YouTube Transcript Generator

Turn any public YouTube video or Short into clean, readable text. Paste the link and get your transcript with timestamps in seconds — copy it or download as TXT or SRT. Free, no sign-up.

Supported: YouTube videos · YouTube Shorts

Why transcribe YouTube videos?

A transcript turns a video's spoken audio into searchable, editable, shareable text you can repurpose into blog posts, captions, summaries, subtitles, or research notes. Search engines index text, not video — adding a transcript to a description or page helps that content surface in search.

How it works

  1. 1

    Copy the video link

    On YouTube, open the video or Short, tap Share, and copy the link.

  2. 2

    Paste the URL above

    Drop the link into the box and click Generate Transcript.

  3. 3

    Copy or download

    Read and edit the transcript on the page, then copy it or download as TXT or SRT.

Features

Videos & Shorts

Works with both standard YouTube videos and Shorts.

TXT & SRT export

Download plain text for editing or SRT with timestamps for subtitling.

Editable output

Fix names, terms, and punctuation right on the page before you save.

No login, public only

No account needed; works with publicly accessible videos.

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YouTube Transcript Generator — FAQs

Everything about turning YouTube videos and Shorts into text.

Yes. Paste a public YouTube link and generate the transcript for free, with no account required.
The SRT download includes timestamped segments for subtitling. The plain-text copy gives you the dialogue without time markers.
When a video has captions, accuracy is high. For audio-based transcription, expect roughly 85–95% on clear speech; accents, music, and noise can lower it. You can edit the text before downloading.
Yes. It works with both standard YouTube videos and Shorts — paste either link.
Only publicly accessible YouTube videos can be transcribed. Private videos aren't supported.
Plain text (.txt) for copying and editing, or SRT (.srt) with timestamps for video editors like Premiere Pro, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, or CapCut.
YouTube Transcript Generator — Free Video & Shorts to Text | ClipsSaver