YouTube™ Caption Downloader

Grab the YouTube caption downloader to save any video's subtitles and transcript as SRT, VTT or plain TXT in one click.

📝 Ever needed the text of a YouTube video and hit a wall? The YouTube™ Caption Downloader turns any video's spoken words into a clean file you can keep — open the video, click once, and the captions land on your disk as SRT, VTT or plain TXT. No copy-paste, no retyping, no shady website that asks you to paste a link and watch ads first. It works as a fast, no-nonsense youtube subtitle downloader that reads the caption track the player already has, so you get exactly what is on screen — manual captions when the creator wrote them, or auto-generated ones when they did not. Think of it as the youtube captions downloader your workflow was missing: nothing is uploaded, there is no sign-up, and it saves files on the very first click. 🔽 What it does ➤ saves the current video's captions as SRT, VTT, or TXT ➤ works as a one-click youtube caption downloader right on the watch page ➤ acts as a caption downloader for youtube in every language the video offers ➤ grabs auto-generated captions too, so almost every video is covered ➤ keeps timestamps intact for SRT and VTT, or gives you clean text for TXT ⭐ Why people keep this caption downloader pinned 1. one click — the youtube captions downloader reads the track the moment you ask 2. real formats — SRT and VTT for editors, TXT when you just want the words 3. any language — every caption track the video offers is one pick away 4. fully local — the tool never sends the video or your files anywhere 🎬 Made for people who actually work with video Whether you edit, translate, study, or repurpose clips, this youtube subtitle downloader saves the tedious part. Use it to download youtube subtitles for reference, to extract youtube subtitles for translation, or as a quick youtube transcript download when you want to read a talk instead of watching it. If you have ever typed youtube caption downloader online into a search bar, this is the same job — done right on the page. 📄 Three formats, one button Need timings? pick SRT or VTT. Need only the words? pick TXT. The same caption downloader builds all three from the caption track, so you never have to convert anything afterwards. Every file is named after the video and its language, so a folder of saved files stays readable. ⚙️ How it works 1️⃣ open any video on YouTube 2️⃣ click the toolbar icon (or the ⤓ button on the player) 3️⃣ choose a language and a format, then save the file 💡 Tips to get the most out of it - for editing, choose SRT or VTT so the timings come with the text - to read or summarize a talk, choose TXT and get clean youtube to text - pin the youtube caption downloader next to the address bar for one-click access - to download captions from a dubbed video, open the language list and pick the track you need - use the auto-generated track to extract youtube subtitles from videos that have no manual ones ❓ Questions people ask Q: Is this a real youtube caption downloader or just a link box? A: It runs on the watch page and reads the video's own caption track, then saves it — no pasting links into a separate website. Q: Can it handle auto-generated captions? A: Yes. When a creator did not add captions, the youtube captions downloader falls back to the automatic track so you still get a file. Q: What is the difference between SRT, VTT and TXT? A: SRT and VTT keep timestamps for subtitle and editing work; TXT is plain youtube to text with just the words. Q: Does the caption downloader upload the video or my files anywhere? A: No. Everything happens in your browser, and saving is a normal file save. 🧩 Plays nicely with your tools An SRT or VTT file opens in Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, Aegisub, and any player that reads timed text, while a TXT file drops straight into Google Docs, Notion, or an AI chat for a quick summary. Because every file is plain and standard, it simply works — no proprietary format, no extra converter, no lock-in, and nothing to learn. 🚀 Who it is for ▸ video editors who need an srt download for the timeline ▸ translators who work on caption files offline ▸ students and researchers who want a youtube transcript download to read and cite ▸ creators who repurpose talks and need clean youtube to text Stop retyping what is already spoken on screen. Add the YouTube™ Caption Downloader, open a video, and turn its captions into an SRT, VTT, or TXT file in a single click — a simple subtitle downloader that keeps your text local, readable, and ready to use. Whenever you need to download youtube subtitles fast, the caption downloader is one click away. YouTube™ is a trademark of Google LLC. This extension is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google LLC.