Copy a transcript passage with its page and line citation.
Paste a paginated, line-numbered transcript, pick the start and end of the passage, and get the exact pincite, like a copy-with-citation feature for depositions and court transcripts. The citation is derived only from the page and line structure the tool parses, so it never invents a cite.
Everything runs in your browser. Transcript text is not uploaded, stored, or sent anywhere.
Client-side · nothing leaves your browser
Paste a transcript, get the pincite
Paste a paginated, line-numbered transcript below (standard deposition or court format: page markers plus numbered lines). Pick the start and end of the passage. The tool returns the exact page and line citation, drawn only from the structure it parsed, with the verbatim passage ready to copy into a motion.
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Transcript text is not uploaded, stored, or transmitted anywhere. A citation is only ever built from the page and line structure the tool parsed from your paste, so it will never invent a page or line that is not there.
The pincite comes from the structure, never a guess.
Structure-only
The tool parses page markers and numbered lines from your paste and offers only the page and line coordinates it actually found. A cite is built solely from those, so it can never reference a page or line that is not in the transcript.
Pincite forms
A single line renders as Tr. 45:12, a same-page range as Tr. 45:12-16, and a range crossing a page boundary as Tr. 45:12-46:3. You can change the reporter label (Tr., Dep.) while the numeric page and line stay tied to the structure.
Verbatim passage
The passage is assembled line by line from the parsed text, in transcript order. Nothing is paraphrased or re-generated, so what you copy is exactly what the transcript said within the range you selected.
Refuses on mismatch
If the pasted text has no recognizable page and line structure, or the selected range is inverted, the tool says so instead of producing an unreliable citation.
Reporter pagination and line numbering vary by jurisdiction and reporter. Confirm the pincite against the official transcript before filing. This tool is research assistance, not legal advice.
Transcript citations, answered.
- What does the transcript citation copier do?
- You paste a paginated, line-numbered transcript (standard deposition or court format: page markers such as "Page 45" plus numbered lines). The tool parses the page and line structure, you select the start and end of a passage, and it returns the exact pincite (for example Tr. 45:12-46:3) alongside the verbatim passage, ready to copy into a motion or brief.
- Can it produce a wrong citation?
- No. The citation is built only from the page and line structure the tool actually parsed from your paste. If a coordinate is not in that structure, or the selected range is inverted, the tool returns no citation rather than guessing. It never invents a page or line that is not there.
- Is my transcript uploaded anywhere?
- No. The tool runs entirely in your browser. Transcript text is not uploaded, stored, or transmitted anywhere. Only an anonymous, non-identifying signal is recorded when a citation is copied, so we can see how often the tool is used to completion. Transcripts often contain sensitive material, so keeping the text client-side is the point.
- Does it read PDF transcripts?
- Not yet. For now, paste the transcript text (most transcript PDFs and e-transcripts let you copy the text). PDF upload is on the roadmap; the current version supports the standard paginated, line-numbered text format.
- What transcript format does it expect?
- A page marker introducing each page (Page 45, PAGE 45, or a bare page number on its own line) followed by numbered lines, roughly twenty-five lines per page in the common reporter format. If the pasted text has no recognizable page and line structure, the tool tells you rather than producing a citation it cannot derive.
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