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.
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.
What you can do with transcripts
Study & research
Read lectures, podcasts, and interviews 5x faster than watching.
Content creation
Turn videos into blog posts, social clips, or newsletter content.
Accessibility
Make videos readable for deaf, hard-of-hearing, or non-native speakers.
Search inside videos
Ctrl+F any spoken phrase to find the exact timestamp.
Translate content
Get transcripts in the original language, then translate them anywhere.
Feed to AI
Use transcripts as context for ChatGPT, Claude, or your own RAG pipeline.
Need more than 5 transcripts/day?
Create a free account in 10 seconds and get 100 transcripts every month.
CREATE FREE ACCOUNT →Frequently asked questions
Q. How do I get the transcript of a YouTube video?
A. 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.
Q. Is this YouTube transcript tool really free?
A. 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.
Q. Does it work on videos without captions?
A. 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.
Q. Can I download the transcript as a text file?
A. Yes. Export as TXT (plain or with timestamps), SRT, or VTT subtitle format. One-click download after extraction.
Q. Does it support non-English languages?
A. Yes — 100+ languages including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, Mandarin, and Russian. We auto-detect the video's primary language.
Q. Is this legal?
A. 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.
Q. Do you store the transcripts?
A. 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.
Q. Can I use this via API?
A. Yes. We offer a REST API, Python SDK, Dart SDK, MCP server, and Chrome extension. See docs for integration.