A Recapio alternative for reading the full episode
Recapio sends a daily email recap of YouTube channels you follow. Podcast To Transcript reads one episode in full, with speakers and timestamps, on the page you are on.
Add to Chrome, it's freeUpdated November 4, 2026
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The short answer
Recapio sends a daily email recap of YouTube channels. Podcast To Transcript gives you the full transcript of one episode, with speakers and timestamps.
| Feature | Podcast To Transcript | Recapio |
|---|---|---|
| Where you use it | A browser extension on the episode page, plus a web app | A daily email recap of YouTube channels, shareable to Slack, Discord and Telegram |
| Plans | Free and one Pro plan | Starter and Pro, billed monthly or yearly |
| What a plan limits | Minutes of audio a month | How many daily and topic recaps you get (one of each on Starter, unlimited on Pro) |
| Beyond the transcript | Summary, quotes and AI tools | Key points, insights and action items, plus custom AI prompts on Pro |
| Free option | A free plan | No free plan or trial is stated on its pricing page |
Checked on November 4, 2026 from the other tool's public pricing page. Plans change, so confirm on their site.Source: Recapio's public page
Choose Podcast To Transcript if you want the full text of one episode, with speakers and timestamps you can check, from YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Choose Recapio if you want a short email digest of new videos from channels you follow, every morning.
What you get with Podcast To Transcript
Timestamps that seek
Click a line to jump the player to that moment and hear it yourself.
AI tools on the transcript
Summary, takeaways, flashcards, Cornell notes and more, generated from the text.
Export anywhere
Download the transcript as TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown or JSON.
Moving from Recapio in three steps
Install the extension
Add it to Chrome, Edge or Firefox. You can keep using Recapio alongside it.
Open an episode
Use Apple Podcasts, Spotify, a YouTube video with captions or a page you allow.
Click the transcript button
Read it with speakers and timestamps, then run a summary or an AI tool.
Our plans at a glance
Pricing →Free
€0
- 30 minutes a month
- 5 runs a month
Pro
€9.99
- 800 minutes a month
- About 13 hour-long episodes a month
- 200 runs a month
See it working
A sample episode in the web app: speaker names, timestamps, search, insights and chat on one screen.
Questions
Is Podcast To Transcript a Recapio replacement?
They do different jobs. Recapio sends a daily summary of channels you follow. Podcast To Transcript gives you the full transcript of an episode you open. Some people use both.
How were these facts checked?
From the public pages of both tools on November 4, 2026. Plans and prices change, so confirm on their site before you decide.
Which sites does it work on?
Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube videos with captions right away. Turn on all sites in Settings and it also finds episodes on show websites and other players. Episodes that are exclusive to one app cannot be transcribed.
What counts as a minute?
The length of the episode. If anyone already transcribed it with the same model, it opens instantly and uses no minutes.
What happens to my transcripts?
They stay in your history on every device. Remove any of them, or delete your account and everything goes with it.
Can I cancel Pro?
Yes, any time from Plan and billing. Pro stays active until the end of the period you paid for.
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