YouTube to Transcript
Paste a YouTube URL to extract the transcript, copy clean text, download a TXT file, and switch between available caption languages.
Why use this tool?
Instant transcript extraction
Pull caption text from public YouTube videos without leaving your browser.
Language-aware output
Switch between available caption tracks when a video includes multiple languages.
Made for repurposing
Copy the text into notes, docs, blog drafts, or an AI workflow in one click.
Supported links
- Standard YouTube watch links
- YouTube Shorts links
- YouTube live replay links
- Short youtu.be links
How it works
- Paste a YouTube URL into the input field.
- Fetch the transcript and review the detected caption language.
- Switch languages or toggle timestamps if the video offers multiple caption tracks.
- Copy the transcript or download it as a TXT file.
Best for
- Turn long videos into study notes
- Extract quotes from interviews and podcasts
- Repurpose YouTube content into blogs or newsletters
- Review tutorials without scrubbing through the video
Free YouTube transcript tool for research, writing, and SEO
Biro's YouTube transcript generator helps creators, students, marketers, and researchers turn video captions into usable text. If you need quotes from a podcast, notes from a lecture, or raw material for a blog post, you can paste the video link and work from the transcript in seconds.
Unlike manual copy-paste workflows inside YouTube, this page keeps the transcript in one clean place. You can switch available languages, view timestamps, copy the plain text, or download the output as a TXT file.
If you also need media files, try the companion YouTube downloader.
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