YouTube Transcript Extractor

Extract and download transcripts from any YouTube video. View, copy, and save subtitles with or without timestamps instantly.

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Paste a YouTube video URL to extract its transcript

Works with any video that has captions — manual or auto-generated. Copy the text, download as TXT or SRT, toggle timestamps on or off.

What is the YouTube Transcript Extractor?

The YouTube Transcript Extractor is a free tool that pulls the full spoken transcript from any YouTube video — instantly, with no login or API key required. It works with both manually created captions and YouTube's auto-generated speech-to-text tracks, supporting multiple languages wherever available.

Whether you are a blogger turning video content into articles, a student taking notes, a researcher building a dataset, or an AI user feeding context into a language model, this tool removes the manual transcription step entirely. Paste a URL and get the full text in seconds — with the option to keep or strip timestamps, copy to clipboard, or download as a clean TXT file or a standard SRT subtitle file.

YouTube Transcript Extractor showing extracted transcript with timestamps and download options

How to Use the YouTube Transcript Extractor?

  1. 1
    Paste the Video URL:

    Copy the YouTube video link from your browser and paste it into the input field. Supports watch?v=, youtu.be/, and Shorts URLs. Click "Extract Transcript".

  2. 2
    Select a Language (optional):

    If the video has captions in multiple languages, a language dropdown appears automatically. Switch languages and the transcript reloads instantly — no need to re-paste the URL.

  3. 3
    Toggle Timestamps:

    Use the "Show / Hide Timestamps" button to switch between a clean readable transcript and a time-coded version. The copy and download functions respect this toggle automatically.

  4. 4
    Copy or Download:

    Click Copy All to copy to the clipboard, TXT for a plain text file, TXT+Time for timestamped text, or SRT to download a standard subtitle file compatible with video editors and media players.

Key Features

Instant Extraction:Retrieves the full transcript directly from YouTube's caption system in seconds — no manual transcription, no waiting.
Multi-Language Support:Automatically detects all available caption tracks and lets you switch languages with a single click, re-fetching the correct transcript immediately.
Timestamp Toggle:Switch between clean readable text and time-coded segments. All export options — copy, TXT, SRT — respect your current toggle setting.
Three Download Formats:Export as a plain TXT file, a timestamped TXT file, or a standards-compliant SRT subtitle file ready to import into any video editor.
In-Transcript Search:Filter segments in real time by keyword, with matching text highlighted in yellow — ideal for locating specific moments or quotes in long videos.
Fully Responsive:Extract and download transcripts seamlessly from any device — desktop, tablet, or mobile — with no loss of functionality.

Pro Tips for Maximum Value

AI Prompting

Copy the plain-text transcript (timestamps hidden) and paste it directly into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to summarize, translate, extract key points, or generate a blog post from the video.

Quote Hunting

Use the in-transcript search to jump straight to a keyword. The timestamp next to the result tells you the exact moment in the video — handy for citations, clips, or social media pull quotes.

Subtitle Editing

Download the SRT file and open it in Subtitle Edit, DaVinci Resolve, or Premiere Pro to clean up auto-generated captions before re-uploading corrected subtitles to your own channel.

Real-World Applications

Content Repurposing

Convert video lectures, interviews, and tutorials into blog posts, newsletters, or social media threads without typing a single word manually.

Academic Research

Extract verbatim transcripts for qualitative research, discourse analysis, or building text corpora from YouTube's vast archive of educational and documentary content.

Accessibility

Download corrected SRT files to add accurate, human-readable subtitles to your videos, improving accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers and boosting SEO.

The YouTube Transcript Extractor is the fastest way to turn video content into usable text. From a single URL you get a fully searchable, downloadable transcript in multiple formats — ready to feed into an AI, drop into a document, or import into a video editor. No account, no extension, no cost. Start extracting transcripts now.

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