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YouTube Transcript Generator.

Convert YouTube videos to text instantly. Paste any YouTube URL to extract, search, copy, and download captions in Plain Text, Timestamps, or SRT formats.

Format Options

TOS & Copyright Guidelines

This transcript generator processes public caption files provided by YouTube. It complies with intellectual property policies by operating entirely in memory.

  • Transcripts are the intellectual property of their creators / YouTube.
  • No video or audio content is downloaded or stored on our servers.
  • Transcripts are generated for personal research, educational study, and accessibility.
Transcript Output

Your YouTube transcript will appear here.

Paste a video URL and click 'Get Transcript' to begin.

About YouTube Transcript Generator

YouTube Transcript Generator is a high-performance web utility built to convert YouTube videos to text instantly. Paste any YouTube URL to extract, search, copy, and download captions in Plain Text, Timestamps, or SRT formats instantly and securely. Because it is designed with a local-first architecture, all processing occurs directly in your browser's memory using client-side JavaScript. This ensures that your files, code, or private text inputs are never uploaded to any external server or tracked by third-party analytics.

Whether you are formatting source code, cleaning text files, converting file structures, or running diagnostics, running these processes locally in your browser memory sandbox eliminates network latency and protects your data privacy.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is this YouTube transcript generator free to use?

Yes, our YouTube Transcript Generator is 100% free. No account registration, subscriptions, or payments are required to extract video transcripts.

How do you extract captions from YouTube videos?

We fetch the official public caption tracks associated with the YouTube video. Our secure serverless function processes the XML format and returns the formatted text directly to your browser.

Do you store the YouTube URLs or generated transcripts?

No. The extraction processes transcripts entirely in memory. The URLs and transcript data are never permanently stored, logged, or saved on our servers or databases.

Why does a video show 'No captions available'?

This message is displayed if the creator has disabled captions for the video, the video contains no spoken content, it is private or restricted, or if YouTube blocks our request. Trying a different video URL should work.

Can I translate transcripts to other languages?

Our tool detects and lists all available languages officially uploaded by the video creator or auto-generated by YouTube. You can select your preferred language from the dropdown menu.

Can I export transcripts in SRT subtitle format?

Yes. Our tool provides a format selector supporting Plain Text (grouped paragraphs), Timestamps (standard line-by-line), and standard SubRip (.srt) subtitle formats.

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