Turn a YouTube video into a blog post in minutes
Paste a link and VideoToBlog writes the video up as a proper post: a title, an intro, sections with real headings, and a wrap-up. Free, and no account needed.
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Paste the link
Any public YouTube video where someone talks. Pick a language and a writing style if you like.
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We read the whole thing
Every minute of the transcript, not a summary of the first five. The post follows your points in the order you made them.
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Edit, copy, publish
Tweak it right on the page, then copy it into WordPress or any editor, or download the Markdown. Add a photo and you’re done.
Who can use VideoToBlog?
People who'd rather film than write. Here's what their videos become:
- Review channels
- Tasting notes and a verdict people can read in the store aisle
- Lectures and courses
- A study guide with the key points in order
- Recipe videos
- The written recipe your comments keep asking for
- Tutorials
- Steps you can follow without pausing the video
It works on public videos with transcripts, not just your own, so it's also a quick way to read a 40-minute talk in five.
One video is free. Every video is the blog plan.
The converter writes one post at a time. The blog plan connects your channel, hosts a blog on its own address and writes up new uploads in your voice. You decide whether each post goes live or waits for you to look it over.
$19/month, or $15/month billed yearly. Includes one channel and 25 posts a month; each extra channel is $7/month. Cancel anytime; your blog stays online. How it works
What the blog plan does for you
- A blog that’s ready on day oneHosted for you at yourchannel.videotoblog.com, or on a domain you own.
- New uploads, written upTurn on automatic posts and each new video becomes an article. Publish straight away or review drafts first.
- Guides that update themselvesRankings and buying guides built from everything you’ve covered, refreshed when a new video adds something.
- Posts that link to each otherOlder posts get links to newer ones automatically. Every change is saved, so you can undo it.
Why turn your videos into blog posts?
A video only reaches people who press play. A post reaches the ones who search, skim, or would rather read than watch. You've already done the hard part on camera; the post gets it in front of more people.
- Another way to be found. Written articles can answer the specific questions people search for.
- Readers, not just viewers. Plenty of people won't watch 20 minutes but will read the verdict.
- More from the same work. One filming session, two things to publish.
It's the oldest trick in content: repurpose what you've already made. A video becomes a post, the post becomes a newsletter and a few social posts, and the same work keeps finding new readers, and new ways to earn money with AI, long after upload day.
Help readers find your work
More people now ask LLMs like ChatGPT and Perplexity instead of searching. Those tools quote pages that are clear and well organized, and a blog post is far easier for them to quote than a video. A few things help a post get picked up in both places:
- Answer real questions. Use the words your viewers use, and put the answer near the top.
- Keep it easy to skim. Clear headings, short sections and an FAQ are easy to summarize, which is how posts get cited by LLMs.
- Add what only you know. Your ratings, the price you paid, the thing you tested. Original details are what get quoted.
- Link your posts together and share them where your audience already is: email, social, communities.
How does VideoToBlog compare to other AI tools?
| Tool | What you get | What's left for you |
|---|---|---|
| Captions and transcription tools | A raw transcript | Turning a wall of text into a post |
| ChatGPT and other AI writers | A post, once you paste the transcript in | Getting the transcript, every time |
| VideoToBlog | A finished post from a link | A quick read before you publish |
Try it above, free and without an account. Give the post a read, add a photo or two, and publish.
Frequently asked questions
The most common questions about VideoToBlog.
