YouTube to Text & Notes

Read YouTube captions locally. Create AI summaries and notes with TubeText guest access. Get Pro without signing in.

▶️ YouTube to Text & Notes Less replaying. More understanding. Turn available YouTube captions into a readable transcript right beside the video. Find a quote, jump to a timestamp, and turn long explanations into AI summaries and study notes. Review lectures, tutorials, interviews, and talks at your own pace. Copy useful passages or save your transcript, summary, or notes as PDF for later reference. 🚀 GET STARTED 1. Open a YouTube video with available captions. 2. Open the extension panel and load the text. 3. Read, search, summarize, or save your notes. ✨ YOUR VIDEO, IN WORDS 📄 Read at your own pace Follow the video’s captions in a convenient panel. Review an explanation without repeatedly pausing and rewinding. 🔎 Find the part you need Search for words and phrases to locate relevant passages in the text. ⏱️ Jump straight to the moment Click a timestamp to return to that point in the video. Spend less time scrubbing through the timeline. 💡 Summarize a YouTube video Generate an AI summary from the available transcript to review the main ideas and revisit useful explanations. 📝 Create study notes Turn the transcript into structured AI notes for studying, research, or planning your own writing. 📑 Save as PDF Export your transcript, summary, or notes using your browser’s print dialog. Choose “Save as PDF” to keep a copy. 📝 Turn key passages into notes Generate numbered notes to use as a starting point for studying, research, or your own writing. 📋 Copy and keep Copy text into your preferred notes app or document. 📑 Save as PDF Keep a readable copy of the text, summary, or notes for later reference. 🌗 Choose your look Switch between light and dark themes for comfortable reading. 🎯 MADE FOR EVERYDAY LEARNING 🎓 Students Review lectures and tutorials, find explanations, and collect passages for study notes. 💼 Professionals Revisit interviews, presentations, and talks without watching everything again. 🔬 Researchers Locate relevant quotes and return to their original context using timestamps. ✍️ Writers and creators Gather reference material and use saved passages as a starting point for your own notes. ❓ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • Does it work with every video? The extension requires an available YouTube transcript. Videos without captions, Shorts, and live streams are not supported. • Does it transcribe audio itself? No. It reads captions already available on YouTube, including automatically generated captions when available. Text accuracy depends on those captions. • How are summaries and notes created? Summaries and notes are generated by AI through the TubeText service using the video’s transcript. Relevant transcript text is sent to the service for processing. AI output may contain mistakes, so check important details against the original video. • Can I search the text? Yes. Search for a word or phrase, then use timestamps to jump to the corresponding moment. • Can I keep the results? Yes. Copy the text or save results as PDF for later reference. • What if the text does not load? Open the video description, select “Show transcript” on YouTube, and try again. • Do I need an account? You can get started with limited guest access without signing in. Usage limits apply, and a paid Pro plan is available for higher limits. ▶️ Find the words. Keep the useful parts. Independent extension. Not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.