YT Transcript Exporter

Export YouTube video, Shorts, playlist, channel, search & home-feed transcripts as text or Markdown. Bulk-export to a ZIP.

YT Transcript Exporter is the ultimate tool for extracting YouTube video transcripts in clean, AI-ready format. Perfect for feeding content to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any LLM for analysis, summarization, and content generation. ✨ **Key Features:** • ⚡ **One-Click Export** - Set your preferences once, export with a single click • 📝 **Clean Transcript Export** - Download transcripts as formatted Markdown (.md) or plain text (.txt) files • 📋 **Playlist Transcript Export** - Export every transcript in a YouTube playlist in one click, including your Watch Later and Liked videos. Delivers a ZIP archive with individually named files in your choice of Markdown (.md) or plain text (.txt), complete with an export summary report. • 📺 **Channel, Search & Home Feed Export** - Bulk-export transcripts from a channel's Videos or Shorts tab, from YouTube search results, or from your home feed. Pick the videos you want (or the first 10, 50, 100) and get one ZIP. • 🎬 **YouTube Shorts Transcripts** - Export the transcript of any Short with the button in the Shorts action bar • 📋 **Instant Copy** - Copy entire transcripts to your clipboard instantly • 🌍 **Multi-Language Support** - Export transcripts in any available language • ⏱️ **Timestamp Control** - Choose to include or exclude timestamps • 🎯 **Native YouTube Integration** - Seamlessly integrates below the video alongside Share and other action buttons • 🏷️ **Chapter Support** - Automatically includes YouTube chapter headings in your exports • 🧹 **Smart Cleaning** - Removes XML tags and formatting artifacts automatically • 💾 **Persistent Settings** - Your preferences are saved across browser sessions • 📖 **Built-in Guide** - A step-by-step guide with screenshots shows exactly where every export button is • 🔒 **Privacy First** - Transcripts are processed locally in your browser and never leave your computer 🎓 **Perfect For:** • AI/ML researchers training models on video content • Content creators using LLMs for video analysis and summarization • Developers building AI-powered tools with YouTube data • Students using AI tutors for video learning • Researchers extracting insights for AI analysis • Anyone leveraging LLMs for content processing 🚀 **How It Works:** 1. Click the extension icon to configure your preferences: - Include/exclude timestamps - Choose Text or Markdown format - Select Copy or Download action - Enable language selection (for multi-language videos) 2. Navigate to any YouTube video with transcripts 3. Click the purple "Export" button below the video 4. Get perfectly formatted content instantly - copied or downloaded based on your settings! For many videos at once, open a playlist, channel, search results or the home page and click "Export transcripts". 🛡️ **Security & Privacy:** • Minimal permissions required (activeTab, scripting, storage) • Works exclusively on YouTube.com • No data collection or tracking, no accounts • Transcripts are processed locally in your browser and never sent anywhere • The only request outside YouTube is an anonymous check (no cookies, no personal data) that chooses the wording of the ScriptPanda recommendation below 💡 **Pro Tips:** • Works with videos that have auto-generated or manual transcripts • Chapter headings are automatically included when available • Markdown format includes video title and source URL - perfect for LLM context • Copy to clipboard for instant pasting into ChatGPT, Claude, or other AI tools • Clean text format ensures optimal LLM processing without formatting artifacts • Settings sync across all your devices using Chrome sync 🔧 **Technical Excellence:** • Built with modern web technologies • Manifest V3 compliant • Regular updates for YouTube UI changes (including YouTube's new transcript panel) • Lightweight and fast performance • Cross-browser compatible (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox) 📚 **AI-Powered Use Cases:** • Training custom AI models on YouTube educational content • Feeding technical tutorials to AI for code generation assistance • Analyzing video content with AI for research insights • Creating AI-powered video summaries and analyses • Building knowledge bases from YouTube expertise • Extracting structured data for AI processing pipelines • Content analysis for SEO and marketing AI tools Join 1,100+ users who trust YT Transcript Exporter for their LLM workflows. Download now and supercharge your AI pipeline with YouTube's vast knowledge