Download YouTube Transcript
YouTube Transcript Generator is a free tool to view, copy, and download the transcript or subtitles from any YouTube video or Shorts with or without timestamps.
We support transcripts from regular YouTube videos, Shorts, and finished livestreams when subtitles or closed captions are available.
We can only download YouTube transcript when the video has uploaded subtitles or auto-generated captions. YouTube shows a CC button in the video player if they are available.
To start, add your YouTube video link in the YouTube Transcript settings and download the transcript.
YouTube Video Transcript Settings
Free users have 3 daily downloads (0/3 used). Subscribe to Premium to remove daily limits.
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How to download a transcript from a YouTube video?
Download a YouTube transcript in the following steps:
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Copy the link of a public YouTube video, Short, or finished livestream.
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Paste the YouTube video link.
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Press Download YouTube transcript.
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View, search, copy, or download the transcript as TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV, or JSON.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can find answers of frequently asked questions about the tool in the list below. Is your specific question not listed? Please send us a message via Facebook or Instagram.
YouTube Transcript Generator is free to use to download 3 daily YouTube transcript of videos of Shorts.
Premium users can download unlimited YouTube transcripts, and get access to an ad-free website with Premium features.
YouTube Transcript Downloader shows every caption track that is available for the YouTube video. This can be uploaded by the user, or auto generated in multiple languages by YouTube.
You can turn off timestamps from the transcript by using the Show timestamps option for a clean reading and copying view. The download menu shows plain and timestamped TXT files separately. SRT and VTT files always include timing data because subtitle players require it.
You can download the YouTube transcript in plain or timestamped TXT, SRT subtitles, VTT web captions, CSV for Excel or Google Sheets, and structured JSON data. CSV and JSON include the video, language, caption source, timestamps, duration, and transcript text. Do you want any other format? Please send us a message.
A YouTube transcript is only available when YouTube has a caption track for the video. Open the video on YouTube and check whether the CC button is available in the video player. If there is no CC button, the video has no captions that can be downloaded.