Pull the subtitles out of any YouTube video and save them to your device, free.
Subtitles are files. Treat them like files.
Every subtitled YouTube video carries a small, precious file: the subtitle track, with every spoken line and the exact moment it appears. YouTube plays it but never hands it over. This downloader does. Paste a link and the full track appears on this page, ready to preview, copy, and save to your device.
The preview matters more than it sounds. Before you save anything, you see exactly what the track contains, so you never download a file only to discover the subtitles are machine-garbled or in the wrong language. What you see is precisely what lands in the file.
From YouTube to your editing timeline
Video editors are the biggest users of subtitle downloads. Grab the track of your own published video and drop it into Premiere, DaVinci or CapCut instead of retyping captions. Translators pull the source subtitles before making localized versions. Teachers hand out subtitle text as reading material to accompany assigned videos. Archivists keep subtitle files because they are tiny and outlive any platform.
Since editors want SRT and web players want VTT, we built free converters that run entirely in your browser: TXT to SRT, SRT to VTT and back. Your files never leave your machine during conversion. When you need the sense of the video rather than the file, the AI summary under any result runs on this page and comes back with a timecode on every point. Translation into another language is the one thing that still lives in our Telegram bot, as an optional extra.
How it works
Paste the video link above and press Get subtitles.
Preview the subtitle text with timing right on this page.
Download as .txt, or run it through our free converters to get SRT or VTT.
Frequently asked questions
How do I download subtitles from a YouTube video?
Paste the video link on this page. The subtitle track loads as text with timing, and the Download button saves it as a file. For SRT or VTT output, pass the result through our free browser converters linked below.
Can I download subtitles as an SRT file?
Yes. On a paid plan the SRT and VTT downloads sit under the subtitle text on this page. Without a plan, read the text here and rebuild the file with our TXT to SRT converter, which runs entirely in your browser.
Does it download auto-generated subtitles too?
Yes. If the video only has YouTube automatic subtitles, that is what you get. When the creator uploaded proper subtitles, those take priority since they are almost always more accurate.
Can I download subtitles in a specific language?
The downloader returns the original subtitle track of the video. For another language, pass the text to a translator of your choice — our Telegram bot is the optional shortcut, and it keeps the timing intact while it swaps the words.
Is downloading subtitles from YouTube legal?
Downloading subtitle text for personal use, study, accessibility or citation is generally considered fair use in most places. Republishing someone else’s subtitles wholesale may infringe copyright. When in doubt, ask the creator or a lawyer.