Pull the caption file out of any public YouTube video. Pick the language, then save it as SRT or VTT for an editor, or as TXT to read.
Any language is detected automatically, pick one for noisy or mixed language audio.
See the transcript flow, step by step
A walkthrough of speech turning into clean, timed text.
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What you get
Plain text transcript
Timestamped lines you can jump through
Subtitle file, .srt or .vtt
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Why people use it
Nothing is stored
Files stream straight to your device. We keep no copy of the video or the link.
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No sign up, no email, no tracking pixel. Paste a link and save the file.
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How to download YouTube subtitles
Paste the video link above and press Get transcript. The captions load with every available language listed as a chip.
Choose the language you need, then press SRT or VTT. The file saves through your browser with the video's title as the filename.
SRT, VTT or TXT, which one
SRT is the universal subtitle format. Premiere Pro, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, VLC and YouTube itself all read it, so pick this one when in doubt.
VTT is the web format. Use it when the video will play in an HTML5 player through a track element, since browsers expect VTT rather than SRT.
TXT drops the timings and leaves only the words. That is the one for reading, quoting or pasting into a document.
Using a downloaded subtitle file
To watch with subtitles in VLC, keep the SRT next to the video file with the same name, or drag it onto the playing window.
To fix bad auto captions on your own upload, download the SRT, correct the wording and punctuation in any text editor, then upload it back through YouTube Studio, Subtitles.
To reuse captions on another platform, most of them, Vimeo, Facebook, LinkedIn, accept an SRT upload directly.
Which videos have subtitles
Most videos with speech do, either the creator's own file or an auto generated track. Both download the same way here.
Auto captions carry no punctuation and misread names, so budget a few minutes of cleanup if the file is going in front of an audience.
Private videos, and uploads where captions were switched off, return nothing. There is no file to fetch in those cases.
Questions people ask
How do I download subtitles from a YouTube video?
Paste the video link above, press Get transcript, pick a language and press SRT or VTT. The file downloads through your browser.
Can I download auto generated captions?
Yes. Auto tracks are labelled as auto generated so you know they need proofreading, but they download exactly like a creator uploaded file.
What is the difference between SRT and VTT?
Both hold the same lines and timings. SRT is what video editors and players expect, VTT is what web players expect. SRT is the safe default.
Can I download subtitles in a different language?
You can download any caption track the video carries. Translations only exist when the creator or YouTube added them.
Is it free and does it need an account?
It is free, there is no sign up and no limit on how many files you take.
