YouTube Transcript & Subtitle Downloader

Read and copy existing YouTube captions or download SRT, VTT and TXT. Manual and auto-generated tracks are supported; availability depends on the video.

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How to Get a YouTube Video Transcript

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    Paste a YouTube link

    Any watch, share or youtu.be link works.

  2. 2

    Pick a language

    Every caption language on the video is listed, including auto-generated ones. Search when there are many — the language you picked last time is selected automatically.

  3. 3

    Copy or download

    Read it on the page, copy the whole thing, or download it as SRT, VTT, TXT and more.

Why Choose This YouTube Transcript Tool

  • Full readable transcript

    Captions are merged into paragraphs instead of thousands of two-second fragments, so you can actually read it.

  • Clickable timestamps

    Switch on timestamps and each paragraph links straight to that moment in the video.

  • Every language on the video

    Manual and auto-generated captions are both listed. Search to find a language fast — the one you picked last time is selected automatically.

  • SRT, VTT and plain text

    SRT and VTT for editors and players, plain text for notes, blog posts and summaries. Pro formats like TTML and JSON3 live under “More”.

  • Correct file names

    Files are saved as “Video title.en.srt”, not a nameless f.txt.

  • Processed in your browser

    Read, copy and convert subtitle files on your device. Extraction is subject to the current account and request limits.

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. This tool reads the captions YouTube already has. If a video has neither manual nor auto-generated captions, there is nothing to extract — you would need speech-to-text transcription instead.