Free Web Utility. Scalable Developer API.
Use the free online tool forever, or power your AI apps and agents with our blazing-fast REST API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
Free Web
Ideal for individuals, students, and casual researchers using the web interface.
- Free web access within fair-use limits
- All 6 Export Formats (TXT, SRT, VTT, MD, JSON, CSV)
- 10 successful caption API requests to try
- Batch transcribe up to 3 videos at once
- AI Prompt Packager & Chunker
- In-Transcript Search & Quote Finder
- Urdu, Roman Urdu & Hindi Transliteration
- No charge for failed transcript requests
350 Requests
Hit your free daily limit? Top up with a request pack — no subscription, never expires.
- 350 extra web transcripts
- Never expires — no daily or monthly limit
- One-time purchase, no subscription
- Signed-in accounts only
Pro
Unlimited on the web, plus a developer API for automations and AI agents.
- Unlimited web transcripts (fair use)
- 1,500 API caption requests / month, incl. batch
- REST API v1 with CORS & JSON endpoints
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support
- Up to 50 requests / minute
- Batch transcribe up to 30 videos at once
- Playlists, channels, and search tools
- Metadata & Timestamps JSON output
- Human email support
- Cancel anytime
Enterprise
For teams requiring custom caption-request volume, support, and SLA terms.
- Custom caption API request volume
- Custom concurrency and rate limits
- SLA and support terms by agreement
- Custom webhook and integration planning
- Deployment options discussed during onboarding
- Dedicated support channel by agreement
- Custom invoicing and procurement
Estimate your monthly transcription cost
Drag the slider to calculate your estimated volume and recommended plan.
Pricing & API Quotas FAQ
Find answers to common questions about generating and exporting YouTube transcripts.
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AI-ready clean transcript engine for LLMs, Claude, and NotebookLM.
Transcript for ChatGPT
Pre-chunked transcripts with 1-click custom prompt presets.
Video Study Worksheet
Create timestamped review cues and flashcards from available captions.
Editable Video Blog Draft
Create an editable Markdown draft from an available transcript.
Transcript Translator
AI-translate a transcript into nearly 60 languages, not just YouTube’s own caption tracks.
YouTube to SubRip (.SRT)
Export timed subtitle files with exact sequential millisecond timestamps.
YouTube to WebVTT (.VTT)
Standard WebVTT cue files for HTML5 video players and LMS systems.
YouTube to Clean Text (.TXT)
Download continuous text dialogue without timestamps or noise.
YouTube to Markdown (.MD)
Export structured markdown with YAML headers for Obsidian & Notion.
YouTube to JSON (.JSON)
Structured start/duration data payloads for developers and NLP pipelines.
YouTube to CSV / Excel
Export time-aligned rows to Google Sheets, Airtable, and Excel.
Transcript Downloader Hub
Universal multi-format export hub supporting all file formats.
Without Timestamps
Extract clean prose with zero numbers or timecode clutter.
With Timestamps
Extract dialogue with clickable [00:00] timestamp markers.
In-Transcript Word Search
Search exact spoken phrases and instantly jump to timestamps.
Video Quote Finder
Find exact verbatim quotes with surrounding context and links.
Caption Availability Checker
Verify human and auto-generated subtitle streams for any URL.
Word Count & Speech Speed
Calculate speech WPM, character count, and estimated reading time.
Academic Citation Generator
Generate APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard video citations.
Transcript Text Cleaner
Strip [Music], [Applause], stray timestamps, and awkward line breaks.
Roman Urdu & Urdu Transcriber
Transcribe and transliterate Hindi/Urdu videos into Roman text.
Batch Multi-Video (Bulk)
Transcribe up to 30 YouTube videos in parallel into 1 combined file.
Full Playlist Transcriber
Provider-backed playlist enumeration and transcript export.
Channel Speech Search
Provider-backed search across supported channel transcript catalogs.
YouTube Shorts Transcriber
Extract captions and dialogue from vertical YouTube Shorts.
Developer REST API & MCP
Production REST API and native Model Context Protocol server.
API Documentation & SDKs
Full interactive documentation with Python, cURL, and Node.js examples.
Need to extract transcripts in bulk or connect to AI Agents?
Get your free developer API key with 10 free requests or connect TubeToTranscript directly to Claude Desktop and Cursor using native MCP.