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# French Video Transcription

Paste or upload your French video and Cliphi transcribes it into clean text, whatever the region.

## How it works

1. **Paste a link or upload a file** Drop in a supported video link or upload a video or audio file. Cliphi pulls the audio for you.
2. **AI transcribes every word** Cliphi detects the language and transcribes the whole thing into clean, readable text, accents and all.
3. **Read it, or turn it into clips** Get the full transcript to read, copy, or search. If you want, let Cliphi cut captioned vertical clips in the same language.

## Why Cliphi

- **Parisian, Québécois, West African** Each differs in sound and turn of phrase. Cliphi was trained across them, so a video from Paris, Montreal, or Dakar reads as clean French.
- **Handles liaison cleanly** French slides the end of one word into the start of the next. Cliphi follows that flow, so the text breaks where it should instead of word by word.
- **Detected automatically** You do not have to set the language. Cliphi detects it for you, including non-Latin scripts and the odd switch between languages mid-sentence.

## French across France, Canada, and beyond

French is not one accent. Parisian French, Québécois, and the French spoken across West Africa all differ in sound and turn of phrase, and a transcriber tuned to one can trip on the others. Cliphi transcribes French with models trained across the language, so a video from Paris, Montreal, or Dakar comes back as clean French text rather than a rough approximation.

## What a French transcript unlocks

A transcript is how a French video gets subtitles for an audience that often watches with the sound off, show notes, a searchable archive, or a written version for a blog or newsletter. Cliphi detects the language for you, so there is nothing to configure before you start.

And because Cliphi clips, the same French video can become \[captioned vertical clips\]\(/tools/add-captions-to-video\) with French captions, ready for \[TikTok\]\(/tools/youtube-to-tiktok\), \[Reels\]\(/tools/youtube-to-instagram-reels\), and Shorts, so the transcript and the shorts come out of one paste.

French also runs words together in liaison, where the end of one word slides into the start of the next, which throws off transcribers that work strictly word by word. Cliphi handles that flow, so the text breaks where it should. Paste a short clip or a long recording, and the transcript comes back ready to subtitle for a French audience, quote, or turn into writing.

## FAQ

### Does it handle Québécois and other French accents?

Yes. Cliphi transcribes French across its regional accents, including Québécois, and returns clean, readable text.

### Does liaison, where words run together, throw it off?

No. Cliphi handles the way French runs words together in liaison, so the transcript breaks at the right spots rather than mid-phrase.

### How accurate is it?

Cliphi uses Whisper-grade models that handle accents, multiple speakers, and background noise. Accuracy is strongest on clear audio, and the transcript is editable.

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## About Cliphi

Transcribe your French video. Paste a link or upload a file and get clean French text.

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