1. Get Audio From a YouTube URL
Paste a YouTube video, Shorts, playlist, or channel URL to find and extract audio from the available videos. Short youtu.be links are supported too.
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How to Transcribe a YouTube Video
2. Upload the Downloaded Audio
Upload the extracted audio to the audio-to-text transcription tool. The audio will be used as the source for AI transcription.
3. Get YouTube Transcript
Select the language spoken in the video and start transcription. Once it’s ready, download your transcript in TXT, SRT, VTT, or DOCX format.
AI Features for More Accurate YouTube Transcripts
Accurate AI Transcription From YouTube Audio
The AI transcription engine converts the video's spoken audio into written text with accuracy of up to 99%. Instead of relying on an existing YouTube transcript, it transcribes the extracted audio directly, so you can create a transcript even when no transcript is available on YouTube.
Transcribe YouTube Videos in 100+ Languages
Transcribe YouTube videos in more than 100 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese. Select the language spoken in the video to help the AI handle different vocabulary, pronunciation, and speech patterns.
Get Timestamped YouTube Transcripts in 4 Formats
Every generated transcript can include timestamps, making it easier to match written text with specific moments in the YouTube video. Export as TXT for reading and editing, SRT or VTT for subtitles, or DOCX when you need a document you can revise and share.
Transcribe YouTube Videos Up to 3 Hours or 2GB
Long-form YouTube content such as lectures, interviews, podcasts, and tutorials can be transcribed without cutting the audio into multiple smaller files. Each uploaded audio file can be up to 3 hours or 2GB.
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Works on Desktop and Mobile
Transcribe YouTube videos directly from your browser on desktop, tablet, or mobile.
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SSL encryption protects your connection, and your uploaded audio and transcripts are not accessible to other users.
What Can You Do With a YouTube Transcript?
Study and Research
Search the transcript for specific terms, quotes, or explanations instead of replaying the entire video. This makes lectures, interviews, tutorials, and research videos easier to review.
Review Long Videos
Scan the transcript to understand the main content before watching the full video. Timestamps help you jump back to the exact section when you find something worth watching.
Create Editable Notes
Use the YT transcript as source material for your own notes, outlines, or documents. You can edit the text directly or use tools such as ChatGPT or Gemini to organize and refine it.
Turn Video Into New Content
A YouTube transcript gives you searchable source text for extracting quotes, key points, or ideas from longer videos. You can then use other writing or AI tools to turn that material into the format you need.
YouTube Transcript Generator vs. YouTube's Built-in Transcript
YouTube's Built-in Transcript
Read and Copy on YouTube
Open the transcript from the video page when YouTube provides one, then read or copy the text directly.
No File-Based Workflow
The built-in transcript is mainly designed for reading and copying rather than downloading a reusable document.
Depends on Available Transcripts
If YouTube does not provide a transcript for the video, there is no built-in text to copy.
AI YouTube Transcript Generator
Transcribe From the Video's Audio
The YouTube to text generator creates a transcript from the video's spoken audio rather than depending on an existing YouTube transcript.
Use the Transcript Outside YouTube
Download the generated transcript as a file so you can edit, organize, share, or reuse the text in other workflows.
Generate a Transcript When None Is Available
Audio-based transcription provides another way to create written text when there is no transcript available to copy from YouTube.