Search YouTube Transcripts
Searching a YouTube transcript means finding every place a word or phrase is spoken in a video, with the timestamp, so you can jump straight to it instead of scrubbing through the timeline.
Get the transcript of any video, search it, and click a result to play that moment. Every transcript you save stays searchable.
Find every mention
Matches are highlighted, and you step through them one by one.
Jump to the moment
Each line has its timestamp. Click it to play the video from that point.
Search all your transcripts
Press Cmd+K (Ctrl+K on Windows) to search the titles and full text of everything you've saved.
HOW TO SEARCH A YOUTUBE TRANSCRIPT
Paste the video link
Paste any YouTube URL and click Extract to open its transcript.
Open search
Click the search icon above the transcript, or press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on Mac).
Type a word or phrase
Every match is highlighted. Use the arrows to move between them.
Click a line to watch it
Turn on Watch along and the video plays from the line you click.
WHY SEARCH TRANSCRIPTS INSTEAD OF SCRUBBING
- ✓Find a quote in a two-hour podcast in seconds
- ✓Check exactly what a speaker said, and when
- ✓Pull every mention of a product, person or topic for research
- ✓Locate the part of a lecture you need before an exam
- ✓Build clips and chapters around the moments that matter
- ✓Extract a whole channel or playlist, then search across all of it
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can you search a YouTube video's transcript?
YouTube shows a transcript panel but has no proper search for it. Open the video in YouTubeTranscript.dev, press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on Mac), and every match is highlighted with its timestamp.
How do I find the moment a word is said in a YouTube video?
Search the transcript for the word, then click the matching line. With Watch along on, the video starts playing at that moment.
Can I search across many YouTube videos at once?
Yes, across every transcript you've saved. Press Cmd+K (Ctrl+K on Windows) to search their titles and full text. To cover a whole channel or playlist, extract it first; every video's transcript is then saved and searchable.
Is it free?
Every account gets 10 free credits a month, and a video with captions costs 1 credit. Searching a transcript you already have is free.
Does it work for videos in other languages?
Yes. Search works in any language the transcript is in, and you can translate a transcript into 100+ languages first.