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title: "tube2text vs youtube-transcript.io"
description: "youtube-transcript.io has a live HTTP API and Summarize with AI. tube2text names TXT, SRT, VTT, and JSON. Five an hour."
url: https://tube2text.com/vs/youtube-transcript-io
markdown: https://tube2text.com/vs/youtube-transcript-io.md
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# tube2text vs youtube-transcript.io

> youtube-transcript.io wins on a live HTTP API and Summarize with AI. We name TXT, SRT, VTT, and JSON.

Both paste a URL with no account for the web tool. They give 25 free tokens and a documented API. We give five an hour and named files. Our HTTP API is Coming soon.

## Where they win

- **HTTP API.** POST /api/transcripts. Token from a profile.
- **Summarize with AI.** Listed on the homepage.
- **25 free tokens.** No sign-ups for extraction.
- **Chrome extension.** In nav. Not stated as required.

## What we do

- **Named files.** TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON.
- **Paste.** No account. Five an hour.
- **Captions only.** We read YouTube's caption track.
- **Coming soon.** HTTP API, SDK, CLI, AI summary.

## Compared

*not stated means the youtube-transcript.io pages we fetched do not say.*

| Criterion | tube2text | youtube-transcript.io |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paste, no account | Yes | Yes; no sign-ups for free extraction |
| Account required | No | No for extraction; API token from a profile |
| Extension required | No | Chrome Extension in nav; not stated as required |
| Files | TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON | copy or download; formats not stated |
| Translation | No | not stated |
| AI summary | Coming soon | Summarize with AI |
| HTTP API | Coming soon | POST /api/transcripts |
| Captions only | Yes | not stated |
| Free limit | Five an hour | 25 tokens |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### youtube-transcript.io

A web extractor and HTTP API. Homepage: copy or download, 25 free tokens, no sign-ups, Summarize with AI. API: POST /api/transcripts.

### Is tube2text an alternative to youtube transcript io?

Yes, if you want a named caption file from a public YouTube URL with no account. They differ on formats, AI summary, API status, and free limits.

### Do I need an API key for either tool?

The tube2text HTTP API is Coming soon. Their API needs a Basic token from a profile. The web extractors do not.

### Does either tool need a browser extension?

tube2text does not, and none is built. Their homepage does not state the web tool needs one. Nav links a Chrome Extension.

### Can I download SRT or VTT?

tube2text saves TXT, SRT, VTT, and JSON. Their homepage states copy and download; it does not name those formats.

### Does either tool translate?

tube2text does not. Their pages do not state a translation feature.

## Languages

- en: [https://tube2text.com/vs/youtube-transcript-io](https://tube2text.com/vs/youtube-transcript-io) ([md](https://tube2text.com/vs/youtube-transcript-io.md))

## See also

- [YouTube transcript](https://tube2text.com/) ([md](https://tube2text.com/index.md))
- [Which YouTube transcript tool](https://tube2text.com/alternatives) ([md](https://tube2text.com/alternatives.md))
- [tube2text vs YouTubetoTranscript](https://tube2text.com/vs/youtubetotranscript) ([md](https://tube2text.com/vs/youtubetotranscript.md))
- [Download YouTube transcript](https://tube2text.com/download-youtube-transcript) ([md](https://tube2text.com/download-youtube-transcript.md))
- [YouTube transcript generator](https://tube2text.com/youtube-transcript-generator) ([md](https://tube2text.com/youtube-transcript-generator.md))

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Website: https://tube2text.com/vs/youtube-transcript-io