YouTube Transcript Generator
Paste a YouTube video link to get its full transcript with timestamps, then copy it or download it as TXT or SRT.
How to get a YouTube transcript
- 1
Copy the video link
Open the video on YouTube and copy its link. Watch links, youtu.be short links, Shorts and live replays all work.
- 2
Paste it and press Get transcript
We read the video's captions and show the full transcript, line by line, with the time each line is spoken.
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Copy or download
Copy the text with or without timestamps, or download it as a TXT file or as SRT subtitles.
Data You Can Extract
| Field | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Text | What is said, line by line as the captions split it | text |
| Timestamp | When each line starts, linked to that moment in the video | text |
| Language | The language of the caption track | text |
| Word count | How many words the transcript has | number |
| TXT file | Plain text, with or without timestamps | text |
| SRT file | Subtitles with start and end times, for video editors and players | text |
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. There is no sign-up and no payment. You can get 10 transcripts an hour and 30 a day. To read transcripts inside Claude or ChatGPT, or in bulk from code, use InsightSocial’s MCP server or API.
The tool reads the captions YouTube has for the video, its own automatic ones or ones the creator uploaded. A video with captions turned off, with no speech, that is private or age-restricted, or a live stream still running has none to read.
Yes. Paste the Shorts link as it is; the tool reads it like any other video.
The language of the video’s main caption track, shown above the transcript. The tool does not translate; paste the text into ChatGPT or Claude for that, or ask for a summary in your own language.
Yes. Timestamps are on by default, and each one links to that moment in the video. Untick Timestamps for one block of plain text, which is easier to paste into a document or an AI chat.
Copy the transcript here and paste it into the chat with a prompt such as "Summarise this video in 5 bullet points". To skip the copying, connect InsightSocial to Claude or ChatGPT once: then paste the video link in any chat and ask.
A transcript is kept on our side for up to a day, so the same video loads instantly for the next person, and it is not tied to you: there is no account. The files are created on your device from the text you see.
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