Transcript Export Tool

YouTube Transcript Downloader

Download and copy YouTube transcripts as clean text. Export captions from public videos for offline use, editing, research, and accessibility.

Paste a YouTube URL to download the transcript...

A YouTube transcript downloader should give you usable text fast. YText extracts available captions, formats them into clean readable text, and lets you copy or export the transcript for offline notes, editing, research, accessibility, and AI workflows.

Copy or export the full transcript

Get the complete spoken text from a public YouTube video as clean readable output. Useful for archiving, offline review, content reuse, and accessibility.

Plain text for notes, timestamped for editing

Plain transcript text is better for notes, summaries, and writing drafts. Timestamped output is better for video editing, source citations, and study guides that need time references.

Works on long and short videos

Whether it is a 2-hour lecture or a 60-second Short, YText loads the available caption track and formats it into readable transcript text.

No software download required

Unlike desktop transcription tools, the workflow runs in the browser. Copy the transcript text directly, or prepare it for AI summarization without any installation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I download a YouTube transcript as a text file?

YText presents the transcript as copy-ready text. You can paste it into any text file, document, or note-taking app.

Does the downloader work with auto-generated captions?

Yes. Auto-generated captions are supported when YouTube makes them available for the video.