How to get a YouTube transcript
On desktop YouTube, expand the description and click Show transcript. Or paste the URL above and take the words with you.
You need a caption track either way. If the video has none, neither YouTube nor this page can invent one.
On this page
- 1Paste the YouTube URL.
- 2Press Get transcript.
- 3Copy the text, or download TXT, SRT, VTT, or JSON.
On desktop YouTube
Show transcript sits under the description, not on the CC button. You can read the cues. You don't get a file.
- 1Open the video in a desktop browser.
- 2Expand the description.
- 3Click Show transcript.
Why this page instead of YouTube's panel
- A file. YouTube's panel doesn't write SRT, VTT, or JSON.
- A phone. The YouTube app doesn't export. This page works in the phone browser.
- Selecting a long list. Painful. Copy here is one click.
A browser extension you already run
If you already have one, use it. This site doesn't ship or install an extension.
FAQ
How can I get a transcript of a YouTube video?
Paste the URL above and press Get transcript. Or, on desktop YouTube, expand the description and click Show transcript.
How do I show transcript on YouTube?
On desktop, expand the description and click Show transcript. It is not the CC button.
Why doesn't YouTube's transcript download a file?
The built-in panel is on-screen text. Paste the URL above if you need a file.
Do I need an account?
No. Five videos an hour.
Paste a link. Get the transcript.
Free, five an hour, no account.