Youtube Transcript - Export Video to Text

Get YouTube transcripts & download video to text in 1-click. Batch download subtitles as Markdown optimized for ChatGPT & Claude.

Youtube Transcript - Export Video to Text: convert YouTube to text in one click. Download the YouTube transcript of any video — or every open tab at once — as a clean Markdown file. 🚀 Quick Start Tips 1. Install the extension with "Add to Chrome" 2. Open one or more YouTube videos 3. Click the extension icon — every open video appears in the list 4. Get the YouTube transcript for one video, a selection, or all tabs at once! Here are 🔟 reasons to choose Youtube Transcript - Export Video to Text: 1️⃣ Convert any YouTube video to text in seconds — no digging through the video page 2️⃣ Batch export: download the transcript of every open YouTube tab in one click 3️⃣ Clean Markdown output with video title, channel, description and link 4️⃣ Copy the transcript of the current tab to your clipboard from the right-click menu 5️⃣ Works with standard videos and Shorts, in any language YouTube provides captions for 6️⃣ 100% free — no account, no sign-up, no hidden limits 7️⃣ Private by design: the transcript is extracted locally in your browser 8️⃣ Search the text to jump straight to the moment you need 9️⃣ Familiar YouTube-style design with automatic light and dark themes 🔟 Built for research, study and content workflows 📝 Save Your Time ➤ As a content creator, time is precious. Youtube Transcript turns your videos into accurate text you can edit, quote and repurpose — saving hours of manual transcribing. ➤ If you transcribe YouTube videos regularly — as a researcher, journalist or student — the extension converts videos to text automatically, so you never scrub through footage for one quote again. ➤ The workflow is simple: open the videos you need, click the icon, and download the YouTube transcript for each of them. That's it. 📚 Research Across Many Videos at Once ➤ This is where Youtube Transcript - Export Video to Text shines: open ten videos on a topic, click once, and get ten transcripts in your Downloads folder. Perfect for literature reviews, competitor research and deep dives. ➤ Each transcript youtube file includes the title, channel and link, so your sources stay organized and citable. 🤖 Ready for Your AI Workflow ➤ Transcripts are saved as Markdown — the format AI assistants understand best. Paste a YouTube transcript into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini to summarize a lecture, extract key points or draft an article. ➤ Build a personal knowledge base: Markdown files drop straight into Notion, Obsidian and other note-taking apps. 📖 Learn from the Best ➤ Transcribe talks, interviews and lectures to capture expert knowledge in a searchable, textual format. ➤ With YouTube to text conversion, you can search for keywords, phrases or quotes inside the transcript and instantly find the information you need. ➤ Language learners can read along while listening, turning any video into practice material. 📈 Boost Accessibility and Reach ➤ Transcripts make video content available to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or simply prefer reading. Convert YouTube videos to text and share the content with a wider audience. 📂 Organize and Archive with Ease ➤ Text transcripts are valuable reference material. Convert YouTube video to text and file it in your personal archive — retrieval becomes a simple text search instead of rewatching hours of footage. ❓ Frequently Asked Questions 📌 How do I convert a YouTube video to text? 💡 Open the video on YouTube, click the extension icon, and press Download. The YouTube transcript is saved to your Downloads folder as a Markdown file. 📌 Can I download transcripts from several videos at once? 💡 Yes — this is the extension's superpower. Open the videos in separate tabs, click the icon, and use "Download all" or select just the ones you need. Each video becomes its own transcript file. 📌 Can I copy the transcript instead of downloading it? 💡 Yes. Right-click the extension icon and choose "Copy This Tab Transcript to Clipboard" to paste the text anywhere. 📌 Is it free? 💡 Yes, Youtube Transcript - Export Video to Text is completely free. No account, no subscription, no transcription minutes to buy. 📌 Which videos and languages are supported? 💡 The extension works with any YouTube video or Short that has captions — manual or auto-generated — in any language YouTube provides. 📌 Is my privacy protected? 💡 Absolutely. The transcript is extracted locally in your browser. The extension sends nothing to external servers and does not collect or store your data. 📌 Are there any limits on video length or number of videos? 💡 No. Transcribe videos of any length, and as many as you like. 🔒 Privacy Your privacy comes first. Youtube Transcript - Export Video to Text requires no account, collects no data and keeps all processing inside your browser. What you watch and transcribe stays yours. ❤️ Contact Us Questions, suggestions or a feature request? We'd love to hear from you — reach out and we'll get back to you quickly. Your feedback shapes where the extension goes next.