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What this does
Most YouTube videos have captions, either typed up by the uploader or generated automatically by YouTube. This fetches those captions and hands them to you as a file.
Handy when you want the words from a video without watching it: to read it quickly, quote it, search it, or paste it into an AI to summarize.
How to use it
- Copy the link of a YouTube video. Any form works: a normal link, a youtu.be short link, or a Shorts link.
- Paste it into the Video URL box. The transcript is fetched straight away and the file name fills in from the video title.
- Change the file name if you want.
- Tap Download SRT or Download Text.
SRT or Text?
- SRT keeps a timestamp on every line. Video editors and players understand it, so use it for subtitles or to find the exact moment something was said.
- Text has no timestamps, just the words, one sentence per line where the captions have punctuation. Best for reading, quoting, or AI.
Your privacy
The link you paste is used to ask YouTube for the captions, and the transcript is sent back to your browser. Nothing is stored. The file is created on your own device.
Common questions
It says no transcripts were found.
The video has no captions. Some uploaders turn them off, and very new videos may not have auto-captions yet. Try again later, or pick another video.
Why is there no punctuation?
Auto-generated captions often have none. The text version then comes out as one long paragraph. Pasting it into an AI and asking it to add punctuation works well.
Which language do I get?
English when the video has it, preferring captions the uploader typed over auto-generated ones. Otherwise the first language the video offers.
Does it work on private videos?
No. Only public and unlisted videos.