YouTube Transcript Generator
Paste a YouTube URL and get a readable transcript with timestamps when available. Use it for quotes, notes, captions, study guides, summaries, and content repurposing. Free to use, no account required.
AI YouTube Video Generator
Go from prompt, script, or source idea to a ready-to-edit YouTube video workflow. Join early access and get notified when the generator opens.
Turn a video into text you can search
Watching a video is slow when you only need the useful parts. A transcript lets you search the spoken content, copy exact quotes, find timestamps, and move the material into your notes or content workflow.
- Use timestamps to jump back to the original moment.
- Copy clean text for notes, briefs, captions, or AI summaries.
- Download TXT or SRT output when the transcript is ready.
How it works
- 1
Paste the URL
Copy a YouTube video link and paste it into the transcript form.
- 2
Generate the transcript
The tool collects available transcript data or processes the video audio when supported.
- 3
Copy or download
Use timestamps, copy clean text, or download transcript files for your workflow.
When to use transcripts instead of summaries
Use a transcript when the exact wording matters: quotes, citations, captions, legal review, research notes, or editing decisions. Use a summary when you only need the main ideas.
If you are repurposing video content, start with the transcript. It gives you the source text for summaries, clips, social posts, newsletters, and scripts.
YouTube's built-in transcript view is useful when captions exist, but a dedicated transcript workflow is better when you need to copy, clean, download, or reuse the text outside YouTube.
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