YT Transcript — YouTube transcript and summary toolYT Transcript
Free YouTube transcript generator

Read any YouTube video in seconds

Paste a link and get the full transcript with timestamps — plus AI summaries, 100+ language translation, and one-click SRT, VTT, TXT, and JSON exports. No signup, no extension.

✓ 100% free✓ No signup✓ No watermark✓ Instant export
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No signup•
100+ languages•
SRT · VTT · TXT · JSON•
AI summaries•
Shorts supported•
Speaker labels•
Batch × 1000•
Works on mobile•
No signup•
100+ languages•
SRT · VTT · TXT · JSON•
AI summaries•
Shorts supported•
Speaker labels•
Batch × 1000•
Works on mobile•
What you can do

One tool for everything you'd otherwise watch

Built for students, researchers, podcasters, and content teams who would rather read, search, and quote than scrub a timeline.

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Free

Transcribe

Pull manual and auto-generated captions from any public YouTube video, with accurate timestamps.

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Free

Summarize

Turn an hour-long upload into an executive brief, bullet list, or Q&A in a single click.

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Free

Translate

Read transcripts in 100+ languages using native caption tracks or AI refinement.

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Free

Clean up

Add punctuation, split speakers, and strip filler words so the text is publish-ready.

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Free

Export

Download SRT, VTT, TXT, or JSON — ready for editors, subtitles, and note apps.

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Pro

Batch

Queue up to 1,000 URLs per job and get everything back as one tidy archive.

How it works

Paste, parse, publish.

  1. 01
    Paste

    Drop in a URL, a video ID, or a CSV of up to 1,000 videos.

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    Detect

    We find the language and pull every available caption track.

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    Parse

    Captions become clean, typed segments with exact timestamps.

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    Use it

    Export SRT, VTT, TXT, JSON — or summarize and translate.

FAQ

Questions, answered

How do I get a transcript of a YouTube video?+

Paste any YouTube URL or 11-character video ID into the box above and press Get transcript. The full text with timestamps loads in seconds, ready to copy or export.

Is it really free?+

Yes. Extraction, translation, and AI summaries are free with no signup, no watermark, and no usage limits for standard use.

Does it work for videos without captions?+

Yes. When manual or auto-generated captions are unavailable, we fall back to speech recognition so you still get a full transcript.

Can I transcribe long podcasts and lectures?+

There is no length limit. Hour-long lectures, podcasts, and full conferences all work, and Pro batch mode handles up to 1,000 videos per job.

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