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Free YouTube Video to Transcript Generator — Get Text from Any YouTube Video

Paste any YouTube URL and get an accurate transcript in seconds. Free, fast.

4 simple steps

How to use this tool

Paste your YouTube link

Copy the URL of any YouTube video and paste it into the box above.

We fetch the video

Our tool pulls the audio directly from YouTube — no downloading required on your end.

AI transcribes the audio

Advanced speech recognition converts every spoken word into text with timestamps.

Copy or download

Your transcript is ready instantly. Copy it or download as a text file.

The tool

How to get a transcript from a YouTube video

Paste any YouTube video URL into the generator and our AI extracts the audio and converts it into a clean, readable transcript. It works with any public YouTube video — tutorials, podcasts, interviews, lectures, or vlogs — regardless of length.

Once your transcript is ready, copy it or download it as a file.

How to get a transcript from a YouTube video

Benefits

Why transcribe your YouTube videos?

YouTube is the second largest search engine, but Google can't watch your videos. Publishing a transcript alongside your content helps you rank for the keywords your audience is searching.

Transcripts also make your content accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, and give you raw material to repurpose into blog posts, newsletters, and social threads.

Accuracy

How accurate are YouTube video transcripts?

Our AI delivers 95%+ accuracy on clear audio and handles background music, multiple speakers, and varying accents better than YouTube's built-in auto-captions.

The output reads naturally with proper punctuation and sentence structure.

How accurate are YouTube video transcripts?

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