How to Get a Dailymotion Video Transcript

Dailymotion is the third-largest video platform in the world, popular in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. But unlike YouTube, Dailymotion doesn't have a transcript viewer or easy subtitle download. Here's how to get text from any Dailymotion video.

Does Dailymotion Support Transcripts?

Dailymotion allows creators to upload subtitles, but:

• There's no auto-caption feature like YouTube
• There's no transcript viewer for viewers
• Subtitles can't be downloaded directly from the player
• Many Dailymotion videos have no captions at all

If a video has captions, they're embedded in the player but not accessible as text. SubGrab can extract them.

How to Extract a Dailymotion Transcript

SubGrab supports Dailymotion videos with both caption extraction and AI transcription:

1. Copy the Dailymotion video URL (e.g., dailymotion.com/video/x8abc123 or short link dai.ly/x8abc123)

2. Paste it into SubGrab's Dailymotion transcript extractor

3. Click Get Transcript

If the video has captions:

• The transcript is extracted instantly — 2 free credits on signup
• Download as TXT, SRT, or VTT

If no captions are available:

• SubGrab offers AI transcription
• Click Transcribe with AI (costs 1 credit)
• The AI analyzes the audio and generates a timestamped transcript

Supported URL Formats

• dailymotion.com/video/x8abc123 — standard video URL
• dai.ly/x8abc123 — Dailymotion short link
• Embedded URLs from other websites

Who Uses Dailymotion Transcripts?

International content consumers

• Dailymotion is popular in France, the Middle East, and Africa
• Transcripts help non-native speakers follow along
• AI transcription supports 90+ languages

News and media professionals

• Many news outlets publish video content on Dailymotion
• Extract quotes and facts from news segments
• Create text-based summaries for media monitoring

Educators and students

• Dailymotion hosts educational content not found on YouTube
• Convert video lectures into study notes
• Make educational content searchable and accessible

Content archivists

• Preserve spoken content from Dailymotion videos
• Create text backups of important recordings
• Build searchable archives of video content

Dailymotion vs YouTube Transcripts

| Feature | YouTube | Dailymotion |

|---------|---------|-------------|

| Auto-captions | Yes (most videos) | No |

| Built-in transcript viewer | Yes | No |

| Download subtitles natively | No (only via Studio) | No |

| SubGrab free extraction | Yes (if captions exist) | Yes (if captions exist) |

| SubGrab AI transcription | Yes (1 credit) | Yes (1 credit) |

Since Dailymotion lacks auto-captions, a larger percentage of Dailymotion videos will need AI transcription compared to YouTube.

Pricing

• Free: Caption extraction from Dailymotion videos with subtitles
• AI transcription: 1 credit per video (videos over 60 min cost 1 credit per 60 minutes)
• Credit packs start at $1.99 for 3 credits

Tips

• Short links (dai.ly/...) work just as well as full URLs
• Check if the video has captions first — SubGrab always tries free extraction before suggesting AI
• For French and Arabic content, SubGrab's AI handles these languages with high accuracy

Extract your first Dailymotion transcript — free if it has captions.