Media Caption
YouTube transcript downloader

Download a YouTube transcript
in the format you need.

Plain text, timestamped, SRT, or VTT. Paste a YouTube URL and export the file that fits your next edit, caption track, or research doc.

Four formats ready to export.

Four formats.
One input field.

Export for your video editor, your captions workflow, your research doc, or your next content plan.

TXT

Plain text

Clean spoken content, no timestamps. Drop into a doc, a script, a research file, or a blog draft.

Research notesQuoting linesDrafting blog posts
TXT + TS

Timestamped transcript

Every line paired with its timestamp. Use it to jump back to the exact moment or mark clip points.

Clip selectionShorts prepReviewing long videos
SRT

SRT subtitle file

The standard subtitle format for video editors and captioning tools. Open it in Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci, or CapCut.

Captioning editsSubtitle tracksUpload-ready files
VTT

VTT caption file

Web-native caption format. Works with HTML5 video players and most web-based playback tools.

Web video playersCourse platformsAccessible embeds

Questions, answered.

Public captions are free to fetch and download. Creating a free account also lets you transcribe videos up to one hour when captions are missing.
Generate one. A free account unlocks AI transcription, and you can download the result in any supported format.
Yes. Both formats are plain text. Open them in any text editor or import into your video editing tool.
Yes. Every transcript line includes its start time, so you can cross-reference against the video.

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YouTube to SRT

SubRip files for Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci, and CapCut.

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YouTube to VTT

WebVTT captions for HTML5 players, course platforms, and the web.

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Transcript generator

Paste a URL and get the transcript — with timestamps, search, and copy.

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Download the transcript
you actually needed.

Paste a link, fetch captions, and export plain text, SRT, or VTT. A free account adds AI transcription for videos up to one hour.

No signup needed for public transcripts.