Download YouTube Transcript

Save the full transcript of any YouTube video as TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX (Word) or PDF, with or without timestamps. The .txt is free; the other formats are paid.

A free YouTube transcript download – with timestamps, any video length

What is free?Reading the whole transcript and the .txt download, 2 videos a day. No account and no card for any of it.
Which formats?TXT in UTF-8, one line per caption: one a day is free. SRT and VTT with full timing, DOCX for Word and PDF are paid – a plan, a credit pack, or just this one video – and so is one-click copying.
With timestamps?Every line carries the time it was spoken. Switch timestamps off before saving if you want continuous prose.
Long videos?No length limit. A three-hour podcast downloads the same way as a five-minute clip, and takes about as long.
What happens to my link?Only the public video behind it is read. Nothing is uploaded, and no email is asked for before you see the text.
Do I need an extension?No. It is a web page, so it works the same in Chrome, Safari or Firefox, and on a phone.

How to download a YouTube transcript

Copy the link of the YouTube video and paste it into the field above.
Press Get transcript and preview the full text on this page, to make sure it is the right video.
Choose whether to keep the timestamps.
Press .txt under Download. One a day is free; .srt, .vtt, .docx and .pdf are paid – a plan, a credit pack, or just this one video.

The download button YouTube forgot

YouTube will show you a transcript, but it will not let you save it. There is no export, no file, not even a proper select-all: the text lives in a sidebar that fights you every step. This downloader restores the missing button. Paste a link, check the preview, and save the entire transcript: as a text file that opens anywhere – Notepad, Word, Google Docs, Obsidian, your code editor – or as SRT, VTT, DOCX or PDF.

The free file is deliberately simple. Plain UTF-8 text, one caption per line, each line stamped with the moment it is spoken. Simple files survive everything: they never break formatting when pasted, they diff cleanly in version control, and they feed nicely into scripts and AI tools. When a document is what you need, the same transcript comes as a DOCX for Word or as a PDF, with the title of the video and its link at the top.

Build your own text library

Once transcripts become files, they become an archive you control. Save every episode of a podcast you study, keep a folder of competitor product videos, or store lecture transcripts alongside your course notes. Files on your disk stay searchable forever and do not depend on any website, including this one, still being around.

Downloading is one video, one click. When one click each is still too many, the batch page takes any text with links in it and processes them in a queue: up to 10 links on Basic, 30 on Pro and 50 on Max.

Downloading a YouTube transcript – questions people ask

How do I download a transcript from YouTube?

YouTube shows transcripts but offers no download button. Paste the video link here instead: the full text loads on this page and the Download .txt button saves it to your device. The .txt is free, with no account.

Can I download a YouTube transcript with timestamps?

Yes. Every line of the transcript carries the time it was spoken, and the file keeps them. If you want flowing text instead, switch timestamps off before you download.

Is there a YT transcript downloader Chrome extension?

You do not need one. This page does the same job from any browser with nothing installed, which also means it works on a phone and on a computer where you cannot add extensions.

Can I download a YouTube transcript as a PDF or a Word file?

Yes. The transcript comes as a PDF or as a DOCX file that Word, Google Docs and Pages open, with the title of the video and its link at the top, and with or without timestamps. Both are paid formats: a plan, a credit pack, or just this one video. The daily free download is the .txt.

What format is the downloaded transcript?

TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX (Word) or PDF. The free one is a plain .txt, one line per caption with its timestamp, encoded in UTF-8 so any language displays correctly. SRT and VTT keep the timings in subtitle form; DOCX and PDF are documents with the title and the link at the top. Those four are paid.

Can I download transcripts of several videos at once?

Yes, on a paid plan. Paste any text containing links into the batch page and it pulls the videos out of it: Basic processes up to 10 links in one run, Pro up to 30 and Max up to 50.

Is the YouTube transcript download free?

Reading, copying and the .txt download are free, for 2 videos a day. The SRT, VTT, DOCX and PDF files are paid: a plan from $6.99 a month, a one-time credit pack, or a single video opened on its own.

Does the downloader work on a phone?

Yes. The page is built for mobile, and the .txt file lands in your downloads folder on Android and iOS just like on a computer.