Paste a YouTube URL and get a clean transcript in seconds. Copy or download TXT, SRT, and VTT files for free.
Copy the link of the YouTube video you want as text.
Paste it in the field above and press Convert to text.
Read the transcript, then copy it or download TXT, SRT, or VTT.
This tool turns YouTube subtitles to text without extensions or accounts. It works as a YouTube transcript generator for creators who repurpose videos, for students who take notes, and for teams who need a written record of a talk. The transcript keeps timestamps, so you can jump to the moment you need.
Need a subtitle file instead of plain text? Use the YouTube to SRT page. For a simple text file, use YouTube to TXT.
Open the page, paste a link, read the text. There is nothing to install and no account to create.
Keep timestamps to find a moment in the video, or hide them to get clean prose you can paste anywhere.
Copy the text, or download a subtitle file that keeps the exact timing of every line.
If a video has several tracks, pick the language you need. Auto generated tracks work too.
Everything the tool can do, in the order you will need it.
Open the video and copy the address from the browser bar, or use the Share button under the player. Every common link shape works.
Paste the link in the field at the top of this page and press Convert to text. The transcript appears in a few seconds, together with the video title and the channel name.
You do not need to be logged in to YouTube. The subtitles are read on our server, so nothing depends on your browser or your country settings.
When the video has more than one subtitle track, a language list appears above the text. Pick a language and the transcript reloads in that track.
Manual subtitles are used first because a human wrote them. If the video only has auto generated subtitles, those are used instead. Auto tracks are marked so you know the text may contain small mistakes.
Timestamps help you find the exact second a sentence was said. Switch them off when you want clean text for an article, a summary or a prompt.
Use the copy button for a quick paste, or download a file when you need to keep it.
A transcript is a starting point. Paste it into your notes app to keep a written record, into a document to write a blog post from the video, or into an AI chat and ask for a summary, key points or a translation.
For subtitles, open the SRT file in your editor, fix the few lines that need it and burn it into your video. The timing is already correct, so the work is only the wording.
Some videos simply have no text to read. The usual reasons are short and clear.
The same transcripts are available through a free REST API and a free MCP server. There is no key and no account for either of them. See the API page for one line examples, and the MCP page to connect Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT.
| Format | Best for | Keeps timing |
|---|---|---|
| TXT | Notes, articles, summaries, AI prompts | No, plain text |
| SRT | Video editors, YouTube subtitle upload | Yes |
| VTT | Web players and HTML5 video | Yes |
| Copy | Quick paste into any app | Optional |
Turn one video into a blog post, a newsletter and a set of short clips, without watching it again.
Read a lecture in minutes, search for a term and quote the exact moment with a timestamp.
Keep a written record of a talk, a demo or a webinar that anyone can search later.
Pull transcripts into your own app with one GET request, or give your AI agent the MCP server.
Everything this page does is also available for developers and AI assistants, with no key and no account.