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YouTube transcripts

Extract YouTube transcripts in your browser

Paste video URLs or upload a list, choose TXT/SRT/JSON/CSV, and download captions. Offline paste fallback if fetch is unavailable.

1 credit when the job succeeds · failed runs are free

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Extract YouTube transcripts in your browser - example output

Why teams use it

Built to remove busywork

  • Paste URLs or upload video_list.txt
  • Output formats: TXT, SRT, JSON, CSV
  • Optional timestamps for plain text
  • Paste-transcript fallback when network fetch fails
  • 1 credit on first transcript download per job

How it works

From file to finished in minutes

  1. 01

    Add videos

    Paste YouTube URLs/IDs or upload a text list.

  2. 02

    Choose format

    Pick TXT, SRT, JSON, or CSV and run the job.

  3. 03

    Download

    First download costs 1 credit; re-downloads are free for 7 days.

Built for

Creators, researchers, and marketers who need captions as text.

Questions

Good to know

Do videos need captions?
Yes for live fetch - the tool uses available YouTube captions/transcripts.
What if YouTube is unreachable?
Use the paste-transcript fallback to format text you already have.
Which formats can I download?
TXT, SRT, JSON, and CSV. Optional timestamps are available for plain text.
Do Shorts URLs work?
Yes - watch URLs, Shorts, embed/live paths, and bare video IDs are accepted.
When am I charged?
1 credit on the first transcript download per job. The job summary JSON is free.

Ready to run it?

Shared credits · no software to install · failed jobs free

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