Export your transcript as a text file

Save your transcript as a plain-text or formatted document to reuse, share, or archive. You can also export a transcript through Zapier, the Descript API, or Descript MCP. For a raw request from n8n, see Call the API from Zapier or n8n.

Wordless media and scene boundaries aren’t includedA text export leaves out your script’s wordless media and scene boundaries.

Can I add timestamps to my transcript?Yes, set your timecode settings before exporting your text file.

Export settings

Setting	Description
Timecode offset	Offset the start time of your timecode by `hh:mm:ss` to align the transcript timing with your audio or video content.
Format	Set the file format to `.html`, `.md`, `.docx`, `.txt`, or `.rtf`.
Include…	Choose to include your composition name, markers, ignored text, speaker labels, or speakers in every paragraph of the exported text file.
Settings icon Timecode settings
Intervals	Set how often, in seconds, you want the timecode to appear in the transcript file.
Paragraph breaks	Add or remove timecodes at paragraph breaks.
Speaker labels	Add or remove speaker labels in timecodes.
Markers	Add or remove timecodes for markers.