YouTube Subtitle Downloader
Download YouTube subtitles in multiple formats including SRT, VTT, and more. Perfect for video editors, content creators, and accessibility professionals who need subtitle files for their projects.
Download YouTube Subtitles
Paste your YouTube URL below and download subtitles in SRT, VTT, or other formats
Why Download YouTube Subtitles?
Subtitle files in SRT and VTT formats are essential for video editors, accessibility professionals, and anyone working with video content across platforms.
Video Editing & Post-Production
Import SRT files directly into Premiere Pro, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, or any NLE. Add burned-in captions, translate subtitles, or sync with different video versions.
Multi-Platform Distribution
Upload the same video to Vimeo, Facebook, or your website with matching subtitles. Subtitle files maintain perfect timing across platforms.
Accessibility Compliance
Meet ADA, WCAG, and corporate accessibility requirements with properly formatted subtitle files. Essential for educational institutions and businesses.
Professional Subtitle Formats
SRT Format Export
Download SubRip (.srt) files compatible with virtually every video player and editing software. Industry-standard format with precise timing.
VTT Web Format
Get WebVTT files optimized for HTML5 video players and web streaming. Includes styling support for enhanced web accessibility.
Accurate Timestamps
Subtitle files include frame-accurate timing synced to the original video. No manual adjustment needed—import and use immediately.
How to Download YouTube Subtitles
No technical skills required. If you can copy and paste a URL, you can get results.
Copy the Video URL
Navigate to the YouTube video with subtitles you need. Copy the full URL from your browser.
Extract Subtitles
Paste the URL above and generate. Our tool extracts the complete subtitle track with all timing data.
Choose Your Format
Download as SRT for editing software or VTT for web use. Files are ready to import into your video project.
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.