YouTube to text
YouTube to text is the spoken words as characters you can paste. Copy and TXT never include times.
Paste a link, press Get transcript, copy. That's YouTube to text: the caption track with the clocks stripped, ready for a doc, notes, or another tool.
How to convert a YouTube video to text
- 1Paste the YouTube URL.
- 2Press Get transcript.
- 3Press Copy transcript, or download TXT.
Copy and TXT have no times
Copy always joins the cue text into one block. The Together / Timestamps switch only changes the screen. It does not change the clipboard. TXT is the same words as a file.
- Want the words? Copy, or TXT.
- Want times? Download SRT, VTT, or JSON instead.
What people do with it
- Notes. Paste into a doc while the video is still playing, or after.
- Another tool. Drop the text into ChatGPT if you want a summary. We don't summarize here.
- Search. Find a sentence without scrubbing.
FAQ
How do I convert a YouTube video to text?
Paste the URL above, press Get transcript, then copy or download TXT.
Does Copy include timestamps?
No. Never. Together / Timestamps is view only.
Is this free?
Yes. Five videos an hour, no account.
What if the video has no captions?
Nothing to convert. We don't transcribe audio.
Paste a link. Get the transcript.
Free, five an hour, no account.