Supports auto-generated and manual captions in multiple languages.
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About YouTube Transcript Extractor
A free online YouTube transcript extractor that pulls full captions and subtitles from any YouTube video. Download transcripts, search within them, translate to any language, and export as text — no API key required, no software installation needed.
Key Features
No API Key Required — Uses YouTube's internal API, no setup needed
Multi-Language — Supports transcripts in 100+ languages
Auto-Generated Captions — Works with both manual and auto-generated subtitles
Search & Filter — Find specific phrases within the transcript
Export Options — Download as plain text (.txt), SRT, or VTT subtitle format
Instant Translation — Translate the full transcript to 20+ languages with one click
Video Info — Shows title, channel, word count, and duration
How to Use
Paste a YouTube video URL or video ID into the input field.
Select your preferred language (auto-detected or choose from available subtitles).
Click Get Transcript to fetch the captions.
Browse, search, and copy the transcript. Export as TXT, SRT, or VTT format.
Switch to the Translate tab to translate the entire transcript into another language.
Use Cases
Content Research:Extract key points from educational videos and lectures for note-taking.
Video SEO:Get transcripts to create blog posts, descriptions, and metadata from video content.
Accessibility:Read video content when you cannot listen to audio (commuting, quiet environments).
Language Learning:Read along with transcripts and translate them to practice comprehension in your target language.
Tips
Tip: Use the search feature to quickly find specific topics within long videos — much faster than watching the entire video.
Tip: Export as SRT format if you need to add subtitles to a video player or edit captions in a video editor.
Tip: Use the Translate tab to instantly convert a foreign-language transcript into your native language.
Alternatives
YouTube — Built-in transcript via "Show transcript" under videos
Downsub — Subtitle downloader for YouTube and other platforms
It works with any YouTube video that has captions or subtitles available — either manually uploaded by the creator or auto-generated by YouTube. Videos without any caption tracks will not return results.
No. This tool uses YouTube's internal Innertube API which does not require authentication. You can extract transcripts immediately without any setup or API key registration.
On YouTube, captions and subtitles are essentially the same thing — timestamped text that accompanies the video. "Auto-generated" captions are created by YouTube's speech recognition, while "manual" captions are uploaded by the video creator and tend to be more accurate.
No. This tool can only access publicly available video transcripts. Private or unlisted videos with restricted captions cannot be extracted.
You can export transcripts as plain text (.txt) for easy reading and searching, SRT (SubRip) format (.srt) which includes timestamps, or VTT (WebVTT) format (.vtt) for web video players.
The Translate tab uses Google Translate to convert the entire transcript into your chosen language. Simply pick a target language and click Translate — the full text will be translated in seconds, with chunking for long transcripts.