VidWords — YouTube Transcripts & Notes

YouTube transcript side panel: read, search, copy, translate, export, and save timestamped notes.

Turn YouTube videos into searchable, useful knowledge without switching tabs. VidWords opens in Chrome’s side panel, giving you instant access to transcripts, search, timestamped notes, exports, AI summaries, and more while the video continues playing. READ AND SEARCH TRANSCRIPTS • Follow the transcript as the video plays. • Click any timestamp to jump directly to that moment. • Search the transcript and highlight matching words. • Switch between available caption languages. • Translate captions when translation is available. • Choose timestamped, paragraph, or plain-text views. • Use VidWords on standard YouTube videos and Shorts. TAKE TIMESTAMPED NOTES Capture important ideas without interrupting the video: • Add a note at the current playback position. • Include the relevant transcript line for context. • Optionally attach a still frame from that moment. • Click a note’s timestamp to revisit the exact scene. • Export your notes as Markdown. • Sync notes and saved transcripts with your VidWords library. COPY, SUMMARIZE, AND EXPORT Turn transcripts into content you can use anywhere: • Copy the complete transcript. • Export transcripts as TXT, SRT, or VTT. • Generate and export AI summaries. • Ask questions about the transcript with Chat on eligible plans. AI WATCH: UNDERSTAND WHAT CAPTIONS MISS Captions tell you what was said. AI Watch helps you understand what was shown. Open the current video in VidWords AI Watch to: • Analyze slides, charts, products, demonstrations, and visual changes. • Find important moments and generate timestamped chapters. • Ask questions about what was said or shown. • Receive answers supported by quotes, timestamps, and video frames. • Jump directly from supporting evidence to the relevant moment. • Create notes using both spoken and visual information. AI Watch opens on vidwords.com and requires an available AI Watch allowance. Availability depends on your VidWords plan. BUILT FOR YOUTUBE Open VidWords using: • The extension toolbar icon. • The “Open in VidWords” button beneath supported videos. • The right-click context menu. • A configurable Chrome keyboard shortcut. ACCOUNT AND USAGE A VidWords account is required to connect the extension and sync your library. A free plan is available. Some actions may use credits or plan allowances, including: • Extracting a new transcript. • Translating captions. • Generating AI content. • Transcribing audio when captions are unavailable. • Using AI Watch. VidWords displays the applicable credit cost or allowance in the interface. Previously saved transcripts can be reopened without another extraction charge while they remain available in your library. Current plans, allowances, and pricing are available on vidwords.com. PRIVACY VidWords requests access only to YouTube, mobile YouTube, and vidwords.com. To provide its features, the extension may process information about the current video, including its URL or video ID, title, channel, caption language, and transcript text. Notes are sent to your VidWords account only when you choose to save them. When still-frame capture is enabled, VidWords may capture one frame from the current video for a timestamped note. You can preview and remove the frame before saving or disable frame capture in the extension settings. VidWords does not send your YouTube cookies or Google account credentials to its servers. Account authorization takes place securely on vidwords.com, and the extension never receives your password. The extension contains no remotely loaded JavaScript or WebAssembly. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABILITY A transcript may be unavailable when a video: • Has no accessible captions. • Is private, deleted, members-only, or region-restricted. • Requires age verification or YouTube sign-in. • Has captions disabled by the video owner. When captions are unavailable, VidWords may offer audio transcription where supported. VidWords is not affiliated with YouTube or Google. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.