What video formats are supported?

MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV and most common formats. The tool extracts the audio in your browser, transcribes it, and lets you search the speech.

Find Words in a Video

Search any video for a spoken word or phrase, then jump straight to every moment it's said. The video is transcribed on your device — type what you're looking for and click any result to play that exact spot. 100% in your browser, nothing uploaded.

Try it now — with a sample video Loads a short demo so you can search it in seconds. Or bring your own video.

See it in action

A short clip you can open in the tool and search for any spoken word.

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Open it in the tool and type any of these — or your own word — to jump right to it.

Load your video

Drop in any video — or start from the sample. The audio is transcribed on your device.

Type a word

Search for a word or phrase — or several, comma-separated. Every spoken match is listed.

Jump to the moment

Click any result to play that exact spot. A word cloud shows what's said most.

Save the clip

Optionally export just the moments you found as a trimmed video or audio file.

Search your own video

Free, private, and it jumps straight to every moment a word is spoken.

Open the video word finder

Search a video by what's said in it

SnipSound's video word finder transcribes your video with an on-device AI model, then lets you search the speech like text. Type a word or phrase and every place it's spoken appears as a clickable result — click one to jump straight to that moment in the video. No more scrubbing through an hour of footage to find the ten seconds you need.

Great for

Editors locating a specific line or quote in raw footage or an interview.
Researchers & journalists finding where a topic or name is mentioned across long recordings.
Students jumping to the part of a lecture where a term is explained.
Anyone who needs to find "the bit where they said…" without watching the whole thing.

Search many words at once

Comma-separate several words or phrases and the finder shows every moment any of them is said — handy for pulling all the mentions of a few key topics in one pass.

Completely private

The AI runs in your browser, so your video is never uploaded. The model downloads once, then transcription and search happen entirely on your device.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find a specific word in a video? ▼

Load your video and let it transcribe. Type the word or phrase you want and every moment it's spoken appears as a clickable result — click one to play that exact spot.

Can I search for more than one word? ▼

Yes — type several words or phrases separated by commas and the tool finds every moment any of them is said.

Is my video uploaded anywhere? ▼

No — transcription runs in your browser with an on-device model. Your video never leaves your computer.

What formats work? ▼

MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV and most common formats. The audio is extracted in your browser, transcribed, then made searchable.

Is it free? ▼

Completely free — no account, no card, no limits.