Paste a YouTube URL below and get the full text transcript in seconds. Copy it, download it as .TXT, PDF or copy/paste to document. NOTE: YouTube clips with CC (Closed Captions) are preferred — videos without CC may not have transcriptions enabled.
ⓘ The original language of the video is likely to produce the most accurate transcript, as captions are typically created in that language.
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Copy any YouTube video URL and paste it into the input box above.
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Copy to clipboard, download as a plain text file, or export as a formatted PDF.
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Read more →youtubetotext.io offers a free YouTube transcript generator with no sign-up required for basic use. You get 3 free transcripts to try — no credit card needed. After that, a free account gives you continued access. Paid plans start at $4/month for 20 transcripts with PDF download, timestamped export, and 90+ language translation. You can extract, copy, and download transcripts for any YouTube video that has captions available.
Most YouTube videos have auto-generated captions, which we use to produce the transcript. Videos without any captions (auto-generated or manual) cannot be transcribed. Accuracy is highest for videos with manually uploaded captions.
Yes. After extracting the transcript, click the "PDF" button to download a formatted PDF document with the video title and full transcript text.
youtubetotext.io supports YouTube transcript extraction and translation in 90+ languages, including French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Korean, Italian, and more. If the video does not have captions in your requested language, our AI machine translation automatically converts the transcript to your chosen language. Simply select your target language before clicking Extract.
Yes — our Silver and Diamond plans include API access for bulk extraction. See the pricing section above for details.
For bulk extraction and API access, our Silver and Diamond plans include API access. See the pricing section above.
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