Extract full transcripts and captions from any YouTube video. Copy text, download as TXT or SRT format. Works with auto-generated and manual captions.
Copy any YouTube video URL and paste it in the input box above.
Captions are automatically extracted from the video — both auto-generated and manual subtitles.
Copy the full text, download as TXT for reading, or SRT for subtitle editing.
Clean text without timestamps. Perfect for reading, copying into documents, or text analysis.
Industry-standard subtitle format with timestamps. Import into video editors like Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.
One-click copy of the full transcript. Paste directly into ChatGPT, Google Docs, or any text editor.
Yes! This tool extracts both manually uploaded subtitles and YouTube's auto-generated captions. Auto-generated captions are available on most English-language videos.
The tool extracts whatever captions are available on the video. If the uploader added multi-language subtitles, you can access those. The tool prefers English captions by default.
Some videos have captions disabled by the uploader, or the video may be too short/new for auto-generated captions to be available.
Yes, each line shows the timestamp. You can copy plain text (without timestamps) or download as SRT which includes full timing information.
No. This tool works with videos of any length. However, very long videos (5+ hours) may take a few seconds longer to process.