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Free YouTube Transcript Generator

Paste any YouTube link. Get the full transcript with timestamps in seconds. No login, no email, no friction. Works on 99% of public videos in 100+ languages.

✓Used 47,000+ times this month✓No signup required✓Export as TXT, SRT, VTT

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How to get a YouTube transcript

Copy the video URL

Grab any YouTube link from your browser, the app, or share menu.

Paste & extract

Drop it into the box above and hit Extract. Takes under 3 seconds.

Copy or download

Copy text, save as TXT/SRT/VTT, or use it however you need.

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What you can do with transcripts

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Study & research

Read lectures, podcasts, and interviews 5x faster than watching.

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Content creation

Turn videos into blog posts, social clips, or newsletter content.

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Accessibility

Make videos readable for deaf, hard-of-hearing, or non-native speakers.

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Search inside videos

Ctrl+F any spoken phrase to find the exact timestamp.

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Translate content

Get transcripts in the original language, then translate them anywhere.

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Feed to AI

Use transcripts as context for ChatGPT, Claude, or your own RAG pipeline.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I get the transcript of a YouTube video?

Paste any YouTube URL into the tool above and click Extract. The full transcript with timestamps appears in under 3 seconds. No signup required for up to 5 transcripts per day.

Is this YouTube transcript tool really free?

Yes. You get 5 free transcripts per day with no account needed, rate-limited per IP. For more, sign up free (email only, no credit card) for 100 transcripts/month.

Does it work on videos without captions?

It works on any video with auto-generated or manually uploaded captions: about 99% of public YouTube content. If a video has captions disabled by the uploader, no tool can extract them.

Can I download the transcript as a text file?

Yes. Export as TXT (plain or with timestamps), SRT, or VTT subtitle format. One-click download after extraction.

Does it support non-English languages?

Yes: 100+ languages including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, Mandarin, and Russian. We auto-detect the video's primary language.

Is this legal?

Yes. YouTube transcripts are publicly available data exposed via YouTube's own caption tracks. This tool is a reader, not a redistribution platform: you're not allowed to republish copyrighted content.

Do you store the transcripts?

Anonymous extractions are cached for 24 hours by video ID for performance. We never store who requested what. Signed-in users can opt into a personal transcript history.

Can I use this via API?

Yes. We offer a REST API, Python SDK, Dart SDK, MCP server, and Chrome extension. See docs for integration.

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