for short videos
Most Reels and TikToks are a minute or two, and that is what this is built for. Links up to 30 minutes work. Each one uses transcription hours by its length, so a 45-second Reel uses 45 seconds of your monthly hours, not a fixed amount.
- Free plan: 1 hour of transcription and 3 videos a month
- Pro: 10 hours a month and 50 videos a day
- Unlimited: 100 hours a month, no daily video limit
What happens when you paste a link, step by step
- Sign in to the web app and paste the link. Use the Instagram or TikTok tab at app.meetclaras.com, choose your summary language and click Analyze with AI.
- Claras checks the video. It looks up whether the video is public, whether the post is a video at all, and how long it runs. It also checks that the length fits the transcription hours you have left.
- The words are fetched. The button reads "Transcribing video". When the audio has to be transcribed by AI, this can take a minute or two. If it runs long, the app keeps asking for the result on its own, so leave it be.
- Claras writes the summary. Then it writes a short overview, key takeaways and suggested questions, and chapters if the video is 3 minutes or longer.
- Use the result. Instagram and TikTok don't allow a player that Claras can move, so there's a Watch on Instagram or Watch on TikTok link instead. Use the times in the transcript to find a moment in the app.
A worked example: ten saved workout Reels
Say you have ten workout Reels saved from one creator, each about a minute long, and you want the routines in writing.
One link at a time
Paste each Reel's link in turn. Each one takes a short wait, then opens on its summary, since a one-minute video doesn't get chapters. Copy the transcript without timestamps from the Copy menu to paste the moves into your notes.
What it uses
On Pro, ten one-minute Reels use about 10 minutes of your 10 monthly hours and 10 of your 50 videos for the day. On the free plan, the 3 videos a month run out first, so you could do three.
Asking across them
Bulk Summaries works with YouTube playlists and searches, not Instagram or TikTok, so there's no single chat across all ten. Instead, ask each video in its own Ask AI tab, or send each transcript to the same Claude or ChatGPT chat and ask there.
Keeping the routines together
Download each transcript as a text file, or paste them into one note as you go. Each file starts with the video's title and link, so you can find the Reel again later.
Trying one first
To try one short video first, the free tools for Instagram Reels and TikTok videos show the first 10 lines of its transcript with no account, for videos up to 3 minutes.
What it does well, and where it stops
Public videos only
Private accounts, age-restricted and deleted videos can't be opened. Claras tells you so: "It may be private, age-restricted or deleted. Only public videos work."
Videos, not photos
A photo post or carousel without video has nothing to transcribe, and Claras says the post isn't a video. The same goes for a video with no speech in it.
30 minutes per link
Longer videos are refused with a suggestion to download the video and upload the file instead. Uploads take files up to 6 hours.
Hours and videos both count
Each link counts as one video on your plan and uses transcription hours by its length. When your hours run out, Claras shows the upgrade screen. Hours are counted over a rolling 30 days, so they come back as older ones drop out.
No chapters on short videos, no comments
Videos under 3 minutes skip chapters and open on the summary. The Comments tab is only for YouTube.
Web app only
The Chrome extension works on YouTube. For Instagram and TikTok, use the web app, which also works in a phone's browser.
On-screen text isn't included
Claras works from what is said. Captions burned into the video, text stickers and the post's caption below it aren't part of the transcript.
How it fits the rest of Claras
Once the words are in, a Reel or TikTok works like any other video in Claras.
Questions about Instagram and TikTok
Which links work?
Instagram Reels, video posts and IGTV links, and TikTok video links, including short share links such as vm.tiktok.com. The video has to be public.
How long can the video be?
Up to 30 minutes per link. For anything longer, download the video and upload the file, which takes files up to 6 hours.
Does it work on private accounts?
No. Claras can only open public videos. Private, age-restricted and deleted videos show an error.
How much of my plan does one video use?
One video toward your plan's video limit, plus transcription hours equal to its length. A two-minute TikTok uses two minutes of your hours.
Can I use it in the Chrome extension?
No. Instagram and TikTok links work in the web app, on a computer or in a phone's browser. The extension is for YouTube.
Is there a free way to try it?
Yes. The free plan includes 1 hour of transcription and 3 videos a month. The free Instagram and TikTok tools also show a preview of the transcript without an account, for videos up to 3 minutes.
Is the transcript in the creator's language or mine?
The transcript stays in the language the creator spoke. The summary, chapters and Ask AI answers come in the language you pick, one of 15.
Why can't I click a chapter to jump to that moment?
Instagram and TikTok don't offer a player that Claras can move, so the video opens on its own site. Use the times in the transcript to find the moment there.
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