YouTube Transcript Downloader

Extract, download and copy the full transcript of any YouTube video — free, no signup. Plain text, timestamped, or SRT subtitles.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

How to use

Supported URL formats:

  • youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
  • youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
  • youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID
  • Raw 11-character video ID

Export formats:

  • Plain text — one continuous block
  • Text with [hh:mm:ss] timestamps
  • SRT subtitles (for video editors)

Free YouTube to Text Converter

This free YouTube transcript downloader turns any YouTube video, Short, or live replay into clean text you can read, search, translate, or feed into an LLM. Paste a YouTube link and the tool pulls the captions from YouTube itself — the same closed-caption track viewers see with the "CC" button — then hands them back as a downloadable transcript.

Use it to transcribe a YouTube video for notes, generate an SRT subtitle file for a video editor like DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro, copy a full YouTube script for repurposing into blog posts, or extract text from a YouTube video in Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, or any of the 100+ languages YouTube supports. When multiple caption tracks exist, you pick the language before download.

Unlike browser extensions or paid transcription services, nothing is uploaded and no signup is required. The tool works with regular watch URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=…), short links (youtu.be/…), Shorts URLs, and even a raw 11-character video ID — so you can go from a YouTube link to text in seconds.

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