Can I download the transcript as a study document?

Yes. You can copy the entire transcript to your clipboard with one click or download it as a formatted .txt document for study notes, summaries, or AI prompts.

Is there a video length limit?

No. You can extract transcripts from 5-minute clips, 2-hour university lectures, or long podcast episodes.

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YouTube Transcript Extractor

Turn YouTube videos, college lectures, and podcast interviews into readable notes and text in seconds.

YouTube Transcript & AI Summary Generator

Extract lecture transcripts and generate 1-click bullet point summaries

How to Extract YouTube Transcripts to Text

Complete the task in a few clear steps without unnecessary setup.

Paste Video Link

Copy the YouTube video or lecture URL and paste it in the box above.

Extract Transcript

Click Extract to pull the full closed captioning text and speech transcription.

Copy or Download

Read with timestamps, copy to your clipboard, or download as a text file.

YouTube Transcript FAQ

Common questions and detailed answers.

Yes. Our tool extracts both creator-provided manual subtitles and YouTube’s official auto-generated English captions.

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