Free YouTube Transcript Downloader

Paste a YouTube link and download the full transcript, with or without timestamps. Your first download is free.

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How it works

  1. 01

    Paste a video URL

    Copy any YouTube video link and paste it in.

  2. 02

    Get the transcript

    We pull the full transcript from the video.

  3. 03

    Copy or download

    Copy the text or save it as a .txt file.

Frequently asked questions

Is the YouTube transcript downloader free?

Yes. Download one transcript free without an account. Sign up to keep downloading transcripts at no cost.

Can I get timestamps?

Yes. Toggle "Include timestamps" to add a time marker before each line, or leave it off for clean text.

Which videos work?

Any public YouTube video that has captions, including auto-generated ones.