Free YouTube Transcript Generator
Extract Any YouTube Transcript Instantly
Paste any YouTube URL and get the full transcript instantly - clean text with timestamps you can copy, download, or search. Free, no login required.
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How to Get a YouTube Transcript
Paste a YouTube link
Drop any video URL or ID into the box. Switch tabs to pull a playlist or run a keyword search instead.
Fetch the transcript
We grab the captions and return clean text with timestamped segments in seconds - auto-generated or creator-uploaded.
Copy, download, or automate
Copy the text, download a .txt file, or switch to the API to do it at scale from your own code.
YouTube to Text in Seconds
A fast, free YouTube transcript extractor - no extension, no watermark, no account.
- Full transcript text with per-segment timestamps
- Works with auto-generated and uploaded captions
- Copy to clipboard or download as .txt
- Playlist and keyword search, not just single videos
- No sign-up, no extension, no watermark
- Clean output ready for summaries, subtitles, and AI
Works on Any YouTube Video
Convert any public YouTube video to text - long podcasts, lectures, tutorials, interviews, and Shorts. The tool reads both creator-uploaded and auto-generated captions, in any language YouTube provides them, and works straight from a watch link, a youtu.be link, or an 11-character video ID. Need a whole playlist or a topic? Switch to the playlist or search tab to pull a list of videos and grab each transcript.
Frequently asked questions
Is this YouTube transcript tool free?
Yes. Paste any public YouTube video link to get its full transcript free, with no sign-up. The free tool is rate-limited; for higher limits and programmatic access, use the TranscriptFetch API.
How do I get a transcript from a YouTube video?
Paste the video URL (or 11-character ID) into the box above and click Get transcript. You'll get the full text plus optional timestamps, which you can copy or download as a .txt file.
Does it work for videos without captions?
It returns the transcript whenever YouTube has captions available - creator-uploaded or auto-generated. If a video has no transcript, the tool tells you.
Can I get transcripts for a whole playlist or channel?
The free tool lists videos from a playlist or a search so you can grab each transcript. For bulk fetching across playlists, channels, and search - plus a batch endpoint - use the API.
Can I use the transcripts for AI summaries or RAG?
Yes. Transcripts come as clean text with timestamped segments, ready for summarization, search indexing, subtitles (SRT/VTT), and LLM/RAG pipelines. The API returns structured JSON for automation.
What are the limits?
The free tool allows a handful of fetches per hour per IP address. Create a free account for an API key with much higher limits and one credit per successful fetch.
Need this at scale? TranscriptFetch API →