Original language
Translated tracks are excluded.
YouTube Transcript
Turn YouTube captions into usable text.
Paste a YouTube URL to prepare an available original-language caption track as clean text or timestamped Markdown.
Creator captions first. YouTube auto-generated captions when needed. No audio transcription.
Web tool
Get a transcript
No account. No audio upload. Transcripts are not stored.
Captions in, usable text out.
The tool reads an available original-language YouTube caption track and prepares it for notes, research, or the next task.
Two formats
Clean prose or timestamped Markdown.
Direct export
Copy or download the prepared transcript.
How it works
- 01
Paste a YouTube URL
Use a watch page, Short, embed, or share URL.
- 02
Use an available caption track
Creator captions are preferred; YouTube auto-generated captions are the fallback.
- 03
Copy or download
Choose clean text or timestamped Markdown for the next task.
Web tool preparing
The web tool will be available on this page after the production service release. The Chrome extension listing is also still being prepared.
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YouTube Transcript Web Tool
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Chrome extension · Preparing
YouTube Transcript Generator
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