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Download the transcript of any YouTube video

Copy or download the transcript of any YouTube video — TXT, SRT, Markdown. One click, free, and no data collected.

+ Add to Chrome — Free
Installs from the official Chrome Web Store

What it does

One click on the watch page

A small Transcript button appears on every YouTube video and Short. Click it and the full transcript is read straight from YouTube's own transcript panel — no separate website, no pasting links.

Three formats, timestamps optional

Copy to clipboard as plain text, or download as .txt, .srt (subtitles) or .md (Markdown with the video link). A checkbox controls whether timestamps are included.

Nothing leaves your browser

The extension reads the transcript YouTube already renders for you. It calls no servers of its own and collects no data — the transcript goes to your clipboard or your downloads folder, nowhere else.

Works on Shorts too

Any video with captions — regular uploads, Shorts, auto-generated or creator-uploaded caption tracks.

How it works

  1. Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store
  2. Open any YouTube video that has captions
  3. Press the Transcript button and copy or download in the format you need

Privacy

🔒 No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no data collection. The extension reads the transcript panel YouTube renders in your own browser and never contacts a server of its own.

Questions

Does it work on every video?

It works on any video that has captions — which is most of YouTube, because YouTube auto-generates captions for the majority of uploads. If the uploader has disabled captions entirely, there is no transcript to read and the extension says so honestly.

What is the difference between auto-generated and creator captions?

Creator-uploaded captions are exact wording with real punctuation. Auto-generated ones are YouTube's speech recognition — very good, but brand names and jargon are sometimes mis-transcribed. The extension gives you whichever track the video has.

Is it really free? What is the limit?

Free, no limits, no account. It is built by VideoCore as a genuinely useful tool — if you later want the transcript analysed rather than just downloaded, that is what Script Lab is for.

Can I get the transcript analysed, not just downloaded?

Yes — the panel links straight into VideoCore Script Lab, which decodes the script against real performance data: where the exit points are, how the pacing holds up, and what to fix. The analysis is free.

Goes further inside VideoCore

Analyse a script against real performance data → Script Lab → Why is this video not getting views? Free diagnosis →

More free VideoCore tools

🖼 YouTube Downloader (3-in-1)
Download thumbnails, transcripts and comments from any YouTube video — plus bulk transcripts from playlists or a whole channel. One extension, free, no data collected.
🧠 YouTube AI Summary
Summarize any YouTube video on your device — TL;DR, key points, chapters. No account, no API keys, nothing leaves your browser.
✂ Swipe File Clipper
Save any YouTube video into your VideoCore Swipe File in one click — hooks, patterns and winners, organised in your workspace.
📊 VideoCore Lens
Real YouTube analytics, an instant score & concrete fixes on every video — outliers, SEO, hooks. Free, no credit wall.
💬 YouTube Comments Downloader
Download the comments of any YouTube video — top-level and replies — as CSV or text. One click, free, no API key. Ships inside the VideoCore YouTube Downloader.

The extensions are the free tools. VideoCore is the engine.

Real analytics, script decoding, idea mining and revenue attribution for your channel — built on measured data, never generic guesses. The core tools are free to try.

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