Pepys for Chrome
Transcribe any page in one click
The Pepys Chrome extension transcribes the video, podcast, or audio page you're on in one click. Open a YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts page, click the Pepys icon, and it opens Pepys and transcribes it – with speaker labels, an AI summary, and a chat about the transcript. It's free to start, needs no account to see your first transcript, and requests only the current tab's URL when you click (no browsing history).
Free to start · no account needed · we never train on your audio
How it works
Add Pepys to Chrome
One click from the Chrome Web Store. No host permissions – the extension only reads the current tab's URL when you click it.
Open any video, podcast, or audio page
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts – or any audio/video link on the web.
Click the Pepys icon
Pepys opens and transcribes it. Read the transcript, get an AI summary, and chat with it – no account needed to start.
Everything, in the transcript
One click, from any page
The toolbar button or a right-click menu starts a transcript of whatever you're watching or listening to.
99+ languages
The spoken language is auto-detected, and you can translate the finished transcript into any other.
Speaker labels
Interviews, meetings, and podcasts come back with who-said-what, not one undivided wall of text.
AI summary + key points
A summary and the key moments are generated for you, so you can grasp an hour of audio in a minute.
Chat with the transcript
Ask questions and get answers with cited timestamps you can click to jump straight to the moment.
Export anywhere
SRT, VTT, TXT, DOCX, PDF, JSON – one click. Your credits never expire.
Turn the page you're on into a transcript
No subscription. Pay only for the minutes you transcribe, and your credits never expire.
Chrome extension FAQ
Is the Pepys Chrome extension free?
Yes. You can transcribe and see a result without paying or signing up. Create a free account and you get 120 free minutes (vs. the usual 60) to keep going. After that it's pay-as-you-go – you only pay for the minutes you transcribe, and your credits never expire.
Do I need an account to use it?
No. Clicking the extension shows you a transcript straight away, no sign-in wall. You only create a (free) account when you want to save the transcript or unlock more free minutes.
What can it transcribe?
Any video, podcast, or audio page: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any direct audio/video link. You can also upload your own files on pepys.co.
What data does the extension access?
Only the URL of the tab you're on, and only at the moment you click the button (the activeTab permission). It has no host permissions, reads no page content, and collects nothing in the background – it simply opens Pepys with that link.
Does it work in other browsers?
It's built for Chrome and works in Chromium-based browsers such as Edge, Brave, and Arc. You can always use pepys.co directly in any browser.
Don't just take our word for it.
Ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity what Pepys is and who it's for. One click, and your favorite AI does the homework.