YouTube to Transcript
Transform YouTube videos and Shorts into text instantly with our AI-powered transcript generator. No signup required, completely free forever.
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Transcript
Transcript
Writing a summary…
Reading the transcript and pulling the main points.
Key takeaways
How it works
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Paste URL
Copy and paste your YouTube video URL into the input field above.
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AI Processing
Our AI analyzes the audio and generates accurate text transcription.
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Download
Get your transcript in multiple formats: SRT, VTT, or plain text.
Questions
How do I get a transcript of a YouTube video?
Open a public YouTube video or Short, copy the link, and paste it on this page. Choose a language and run Extract (captions) or AI (audio). Copy the text or download TXT, SRT, or VTT.
Which YouTube links work?
Public youtube.com watch pages, Shorts, live VODs, embeds, and youtu.be short links. Private, unlisted-without-share, members-only, and age-gated videos that require login will fail.
What is the difference between Extract and AI?
Extract pulls the full caption track YouTube already generated (manual or auto). AI transcribes up to 30 minutes of audio when captions are missing or too short. Auto tries Extract first, then AI.
Can I transcribe a private YouTube video?
No. Only public videos with a shareable URL work. Private, members-only, and login-walled clips are out of scope.
Is YouTube to Transcript free?
Yes. There is no signup and no paywall on the core tool. We rate-limit heavy AI use so the server stays available.
Which file formats can I download?
Plain text (TXT) for documents, SRT for video editors, and VTT for web players. All three come from the same timestamped transcript.
Public YouTube videos to text
This page transcribes public YouTube videos and Shorts. Paste a youtube.com, youtu.be, or youtube.com/shorts link. Extract reads the full caption track YouTube already attached. If those captions are missing, AI transcribes up to 30 minutes of audio. Private, members-only, and login-walled videos will fail.
- youtube.com, youtu.be, youtube.com/shorts
- /watch?v=, /shorts/, /live/
- TXT, SRT, VTT