yttranscript.dev — YouTube Transcript

One-click transcripts for YouTube: timestamps, AI summaries on the web, SRT/VTT export. Free to start.

One click. Full transcript. yttranscript.dev turns any YouTube video into clean, timestamped text. Use the captions track when a video has them, or fall back to AI transcription when it doesn't — you always get the text. WHAT YOU GET - A floating "Transcript" button on every YouTube watch, embed, and /v page - A side panel with the full transcript, one line per timestamp - Copy the entire transcript as plain text in a single click - Export to .SRT and .VTT for subtitles, captioning, editing, and automation pipelines - Works for researchers, creators, students, language learners, and developers No setup. Open a video, click the button, read or grab the text. CREDITS — TRY IT FREE, NO CARD - Guest mode: 25 free transcripts per month, straight from your IP. No account, no card. - Free account: 50 transcripts per month. - API key: paste a key from your yttranscript.dev account and the extension runs on your account's credits — with your live plan and balance shown right in the panel. - Hit the wall? The panel links you straight to sign-up or pricing. No surprise paywall mid-transcript. PRIVACY - The extension talks only to yttranscript.dev. No analytics, no trackers, no third-party SDKs. - Guest transcripts are scoped to your IP and reset monthly — nothing is tied to an identity you didn't create. - API keys live only in your browser (chrome.storage) and are sent only to yttranscript.dev. WHO IT'S FOR Researchers pulling sources and citations. Content creators repurposing video into text, notes, and scripts. Language learners working through real dialogue. Developers who need transcript files (SRT/VTT) without scraping. The web app: https://yttranscript.dev Create an API key: https://yttranscript.dev/docs