YouTube Transcript Downloader
Paste a YouTube link, preview the transcript, then copy or download it as text.
Metadata and transcript are fetched in one step. Uses YouTube subtitle tracks when they are available.
Paste a YouTube URL and click Get Transcript to load the video and transcript in one go.
How it works.
Paste URL
Paste a YouTube video link into the tool.
Fetch metadata
Load the video details and available transcript languages.
Get transcript
Fetch the subtitle track directly from YouTube and build a clean text transcript.
Copy or download
Preview the transcript, copy it to the clipboard, or download it as a text file.
Who uses YouTube Transcript Downloader
Researchers
Pull spoken content into notes, summaries, or source material faster.
Creators
Extract talking points, quotes, and rough captions from YouTube videos.
Editors
Grab the transcript before clipping or scripting derivative content.
Why use YouTube Transcript Downloader
This tool skips the old download-then-upload workflow and pulls the available YouTube subtitle track directly. That makes transcript retrieval faster, lighter, and easier to copy into notes, scripts, research, or subtitles.
Supported formats
Input: YouTube URL. Output: previewable transcript text and downloadable TXT transcript with timestamps.
Frequently asked questions
Clear answers to get you started fast.
Does this transcribe the audio with AI?
No. This version downloads the subtitle track that YouTube already exposes for the video when one is available.
Can I choose the language?
Yes. If the video exposes multiple subtitle languages, you can pick which transcript track to fetch.
What if the video has no captions?
Then the tool cannot return a transcript yet. This version does not fall back to AI transcription.
Can I download the transcript?
Yes. After the transcript is prepared you can download it as a text file with timestamps.