Paste a video link.
Get the transcript.
Full spoken text with timestamps, in seconds. Copy it or download it as .txt, .srt, .vtt, .md or .json.
Works with public videos that have captions. Free — no sign-up.
Paste any public link
A YouTube URL is enough. No account, no plugin.
We pull the spoken text
Every line comes with a timestamp back to the moment it was said.
Copy it or take it with you
Plain text, Markdown, JSON, or subtitle files — .srt and .vtt included.
Questions people ask
Is it free?
Yes. There is no account, no trial and no limit on how many transcripts you pull. The site is paid for by ads placed below the tool, never above it.
Which videos work?
Any public YouTube video that already has captions — either the creator's own or YouTube's automatic ones. Private, unlisted and age-restricted videos cannot be read, and neither can a video with captions switched off.
How accurate is the transcript?
It is exactly as accurate as the caption track on the video. Creator-written captions are usually near-perfect. Automatic captions are good but miss names, jargon and crosstalk, and we label them as auto-generated so you know which you got.
Can I get subtitles I can use in a video editor?
Yes. Download the transcript as .srt or .vtt and drop it straight into Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut or a web player. The timings come from the video itself, so they line up without adjustment.