Can I download the text transcript to my computer or phone?

Yes! Click the "Download" button to save the entire video text as a plain .txt file, or click "Copy" to copy all text to your clipboard.

Is there a limit on video length?

No. TubeToTranscript can convert short clips as well as 2-hour podcasts, interviews, and university lectures without restrictions.

Instant Video to Text Transcription

Transcribe YouTube videos to clean, readable text online. Free, fast, accurate, and with zero software installation required.

Convert any YouTube video into readable text in three simple steps. Free, fast, and no account needed.

Step 1

Copy any standard YouTube video, Shorts, or youtu.be URL and paste it into the search box.

Step 2

TubeToTranscript instantly pulls available captions and formats them into clean, synchronized text.

Step 3

Find keywords in seconds, copy the text to your clipboard, or export as TXT, SRT, or VTT files.

Find answers to common questions about generating and exporting YouTube transcripts.

Paste your YouTube video link in the box above and click "Get Transcript". The audio dialogue will be converted into clean, readable text instantly.

A complete suite of fast, privacy-first transcription, search, and export utilities.

AI-ready transcripts for ChatGPT, Claude & NotebookLM.

Package transcripts with custom AI prompt presets & chunking.

Extract up to 30 YouTube URLs in parallel into 1 file or ZIP.

Search spoken words and phrases with deep timestamp jumps.

Find exact quotes with surrounding context and citation links.

Verify closed caption and subtitle availability for any video.