YouTube Transcript Downloader & Search

Copy, search, translate, and download YouTube transcripts with YouTube Transcript Downloader & Search for TXT, SRT, and VTT.

This extension gives the caption track a cleaner workspace. Open a watch page, read the available text in a side panel, find words, jump to timestamps, copy lines, or export TXT, SRT, and VTT files when captions are available. Use it when the built-in panel is too limited for research, lessons, interviews, podcasts, tutorials, webinars, product demos, or long talks. The goal is simple: make spoken content easier to scan, quote, save, and reuse. How it works: 1. Open a YouTube watch page. 2. Launch the panel added by the extension. 3. Search the captions, select a matching line, and jump to that moment. 4. Copy the full text or download a file in the format you need. Core features: - YouTube transcript downloader for pages with available captions or subtitle data - YouTube transcript search inside the current page - Timestamp list with one-click navigation - Reject YouTube's auto-translation to keep the transcript in its original caption language - Copy transcript text for notes, docs, emails, and research notes - TXT export for clean plain-text workflows - SRT download for caption editing and review - VTT download for web captions and learning platforms Use YouTube Transcript Downloader & Search when you need to: 1️⃣ Find a quote in a lecture or interview 2️⃣ Download YouTube subtitles for editing or review 3️⃣ Turn YouTube to text for notes and documentation 4️⃣ Search inside spoken content before deciding what to watch 5️⃣ Save a readable caption file for later Good fit for: ➤ Students reviewing online courses and classroom recordings ➤ Researchers checking interviews, talks, and public sources ➤ Writers collecting exact wording from media sources ➤ Creators moving captions into editing tools ➤ Teams documenting webinars, demos, and training sessions Workflow examples: ▸ Search a lecture, jump to the right timestamp, and copy the paragraph around that topic. ▸ Collect quoted text from multiple sources while keeping time references. ▸ Download YouTube transcript files, check subtitles, and move caption text into an editor. ▸ Turn a product demo into searchable notes without replaying the full recording. The panel sits alongside YouTube so you can scan the text, filter matches, copy selected lines, copy all content, or start a transcript download without leaving the page. Export options: • TXT for clean transcript to text notes • SRT for subtitle timing and caption tools • VTT for web captions and course platforms • Clipboard copy for quick reuse in documents or chat Language handling: - Choose an available caption language when several tracks exist - Your last language is remembered for the next video, and per-video choices come back when you revisit - Keep original timing so exported files stay aligned - Preserve line order for clean notes and quotes - Show a clear status while the page is loading Designed for repeated work: - Compact panel that keeps player controls visible - Two view modes: readable paragraph chunks for scanning, or raw caption lines for precision - Same-page workflow instead of tab switching - Long recordings handled through a scrollable list with stable timing - Clear states for loading, missing data, export readiness The first release keeps the workflow narrow. It is not a media downloader, converter, or general subtitle site. It focuses on the text layer: transcript search, copy transcript, subtitle text export, timestamp navigation, and practical download YouTube transcript actions. Privacy notes: 1. The extension works in your browser on YouTube pages. 2. It uses caption text, title, timestamps, and selected language only to show, search, copy, and export the result. 3. No account is required for the core YouTube transcript downloader workflow. 4. No server is needed for the first version. FAQ Can this download a transcript from every page? It works on YouTube watch pages when YouTube provides caption, subtitle, or transcript data. If a video has no available text track, the extension shows a clear message instead of generating content that does not exist. Does it create new transcription from audio? No. The first version focuses on YouTube transcript download, transcript search, timestamp navigation, copy, TXT export, SRT download, and VTT download. Audio transcription is outside the first release. Can I search before downloading? Yes. Search YouTube transcripts directly in the panel, review matching lines, then copy or export only after you find the section you need. What is the main use case? The main use case is simple: download YouTube transcript text and search inside captions faster than using the native view.