YouTube subtitle downloader
Timed overlay text for an editor. Default file is SRT. We don't translate.
On a video with sound, caption and subtitle are the same thing: timed text that sits on the picture. A transcript is those words without the overlay job. This page writes the overlay file.
How to download YouTube subtitles
- 1Paste the YouTube URL.
- 2Press Get transcript.
- 3Download SRT (default) or VTT.
Which files are actually subtitles
- SRT. Yes. Comma times. Drop it on a timeline.
- VTT. Yes. Dot times, starts with WEBVTT.
- TXT. No. Same words, no times. That's a reading copy.
- JSON. No. Data, not an overlay file.
We don't translate
You get the language YouTube already stored. Turning CC off in the player is fine — that only hides the overlay. If the creator disabled captions, there's no file to write.
FAQ
How do I download subtitles from a YouTube video?
Paste the URL above, press Get transcript, then download SRT or VTT.
Is a caption downloader different?
No. On a video with sound, caption and subtitle name the same timed track.
Does this translate?
No. You get the track that already exists.
Do I need an extension?
No. Paste the link here.
Paste a link. Get the transcript.
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