YTSubExtract for YouTube™

FOSS YouTube™ subtitle extractor. No ads, no tracking, no premium. Just SRT, VTT, and TXT.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ What's New (April 2026): - 🎉 Playlist support: download entire playlists as ZIP files - 🎉 Select specific videos from playlists - 🎉 Real-time download progress indicator YTSubExtract is a lightweight tool for extracting subtitles from YouTube videos. No accounts, no subscriptions, no ads. Features: 🔹 Multiple extraction methods with automatic fallback 🔹 Export formats: SRT, VTT, TXT 🔹 Built-in translation via Google's `tlang` parameter 🔹 Clean TXT output (no timestamps) for AI prompts 🔹 Download entire playlists as ZIP files 🔹 Select specific videos from playlists 🔹 Real-time download progress 🔹 No tracking, no data collection, no telemetry 🔹 Persists translation settings across sessions Technical Details: ✅ Manifest V3 compatible ✅ Open source ✅ No ads or premium features ✅ Minimal browser performance impact Usage: 1️⃣ Open any YouTube video or playlist 2️⃣ Click the YTSubExtract icon 3️⃣ Select format and language 4️⃣ For playlists: select videos to include 5️⃣ Click the download button Requirements: - YouTube account login required for proper functioning (without login some videos may not work) Support: https://github.com/hellpanderrr/YTSubExtract/discussions Disclaimer: YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.