Transcribe a YouTube Video
Paste any YouTube video URL and get the full transcript instantly — free, no sign-up.
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Need transcripts for multiple videos, a playlist or a whole channel?
Bulk Transcribe →Need more than one video?
Who uses single video transcripts?
Anyone who needs the text of one specific video — right now, without setting anything up.
Students & lifelong learners
Turn one lecture, talk, or tutorial into text you can skim, search, and quote — instead of scrubbing back through the video a second time.
Journalists & researchers
Pull the exact wording out of a single interview or press conference. Search the full text and cite it with a timestamp.
Language learners
Read along with a video in your target language and see the spelling of every word you could not catch by ear.
Anyone trying us out
Run one video through it before committing to anything. Same transcripts as the bulk jobs — this page just skips the sign-up.
How single video transcription works
Paste the video URL
Works with full youtube.com/watch links, short youtu.be links, and bare video IDs. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
We fetch the captions
Captions uploaded by the creator are preferred. If there are none, the auto-generated track is used — and clearly labelled as auto-generated, so you know what you are reading.
Copy it, or export with timestamps
Copy Text puts clean prose on your clipboard. Toggle Timestamps switches to a time-coded view when you need to cite a specific moment.
Frequently asked questions
Is the single video transcript really free?
Yes. Transcribing one video at a time is free — no account, no credit card, no sign-up. Credits are only needed for bulk jobs that cover a whole playlist or channel.
Do I need an account to get a transcript?
No. Paste a link and the transcript appears on this page. An account is only required for bulk jobs, where the transcripts are delivered as a ZIP by email.
Which YouTube videos can be transcribed?
Any public video that has captions — either uploaded by the creator or generated automatically by YouTube. Private, deleted, or caption-less videos (e.g. music videos) cannot be transcribed.
Can I get the transcript with timestamps?
Yes. Toggle Timestamps switches between clean prose and a time-coded version, and both can be copied straight to your clipboard.