New Feature

Make Your Courses More Accessible, Engaging, and Professional

Automatically generate video lesson captions for every lesson—no extra tools or effort.

Ian Bass Kourses Co-founderIan Bass Kourses Co-founder

By Ian Bass  •  Updated 14 May 2025

We’re excited to introduce the first AI-powered feature inside Kourses: Video Transcriptions.

Every video you upload to Kourses can automatically generate a transcription file—perfect for subtitles, closed captions, and improved student learning. With just one click, AI takes care of the heavy lifting—making your course content more accessible, more engaging, and more professional.

But this is just the beginning.

This new feature is more than a helpful add-on—it’s laying the groundwork for a growing suite of AI capabilities coming soon to Kourses. From content creation to interactive learning, we’re building tools to help you do more with less—without ever leaving the platform.

Note: AI Transcriptions and Closed Caption features are only available on the Business and Unlimited plans.

TL:DR - Kourses generates AI-powered transcriptions for videos

  • Automatically generates a written transcript from any uploaded video.

  • You can review and edit the transcript directly inside Kourses.

  • Transcripts power closed captions in the video player.

  • Improves learning, accessibility, professionalism, and engagement.

  • It’s the first of many AI-native features coming to Kourses.

Give Your Students More Ways to Learn and Love Your Content

Whether you’re running a one-time course or managing an active membership site, this new feature is designed to make your content more effective—and your life easier.

Here’s how Video Transcriptions help you create a better learning experience, stand out in your niche, and grow your business faster:

Improve learning outcomes
Students absorb information in different ways. With video  captions, learners can reinforce what they hear with what they read—helping them retain more knowledge, stay focused, and succeed in your course. This is especially helpful for non-native speakers or anyone watching in a noisy or sound-off environment.

Boost accessibility
Transcriptions and captions make your course more inclusive. You’re not just checking an accessibility box—you’re opening the door to members/students who are deaf or hard of hearing or prefer reading along. It’s a smart move for both ethical teaching and business growth.

Enhance course professionalism
High-quality courses don’t just teach well—they look and feel polished. With accurate captions synced to your videos, you’ll deliver a smoother, more professional experience that  builds trust with your audience from the very first lesson.

Increase engagement
Captions help students stay tuned in. Whether they’re commuting, watching late at night, or just prefer reading while they watch, closed captions make it easier to follow along and stay engaged—reducing dropout rates and increasing lesson completion.

Save time
You don’t need to hire a transcription service or use another tool. Kourses automatically generates the transcript for every uploaded video using AI, and you can edit it right in the platform. No downloading. No re-uploading. No juggling between apps.

Key Features of Video Transcriptions

This feature isn’t just smart—it’s seamless. From the moment you upload a lesson, Kourses puts AI to work behind the scenes, saving you time while elevating the learning experience for your members and students

AI-Powered, Automatic Generation
As soon as your video is uploaded, Kourses instantly processes the audio using AI and creates a transcription file—no extra tools needed.
Lesson Video Transcription
Editable Transcripts
You can review and edit the transcript in the Kourses platform to ensure every word reads perfectly.
Edit Course Transcriptions
Closed Captions, Automatically Enabled
Once you confirm your transcript, it’s automatically synced to your video. Your students can toggle closed captions on or off in the Kourses video player—no manual setup is needed.
Lesson Closed Captions
Smarter Search Across All ContentThe power of Kourses’ search just leveled up. With AI-generated transcriptions, your members can now search for written content and spoken words from your lesson videos. Even better—it will pinpoint the exact timestamp in the video where the search phrase appears, helping students instantly jump to the moments that matter most.
Search Course Video Library

How to access Transcriptions in Kourses

AI Transcription are now available inside Kourses accounts on the Business and Unlimited tiers. If you're on the Starter plan, you will see a notice inside your Kourses account to upgrade if you want to enable the AI features.

What about allowances?

We've implemented a credits system inside Kourses which gives you the equivalent of around 250 minutes (4 hours) of transcription per month on our Business plan, and 500 minutes (8 hours) a month on the Unlimited plan.

If you need to transcribe more videos, you can always buy one of our AI credit packs to increase your allowance.

All credits included with your plan reset at the start of each month. Any credit pack purchases will rollover for future usage.

This Is Just the Start, Whats Next With Ai?

This is the first AI-native feature in Kourses—and it’s just the beginning. We’re already working on a powerful roadmap of AI tools that will streamline your workflow, improve your content, and enhance your members and students’ experience, including:

Interactive Video Timelines – Help learners navigate video content by showing key timestamps linked to the transcript.

AI-Generated Lesson Titles, Descriptions, & Content – Get a head start on your course creation process with AI suggestions pulled from your uploaded video.

And looking even further ahead:

Auto-Generated Lesson Action Items & Tasks – Reinforce learning with helpful next steps suggested by AI based on your video content.

AI-Created Lesson Quizzes – Test comprehension instantly with quizzes generated from your lesson transcript—customised to match your teaching style.

Closed Captions in Multiple Languages – Automatically generate captions in additional languages to better serve international audiences and multilingual learners.

Kourses isn’t just helping you launch courses faster—it’s helping you build smarter with the power of AI built in from day one.

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