Free tool to extract transcripts, captions, and subtitles from any YouTube video
Instant access to complete transcripts without watching entire videos
Time-synced segments with precise timestamps for easy reference
Compatible with all videos that have captions (auto or manual)
No registration required — completely free and private
Multiple languages supported — extract transcripts in various languages
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Our free YouTube Transcript Extractor tool makes it easy to access automatically generated captions or manually added subtitles from any YouTube video. This powerful caption extractor helps you:
Quickly extract information and captions from YouTube videos without watching them entirely
Convert spoken content into written transcripts for easier reference and studying
Make video content accessible to people with hearing impairments through text captions
Transform YouTube video transcripts into blog posts, articles, or other written content
Enter a YouTube video URL or ID in the input field above
Click "Extract Transcript" to retrieve the video captions and subtitles
View the YouTube transcript results with timestamps or as full text
Copy or download the YouTube video transcript for your use
Our caption extractor supports various YouTube URL formats and will automatically extract the video ID to access subtitles and transcripts.
Watch this quick tutorial to see how to extract transcripts from YouTube videos:
To extract a transcript from a YouTube video, simply paste the YouTube video URL into our tool above and click "Extract Transcript." Our tool will automatically retrieve and display the captions or subtitles from the video with timestamps. You can then copy or download the full transcript for your use.
Yes, our YouTube Transcript Extractor allows you to download captions as text files. After extracting the transcript, you'll see a download option that lets you save the complete transcript with or without timestamps as a text file on your device.
Our tool supports extracting transcripts in multiple languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and Turkish. Simply select your preferred language from the dropdown menu before extracting the transcript. Note that language availability depends on whether the video has captions in that specific language.
Not all YouTube videos have available transcripts due to several reasons:
Our tool can only extract transcripts when they're available on the original YouTube video.
The accuracy of YouTube transcripts depends on whether they are auto-generated or manually added. Auto-generated captions use YouTube's speech recognition technology, which works well for clearly spoken content but may have errors with accents, background noise, or technical terminology. Manually added captions (created by the video owner) are typically more accurate.
Yes, our YouTube Transcript Extractor is completely free to use with no limitations. You can extract transcripts from any YouTube video that has captions available without registration or payment. We offer this as a free utility to help make YouTube content more accessible.
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