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Why use YouTube Transcript Generator?
Just Paste the Link
Drop in any YouTube video URL. We pull the video's audio and transcribe it: no downloads, no browser extensions.
Speaker Labels & Timestamps
Speakers are detected and labeled with timestamps, so you can follow along and pull exact quotes.
AI Summary
Get a concise AI summary of the video alongside the full transcript, ready for notes or video descriptions.
Export & Search
Download as TXT or SRT, copy to your notes, and search every word across the video.
How it works
Paste the YouTube Link
Copy a video link from YouTube (Share -> Copy) and paste it in.
We Fetch & Transcribe
We pull the video's audio and transcribe it with speaker labels and timestamps.
Read, Summarize, Export
Read the full transcript, grab the AI summary, and export to TXT or SRT.
YouTube Transcript Generator vs typing it out by hand
Why upload-and-go beats manual transcription every time.
| Capability | CATT | Manual transcription |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first draft | Minutes per file | 8 to 10 hours per audio hour |
| Accuracy | 99% on clean audio, premium engine | Depends on the typist |
| Speaker labels | Automatic | Tagged by hand |
| Languages | 99+ supported | Whatever you speak |
| Exports | TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT | Whatever you build by hand |
| Cost | Free for the first 30 minutes | Your time, every time |
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Frequently asked questions
Copy the video link from YouTube (Share -> Copy), paste it here, and click Get Transcript. We pull the audio and return a full transcript with speaker labels and timestamps.
It works for any public or unlisted YouTube video. Private or age-restricted videos that can't be accessed return a clear message.
Usually yes. We run dedicated speech-to-text with speaker diarization and punctuation, which is typically cleaner than YouTube's auto-generated captions, especially with multiple speakers.
99+ languages with automatic language detection, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Japanese.
No. You can paste a YouTube link and get a transcript without signing up or logging in. Creating a free account keeps your transcript history; longer files come with Pro.
Most videos are transcribed in a fraction of the video's runtime — a 10-minute video typically takes under a minute. Longer videos take a few minutes.
Yes. You can copy the transcript text for free. Downloading as a TXT or SRT file is available on paid plans and the 7-day free trial.