YouTube Transcript Extension

Get the transcript of any YouTube video. Copy, search, download (TXT, SRT, VTT) & translate subtitles with timestamps. No sign up.

YouTube Transcript Extension adds a clean transcript panel to every YouTube watch page, so you can read, search, copy, download, and translate a video's subtitles in seconds. No account, no paywall, no copy-pasting from the tiny built-in captions box. The transcript stays in sync with the video: the current line highlights as it plays, and clicking any line jumps the player straight to that moment. ✅ WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read the full transcript beside the video, synced line-by-line • Click any line to jump the video to that timestamp • Search the transcript and highlight every match • Copy the whole transcript to your clipboard in one click • Download in any format you want • Show or hide timestamps, or group them into 30s / 60s chunks (great for AI/RAG) • Translate the transcript into Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, and more • Send the transcript to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to summarize in one click • Automatic light / dark mode, plus a monochrome highlight option 🤔 WHY PEOPLE USE IT • Students & researchers — turn lectures and talks into searchable notes • Writers & creators — repurpose video into blog posts, scripts, and captions • Professionals — skim long videos, podcasts, and webinars in minutes • Language learners — read along and translate as you watch • Anyone who would rather read than watch 🙋‍♀️ HOW IT WORKS 1. Open any YouTube video. 2. The transcript panel appears next to the video. 3. Read, search, copy, download, or translate — done. 🔐 PRIVACY-FIRST No sign up. No ads. The extension only runs on youtube.com and reads the caption data YouTube already provides for the video you're watching. It does not track you or collect personal data. Works on standard YouTube videos that have captions (creator-provided or auto-generated). Prefer a full-page tool? Open the same transcript on the web at getyoutubetext.com.