YouTube Transcript & Comments Downloader

Download or copy YouTube captions, transcripts, comments and replies from videos and Shorts as TXT, SRT, CSV or JSON.

📥 Download YouTube captions as readable transcripts or SRT subtitles, and export comments and replies from the video or Short you are watching. YouTube Transcript & Comments Downloader brings video content and audience discussion together in one lightweight extension. Save available YouTube captions, download comments and nested replies, or get everything together in the format that suits your task. 📦 What you can export - Available YouTube captions in TXT, SRT, or JSON. - YouTube comments and nested replies in TXT, CSV, or JSON. - Captions and comments together in TXT, JSON, or a ZIP bundle containing SRT captions and CSV comments. - Readable TXT representations of captions, comments, or both for direct clipboard copying. - Captions and comments from regular YouTube videos and YouTube Shorts. - TXT transcripts with optional timestamps, and SRT subtitles with timing always included. - From 100 comments to all available top-level comments, with optional nested replies. 🎯 Useful for - Students and teachers saving lectures, interviews, and learning videos. - Researchers and journalists collecting video text and audience discussion. - Content creators, marketers, and community teams reviewing feedback and planning content. - Preparing readable or structured text for notes, research, spreadsheets, or other tools. ⚙️ How it works 1. Open a YouTube video or Short. 2. Choose Captions, Comments, or Everything, then select the options you need. 3. Choose a format to download the file, or use Copy to copy the readable TXT representation. 🔒 Simple and private Free to use. No account, API key, or premium subscription is required. Export processing happens locally in your browser; no external processing service is used. The extension communicates with YouTube only to read the video or Short you have opened. It exports only captions and comments that YouTube makes available for that video. Exported data and usage data are not sent to our servers or to third parties. 💬 Support, feedback, and ideas YouTube occasionally changes its interface, and some videos may not have captions available. If an export stops working, please contact us at support@broslavski.com. Include the video or Short link only if you are comfortable sharing it, along with the exact error message and your Chrome version. Feature ideas and suggestions for improvements are welcome.