YouTube to Transcript lets you extract the full transcript from any YouTube video that has captions. Paste a URL, get the complete transcript with timestamps, and download as TXT, SRT, or VTT - all free, no login required.
Supports youtube.com/watch, youtu.be, youtube.com/embed, and direct video IDs
Open YouTube and navigate to the video you want to transcribe. Copy the full URL from your browser's address bar.
Paste the URL into the transcript tool above. It will automatically fetch the video's captions and generate a full transcript with timestamps.
Review the transcript and choose your format - copy to clipboard as plain text, or download as TXT, SRT, or VTT subtitle file.
No usage caps, no premium tiers, no registration. Generate as many transcripts as you need.
Download as plain TXT for editing, SRT for subtitles, or VTT for web video players. Copy to clipboard for quick use.
Automatically detects available caption languages and selects English when available. Works with auto-generated and manual captions.
Every transcript includes precise timestamps so you can jump to specific sections in the original video.
YouTube Shorts work the same way as regular videos when it comes to captions. If a Short has auto-generated or creator-uploaded captions, paste the Shorts URL into the tool and you will get a full timestamped transcript. Shorts creators use transcripts to repurpose scripts into longer videos or blog posts. Viewers use them to grab talking points from a 60-second clip without rewatching.
A transcript is the best input format for AI summarization. Paste the full text into ChatGPT, Gemini, or NotebookLM and ask for a summary, list of key points, or study flashcards. The timestamps in our TXT and SRT downloads let you verify any claim against the original video.
We built this tool for that workflow - fast extraction, no signup wall, clean text output. Whether you need one transcript or twenty, the result is raw text you can feed into any AI tool without cleanup.
Any video with captions enabled (auto-generated or uploaded by the creator) can produce a transcript. Music videos and videos without speech may have limited or no transcript content.
Auto-generated captions are approximately 80-90% accurate depending on audio quality and speaker clarity. Creator-uploaded captions are 99%+ accurate.
Yes. Works in any mobile browser on iPhone and Android. The transcript tool is fully responsive.
Both are subtitle formats. SRT is the most widely supported format compatible with most video players. VTT (WebVTT) supports additional features like text styling and positioning, and is preferred for web-based video players.
Yes. Paste any Shorts URL into the tool. Shorts with captions enabled will return a full timestamped transcript just like regular videos.
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