YouTube Transcript Generator
Turn any YouTube video into clean, searchable text in seconds. Our free transcript generator saves hours of manual work—whether you're repurposing content for blogs, studying lecture recordings, or researching competitors. No sign-up required.
Why Convert YouTube Videos to Text?
Video is powerful, but text is searchable, quotable, and easier to repurpose. A transcript generator bridges the gap—turning hours of spoken content into text you can actually work with.
Create Blog Posts from Videos
Stop spending 3+ hours manually transcribing. Extract text from any video, then transform it into blog posts, social content, or scripts. One 10-minute video can become five pieces of written content.
Study Smarter, Not Harder
Students love being able to search lecture transcripts for specific topics. Researchers use our tool to quote video sources accurately. Convert any educational video into searchable study notes in seconds.
Extract Insights from Industry Content
Marketing teams analyze competitor videos. Consultants capture webinar highlights. Trainers build documentation from video tutorials. Whatever your role, text-based video content is easier to share, search, and act on.
What Makes This Tool Different
Results in Under 30 Seconds
Paste a URL, click generate, done. No account required, no software to install, no hidden fees. Most videos process in under 30 seconds—even hour-long content takes just a minute or two.
Works in 50+ Languages
Transcribe videos in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Hindi, and dozens more. The AI recognizes language automatically, making it perfect for international content or language learning.
AI Summaries Included
Don't have time to read the full transcript? Our AI generates concise summaries highlighting key points, main arguments, and actionable takeaways—all with one click.
How It Works: 3 Simple Steps
No technical skills required. If you can copy and paste a URL, you can get results.
Paste the Video URL
Copy the link from YouTube and paste it into the input field above. Works with any public video—tutorials, podcasts, lectures, interviews, you name it.
Click Generate
Hit the button and let our AI do the work. The transcript appears in seconds, complete with timestamps so you can jump to any moment in the original video.
Copy, Download, or Summarize
Get your transcript as plain text or with timestamps. Download it for offline use, or use our AI to create a summary. The choice is yours.
Go Beyond Transcripts with AI
A raw transcript is just the beginning. Our AI tools help you do more with the text you extract.
One-Click Summaries
Watching a 2-hour podcast? Let AI distill it into key points in seconds. You get the insights without the time investment. Perfect for busy professionals who need to stay informed but can't watch every video in full.
Clean, Formatted Output
Auto-generated captions are often messy—missing punctuation, no paragraph breaks, words run together. Our tool formats everything properly, so the transcript is actually readable and ready to use.
Built for Real Workflows
We designed these features based on how people actually use transcripts, not what sounds good on a features list.
Automatic Note Generation
Attending a recorded meeting or webinar? The AI identifies action items, decisions, and key discussion points automatically. No more rewatching to figure out what was decided.
Content Transformation
Turn a video transcript into a polished blog post draft, a LinkedIn article, or a series of tweets. The AI understands context and adapts the format to match your output needs.
Who Uses This Tool?
Our users span industries and use cases. Here's how different people put transcripts to work:
Content Creators
Turn one video into a blog post, 10 tweets, an email newsletter, and a LinkedIn article. Transcripts are the secret weapon for content multiplication.
Students & Academics
Search lecture recordings for specific topics. Quote video sources accurately in papers. Study from text when video isn't practical. Transcripts make learning more flexible.
Business Professionals
Analyze competitor videos. Document training content. Extract insights from industry talks. When you need to act on video content, text is where the work happens.
What Our Users Say
“I used to spend 4 hours transcribing a single podcast episode. Now I paste the URL and it's done in 30 seconds. This tool paid for itself in the first week.”
— Marketing Content Lead
“As a grad student, I reference YouTube lectures constantly. Being able to search the transcript for specific concepts has been a game-changer for my research.”
— PhD Candidate, History
Ready to Try It?
Paste any YouTube URL above and see for yourself. Free, fast, no sign-up required.
✓ Works with videos up to 4 hours long
✓ 50+ languages supported
✓ AI summaries included free
More Ways to Work with Video Content
Transcription is just the start. Here are other ways our AI helps you get more from video:
Meeting & Webinar Analysis
Upload recorded meetings to extract decisions, action items, and discussion summaries. Never miss a follow-up because you forgot what was said.
Research & Competitive Intelligence
Analyze competitor YouTube channels at scale. Extract product mentions, feature discussions, and customer pain points from video content.
Common Questions
Everything you need to know about generating, downloading, and using YouTube transcripts. Still have questions? Get in touch.
Want to learn more? Check out our complete guide to YouTube transcripts or read about how transcripts improve SEO.