YouTube Transcript Downloader
Download YouTube transcripts as text files instantly. Free, fast, and easy to use. Perfect for content creators, students, and researchers who need offline access to video transcripts.
Download YouTube Transcripts
Paste your YouTube URL below and download the transcript as a text file
Why Download YouTube Transcripts?
Downloading transcripts gives you permanent access to video content in text form. Whether you need offline access, want to archive content, or need transcripts for professional documentation.
Permanent Offline Access
Download transcripts as TXT files to access anytime without internet. Perfect for travel, archiving research materials, or building your personal knowledge library.
Professional Documentation
Create accurate records of webinars, training videos, and conference talks. Downloaded transcripts are essential for compliance, training manuals, and official documentation.
Batch Downloads for Projects
Working on a research project or course? Download multiple transcripts at once and organize them locally. No need to revisit each video when you have the text saved.
Download Features That Save Time
One-Click TXT Downloads
Generate and download transcripts instantly. No complex export settings—just click and save the clean text file to your device.
Timestamped Export Options
Choose between plain text or timestamped format. Timestamped downloads let you reference exact moments in the original video.
Clean, Formatted Output
Downloaded files are properly formatted with paragraph breaks and punctuation. Ready to use in documents, presentations, or further editing.
How to Download YouTube Transcripts
No technical skills required. If you can copy and paste a URL, you can get results.
Copy the YouTube URL
Find the video you want to download the transcript from. Copy the full URL from your browser's address bar.
Paste & Generate
Paste the URL into our transcript downloader above. Click the button to extract the complete transcript.
Download Your File
Once generated, click the download button to save the transcript as a text file. Choose plain text or timestamped format.
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.
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