YT Transcript Scraper

Easily scrape transcripts from YouTube videos. Supports batch processing of multiple URLs.

YT Transcript Scraper grabs the complete transcript of any YouTube video — including Shorts — with a single click. WHAT IT DOES • Click the toolbar icon on any YouTube video, then "Scrape Transcript" • The full timestamped transcript appears right in the popup • A .txt copy (with the video title and URL) downloads automatically • One "Copy All" button puts the whole transcript on your clipboard WORKS ON SHORTS YouTube Shorts don't show a transcript panel. This extension automatically re-opens the same video in the standard player, scrapes it, and saves the result — no manual steps. GREAT FOR • Feeding transcripts into ChatGPT, Claude, or other AI tools for summaries • Research, note-taking, and building a searchable archive • Translating, quoting, or repurposing video content PRIVACY Everything happens locally in your browser. The extension only runs on youtube.com, never collects or transmits your data, and saves transcripts only to your own computer.