YouTube Captions Downloader
Reclip's YouTube Captions Downloader extracts the subtitle captions from any YouTube video and lets you download them as a text file. Paste the video URL, preview the captions, and download — no browser extensions, no manual copying.
How it works
Paste URL
Paste the YouTube video URL into the captions downloader
Fetch captions
Click Get Transcript — Reclip pulls the subtitle captions from YouTube
Preview
Review the full caption text with timestamps in the preview panel
Download
Click Download to save the captions as a .txt file
Why use it
YouTube captions are embedded in the video player and not directly downloadable through the YouTube interface. Reclip gives you a clean download of the full caption track — useful for repurposing video content, creating blog posts from video, or archiving spoken content.
Supported formats
Input: YouTube URL. Output: Caption text as a .txt file with timestamps.
Frequently asked questions
Clear answers to get you started fast.
Can I download captions from a YouTube video?
Yes. Paste the YouTube URL into Reclip's YouTube Transcript tool and click Download to save the caption text as a .txt file.
Does this download SRT subtitle files?
The current output is a .txt file with timestamps. For SRT format, you can use the downloaded text as the source material to create an SRT file.
Does it work for auto-generated YouTube captions?
Yes. Both manually uploaded captions and YouTube's auto-generated captions are supported.
Can I download captions from YouTube Shorts?
Yes — paste the YouTube Shorts URL and the captions download the same way.