Search inside your video.
Find the exact moment.
Upload footage and describe the scene, object, action, or on-screen text you remember. SearchByVideo returns the closest timestamps—without scrubbing the entire timeline.
sample-showreel.mp4
1:31 · sample footage
0:01–0:05
4sStrong matchNinja leaping across a moonlit rooftop
Visual match · ninja, full moon, rooftop
0:15–0:20
5sStrong matchSamurai amid falling cherry blossoms
Visual match · samurai, sword, sakura petals
0:30–0:35
5sStrong matchMecha powering up under the lights
Visual match · giant robot, armor, glow
SearchByVideo is an AI-powered video search tool that finds the exact timestamp of any moment inside your own video from a plain-language description.
Instead of scrubbing through footage or reading a transcript, describe a person, action, object, scene, emotion, or on-screen text — and jump straight to the moment.
Learn how AI video search works →Find any moment in your footage — built for the way you work
Most of us now capture more of our work and life on video than in writing — lectures, product demos, gameplay, client calls, family events, security feeds. The problem is that a video is a timeline, not a document: to find one moment you usually have to sit and watch. SearchByVideo makes the inside of a video searchable. You describe the moment you remember in your own words, and it takes you straight to the exact second it happens.
Because SearchByVideo reads the visuals — objects, actions, scenes, and on-screen text — and not just a transcript, it finds moments even when nobody said them out loud. That means it works on silent footage, on screen recordings, and on clips in any language. Analyze a video once, then search it as many times as you like, for free.
Where SearchByVideo saves the most time
Creators and editors pulling a specific highlight, reaction, or b-roll shot out of your raw footage before publishing.
Educators and students jumping to the exact point a concept is explained in a recorded lecture or webinar.
Teams and families retrieving one moment — a decision, a play, a milestone — from your recordings and archives.
You can try it right now on your own footage: new accounts get free credits and no credit card is required to start.
Search what you see, not just what you hear.
Objects
- · Red car on the street
- · Laptop on the table
- · Blue coffee mug
Actions
- · Person jumping
- · Opening a door
- · Pouring coffee
Scenes
- · Beach at sunset
- · Kitchen interior
- · City skyline
Emotions
- · People laughing
- · Looks surprised
- · Crowd cheering
Text on screen
- · "Subscribe now"
- · "Q4 Results" slide
- · Movie title card
Visual moments
- · Best goal in match
- · Product unboxing
- · Fireworks display
Built for people who live in footage.
YouTube / podcast editors
Find highlights, cut fluff, and create chapters in seconds.
Course & webinar teams
Jump to key explanations and screenshots for replays and clips.
Family & event videos
Relive special moments without endless scrubbing.
Sports & game footage
Find plays, goals, and key actions across your game footage.
Research / journalism
Locate visuals and on-screen text for accurate reporting.
Why searching inside a video is hard — and how AI solves it
A video is a timeline, not a document. To find one moment in a long clip, you traditionally have to watch it — there is no “Ctrl+F” for footage. Transcripts help only when someone says the thing you are looking for out loud, which fails on silent b-roll, gameplay, screen recordings, and any visual detail nobody narrates.
SearchByVideo indexes a video the way a search engine indexes a page, but visually. A multimodal vision-language model samples the footage into frames and describes what actually appears on screen — people, actions, objects, settings, and readable text — then aligns each detection to a precise timestamp. When you type a plain-language query like “the moment the box is opened” or “whiteboard with a diagram,” the engine matches it against that visual index and returns the exact seconds it occurs, ranked by confidence.
Because the analysis is visual rather than transcript-based, it works on completely silent footage and in languages it does not caption. And because searching an already-analyzed video is instant and free, you can interrogate the same file from many angles — by object, by scene, by on-screen text — without re-processing it.
Why not transcript search?
Traditional transcript search
- Only finds spoken words
- Misses visual scenes and actions
- Doesn't work on silent footage
- Can't detect objects or on-screen text
- Returns vague matches without context
SearchByVideo
- Finds visual scenes, actions, objects, and text
- Works on any footage — silent or noisy
- Understands what's happening on screen
- Returns precise, timestamped scene matches
- Jump, clip, and export instantly
How it works
Upload your video
Upload any video file. We support MP4, MOV, AVI and more.
AI indexes every scene
Our AI analyzes visuals and audio to build a smart scene index.
Search with natural language
Describe what you're looking for in your own words.
Jump / save / export
Jump to exact timestamps or export clips for your workflow.
Analyze once. Search forever.
Simple, credit-based pricing that scales with your needs.
5 credits per video
One-time cost
Unlimited searches
After analysis
No charge per query
Only pay to analyze
Your videos stay private. You stay in control.
Secure processing
Your videos are encrypted in transit and at rest. We use industry-standard security.
Delete anytime
Remove videos and indexes instantly. They're gone from your account.
No third-party sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We only share it with the service providers described in our Privacy Policy to operate the service.
Frequently asked questions
What is SearchByVideo?
SearchByVideo is an AI-powered video search tool. You upload a video and describe any moment in plain language — a person, action, object, scene, emotion, or on-screen text — and it returns the exact timestamps where it appears, so you can jump to or export that moment in seconds.
How do you find a specific moment in a video?
Upload the video, let the AI index every scene, then type what you are looking for in natural language. SearchByVideo returns the exact timestamps that match, ranked by confidence, so you can jump straight to the moment instead of scrubbing.
Can you search a video without a transcript?
Yes. SearchByVideo analyzes the visuals — scenes, actions, objects, and on-screen text — so it finds moments even when there is no transcript and even on completely silent footage.
Can you search a video by scene instead of by keyword?
Yes. Describe the scene ("sunset on the beach", "the moment the box is opened") and SearchByVideo returns the timestamp where that scene occurs.
How is this different from reverse video search?
Reverse video search identifies where a video came from. SearchByVideo searches inside your own video to find the exact moment you describe. They solve different problems.
What video formats are supported, and is it free?
SearchByVideo supports MP4, MOV, and AVI. You get 15 free credits on signup (about 3 video analyses) with no credit card required. Analyzing a video costs 5 credits; searching an analyzed video is free and unlimited.
More questions? See the full FAQ or contact support.
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