Free online AVI to TXT converter

Source format

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a classic multimedia container format developed by Microsoft. It is commonly used for storing video and audio together, especially in older Windows workflows, camera recordings, screen captures, and archived video files. AVI files can contain many different codecs, so the actual video and audio compression inside an AVI may vary a lot.

Because AVI is a binary media format, it does not contain readable text in the way a document or subtitle file does. If you want to convert AVI to TXT, the usual goal is not to turn the video itself into text, but to extract textual information from it, such as a transcript of spoken audio, subtitles, captions, or metadata.

Target format

TXT is a plain text format that stores characters only, with no formatting, images, or embedded media. It is one of the simplest and most compatible file types, readable by almost any operating system and text editor.

TXT is useful for transcripts, notes, captions, logs, and searchable text output. In the context of AVI conversion, TXT is typically used to save speech-to-text transcription or extracted subtitle text in a lightweight, editable form.

How to perform the conversion

The best method depends on what kind of text you want from the AVI file:

1. If the AVI already contains subtitles or captions, extract them first. Use a media tool such as FFmpeg or subtitle software like Subtitle Edit.
2. If you want a transcript of the spoken audio, first extract the audio from the AVI, then run speech recognition to produce TXT.
3. If you only need metadata, use a media inspector to export technical details to a text file.

Method 1: extract subtitles from AVI

1. Open the AVI in Subtitle Edit or a similar subtitle tool.
2. If subtitles are embedded or available as a separate track, export them to a subtitle format such as .srt or .ass first.
3. Open the exported subtitle file in a text editor and save it as .txt if you want plain text only.

Method 2: extract audio and transcribe it

1. Use FFmpeg to extract audio from the AVI file. For example: ffmpeg -i input.avi -vn -acodec pcm_s16le output.wav
2. Run a speech-to-text tool on the extracted audio, such as Whisper or another transcription application.
3. Save the transcription as .txt.

Method 3: export metadata to text

1. Open the AVI in a media information tool such as MediaInfo.
2. Use the export or save report function to create a text report.
3. Save the report as .txt.

Using 101convert.com

You can convert the file on 101convert.com for free, without installing any software. This is convenient for quick conversions when you need simple text output or want to check whether the AVI contains speech to transcribe.

Notes on quality and limitations

AVI to TXT is not a direct format conversion in the usual sense. AVI stores video and audio, while TXT stores plain text, so the result depends on what text can be derived from the media.

• If the AVI has clear speech, transcription quality can be good, but background noise, accents, and poor audio reduce accuracy.
• If the AVI contains subtitles, extraction is usually accurate, but timing information and formatting may be lost when saving as plain TXT.
• If the AVI has no speech and no subtitles, there may be nothing meaningful to convert into TXT.
• Plain TXT does not preserve timestamps, styling, speaker labels, or positioning unless those are manually included in the text.

For best results, decide first whether you need subtitles, transcription, or metadata. Each requires a different workflow, even though the final output may be a TXT file.