Turn a public YouTube video or Short into an editable transcript. This AI YouTube transcript generator transcribes spoken audio, including videos without captions. Paste an individual video link, review the words and export text or timed subtitles for study notes, interviews and your own creator workflows.
Paste a YouTube video or Short
YouTube videos require public access. Availability depends on the source platform.
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Paste an individual public YouTube video or Short URL and sign in.
Choose the spoken language or automatic detection, then queue the recording.
Review the transcript against the recording, correct terminology and export text or subtitles.
Create searchable notes from a lecture or tutorial, check quotations in an interview, or turn a YouTube podcast into a text draft. Keep the original URL for reference and review names, technical terms and speaker changes manually.
Download TXT when you want plain text without caption timing. Choose SRT or VTT when you need a YouTube transcript with timestamps or subtitles for a video player. Review the transcript and cue timing before publishing.
Private, age-restricted and password-protected content may be inaccessible. Playlist import is not available; use one video link at a time.
Import and transcription depend on the source platform being accessible. Verify names, numbers and quotations before using them in notes or publishing captions.
Open the public video, copy its URL and paste it into the YouTube link field above. Sign in, choose the spoken language and queue transcription. Review the generated transcript, then download text or subtitles.
Yes, when its spoken audio can be imported. This workflow generates a new transcript from speech; it does not require or download an existing YouTube caption track. A silent video has no spoken words to transcribe.
Yes. Paste the URL of an individual public Short and follow the same language, transcription and review steps. Music, fast speech and short clips can make recognition harder; check important words against the recording.
Export SRT or VTT to keep machine-readable start and end times. Export TXT for plain transcript text without caption timestamps. The original video must be accessible and you must complete transcription first.
Some tools described as transcript extractors retrieve an existing caption track. This tool uses AI audio transcription instead. Existing YouTube captions and newly recognized speech can have different wording and timing.
No. This workspace converts YouTube speech to text and subtitle files. It does not provide YouTube-to-MP3 audio downloads.
No. Use the URL of an individual public video or Short. Playlist and channel imports are not supported.
Sign in to use the Free plan: 30 transcription minutes per month, with a maximum of 15 minutes per recording. Paid plans provide higher allowances. Your available quota is checked before processing.
Review the completed transcript, then download TXT, SRT or VTT. You can correct words and timestamps before exporting. DOCX export and automatic speaker separation are not currently available.
Time depends on the recording duration, upload speed and processing queue. A 5 GB upload limit is not a promise that every plan accepts an unlimited recording duration.
Start with a short recording on the Free plan, then choose a plan that fits your recording length and monthly volume.
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