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Get the transcript of any YouTube video with captions: pick a language, search it, jump to any timestamp and download it as TXT, SRT or VTT.

Works with watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live and embed links.
Paste a YouTube link to read its transcript.

How it works

1
Paste the link of a YouTube video that has captions.
2
Pick the caption language, then read it as paragraphs or timed lines and search it.
3
Click a timestamp to open the video at that moment, copy the text or download TXT, SRT or VTT.
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About YouTube Transcript Generator

The YouTube Transcript Generator turns a video's captions into a clean, readable transcript. It uses the caption tracks already published on YouTube, either written by the creator or generated automatically, so it is fast and nothing is downloaded or transcribed again.

Pick any available language, including YouTube's automatic translations, and read the text as flowing paragraphs or as timed lines. Auto-generated captions repeat each line as they scroll; the tool removes those duplicates so every sentence appears once.

Search inside the transcript, jump between matches, and click any timestamp to open the video at that exact moment. Copy the text with or without timestamps, or download it as a TXT file, an SRT subtitle file or a WebVTT file.

How to use YouTube Transcript Generator

  1. Copy the link of a YouTube video that has captions.
  2. Paste it and click Get transcript.
  3. Choose the caption language from the list if you need another one.
  4. Switch between paragraphs and timed lines, toggle the timestamps and search the text.
  5. Copy the transcript or download it as TXT, SRT or VTT.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Reading the captions of a video is free, within the site's fair-use limits.

Some videos have no captions at all: the creator did not add any and YouTube did not generate them (common for music, very short or very new videos). In that case the page links to our AI transcription tools, which transcribe the audio for a few credits.

Creator captions were written or uploaded by the channel and are usually punctuated and accurate. Auto-generated captions come from YouTube's speech recognition: they cover most videos but can contain mistakes and little punctuation.

Yes. Every language the video offers is listed, plus YouTube's automatic translations of the captions. Automatic translations are machine-made, so check them before publishing.

Yes. The SRT and VTT downloads keep the original timings, so you can load them in a video player or editor. Make sure you have the right to reuse the content.


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