YouTube Transcript Generator
Paste any YouTube video URL and get its full transcript as clean, copyable text — perfect for notes, blog posts, and repurposing. Free, instant, no signup.
About this YouTube transcript generator
This free YouTube transcript generator turns any captioned video into clean, readable text in seconds — just paste the video URL and get the full transcript ready to copy or download. No login, no browser extension, no watermark. It's perfect for taking notes, writing blog posts and newsletters from a video, repurposing long-form content, studying a competitor's script, or feeding source material into your own writing. The tool reads the video's caption track directly, preferring English and falling back to whatever language track is available. Works with youtube.com, youtu.be, Shorts, and embed links.
Frequently asked questions
- Which videos work with this transcript generator?
- Any public YouTube video that has captions or subtitles available — either uploaded by the creator or auto-generated by YouTube. If a video has no captions at all, there's nothing to transcribe, so the tool will tell you no transcript is available. Most popular videos have captions.
- Is this transcript generator free?
- Yes — completely free. No account, no credit card, no watermarks. You can pull up to 15 transcripts per hour. If you want to do more with your transcripts — like finding breakout videos in your niche and turning them into full scripts in your own voice — sign up for Outlyo free.
- Can I download the transcript?
- Yes. Once the transcript loads, click "Copy" to copy the full text to your clipboard, or "Download .txt" to save it as a plain-text file. The transcript appears in an editable text box, so you can also select and copy any portion you need.
- Does it work on any language?
- It prefers the English caption track when one is available, and otherwise falls back to the first available track on the video — so most non-English videos still produce a transcript in their original language. If a video has no caption tracks in any language, no transcript can be generated.
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