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Find Quotes in a Video or Audio Recording

Find quotes in a video or audio recording without scrubbing the whole file. Upload the interview, podcast, or call and type a phrase or topic. Search is against the transcript: an exact substring wins first; otherwise a line can match if enough of your content words appear in it. Each hit keeps its time. You can download a short clip of that bite. We do not invent a punchier sentence.

Useful for Journalists, marketers, researchers

  1. 1You type a required search phrase or topic.
  2. 2First pass: lines that contain the query as a substring, or that contain all of its content words.
  3. 3If that pass is empty: lines where at least half of the query’s content words appear.

Or use the general upload for a transcript, summary, chapters, and chat. All tools.

Run this tool

A recording and a search phrase are both required.

RecordingRequired

No recording selected yet.

Upload the interview, podcast, or call.

What this tool does

You remember a good line, not the minute. This is a transcript search, not a semantic research assistant. Type “forty thousand” to find that phrase. Type “pricing” to find lines that contain “pricing” or, if nothing exact hits, lines that share enough of those words (at least half the content words). Speaker names are not labeled unless they were spoken in the same cue. Context is the matching line itself — not the two minutes around it, unless you play the clip. Empty means the words were not in the transcript.

How it works

  1. 1You type a required search phrase or topic.
  2. 2First pass: lines that contain the query as a substring, or that contain all of its content words.
  3. 3If that pass is empty: lines where at least half of the query’s content words appear.
  4. 4Matching lines are listed with their timestamps; short clips can be cut from the original file.
  5. 5If still nothing matches, the list is empty. Nothing is invented.

Who it is for

Journalists, marketers, researchers, and anyone pulling a line from a long interview or podcast.

What you can use it for

90-minute interview, one pricing line

You remember they talked about price. Upload the interview and search “pricing” or “forty thousand.” Exact hits come first. You get the matching sentences with times and clips. You do not get a rewritten pull-quote.

Podcast guest named a product

Search the product name. If the transcript spelled it, those cues appear. If the guest only said “the app,” that line will not match the brand name. Try the words you actually heard.

Research hour, claim you must cite

Upload the hour and search the distinctive words from the claim. Matches are the spoken sentences, with times you can put in your notes. A synonym that never appears will not match.

Example: search “pricing” in a long interview

A reporter uploads a 91-minute interview and types pricing. Two lines contain that word; no other sentence is invented to sound like a quote. Illustrative hits:

Query: pricing

14:08  “I don’t want to get into pricing until we see the scope.”
51:22  “Our pricing for nonprofits is different.”

Two clips available. No other line invented.

What you get

Matching transcript lines with times, and clips when they can be cut. Empty if the query does not appear in the file.

  • Exact phrase first, then a word-overlap fallback
  • Timestamp on every match
  • Optional short clip of the bite
  • No rewritten or invented quotes

Supported files

MP4, MOV, or WEBM video, or MP3, M4A, or WAV audio. Upload from your device. We do not fetch files from other sites.

Limits to know

This is word matching, not meaning. “Cost” will not find “pricing” unless a fallback overlap happens to hit. Speakers are not labeled automatically. The shown context is the matching cue, not a full paragraph. A bad transcript means a missed quote.

Tips for better results

  • Search the words you heard. Then try a shorter distinctive word if nothing matches.
  • Common words alone (“the,” “and”) are weak queries. Use a name, a number, or a topic word.
  • Every spoken figure in the file is easier to list with the numbers tool than with one search.

Questions

How do I find a quote in a long interview recording?

Upload the file and type the phrase or topic. Matching transcript lines appear with timestamps.

Is this an exact search or a topic search?

Exact substring first. If that fails, a line can match when at least half of your content words appear in it. It is not a meaning-based topic model.

Do you rewrite the quote?

No. You get the transcript line. Cleaner wording is your edit.

What if the phrase was never said?

No matches. We do not invent a quote that sounds like it belongs.

Can I download just that moment?

Yes, when a clip can be cut from the original file.

Do you label the speaker?

Only if the name is in that same line. There is no automatic speaker column.

Is this a full transcript tool?

It searches one query. The general upload still gives a full transcript, summary, and chapters.

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