Download YouTube transcripts and captions in TXT, SRT, VTT, or JSON. Free, no login. Extract transcript from any YouTube video with timestamps — supports multiple languages.
Open any YouTube video and copy the full URL from your browser. Videos with captions enabled will work best.
Paste the YouTube URL into the input box. The available caption languages load automatically.
Choose your preferred subtitle language from the available options. English is usually available for most videos.
Choose your format (TXT, SRT, VTT, or JSON) and download. The transcript includes timestamps for easy navigation.
Transcripts are fetched directly from YouTube using yt-dlp — fast, accurate, and reliable caption extraction.
Get full transcripts with accurate timing from YouTube's official caption data. No OCR, no guesswork.
Transcripts are clean text — no ads, no branding, no watermarks. Just the caption text and timestamps you need.
Export transcripts in 4 formats: TXT (plain text), SRT (SubRip), VTT (WebVTT), and JSON (structured data).
Download transcripts from multiple YouTube videos in sequence. Each transcript saves independently.
SSL encrypted. We never store your YouTube URLs or downloaded transcripts on our servers.
Captions are served from YouTube's CDN via yt-dlp, typically returning within 2-5 seconds.
Download complete YouTube video transcripts with accurate timestamps. Transcripts are extracted directly from YouTube's official caption data, ensuring 99%+ accuracy. Perfect for content repurposing, accessibility, research, and note-taking.
Download YouTube transcripts as clean plain text or timed subtitle files. No sign-up, no login, no limits. Choose between TXT for reading, SRT/VTT for video editors, or JSON for programmatic use.
The easiest way to download YouTube video transcripts. Supports all YouTube URL formats, multiple caption languages, and 4 export formats. Updated for 2026 YouTube caption API changes. Free and unlimited.
Download lecture transcripts for study notes, revision, and accessibility. Never miss a detail.
Repurpose YouTube video content into blog posts, articles, and social media captions using transcripts.
Download SRT/VTT subtitle files for video editing. Accurate timestamps for syncing.
Collect video transcripts for qualitative research, data analysis, and citation sources.
Download transcripts in your target language for reading practice alongside video content.
Provide transcripts for hearing-impaired audiences and improve content accessibility.
Yes. Completely free with no registration needed. Download as many transcripts as you want.
Any language available on the YouTube video. English, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Arabic, and many more.
TXT (plain text), SRT (SubRip subtitles), VTT (WebVTT), and JSON (structured with timestamps).
No. Only videos with captions enabled by the creator will have transcripts available. Auto-generated captions count.
Transcripts use YouTube's official caption data. Manual captions are highly accurate; auto-generated captions may have minor errors.
Yes, if the live stream has captions enabled. Captions are available after the stream ends.
Yes. Works in Safari on iPhone. Downloaded transcripts open in your preferred text editor.
Yes. SSL encrypted. We never store URLs or transcripts on our servers.