Get a YouTube video transcript
Paste a YouTube link and get the video transcript with speakers.
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How to get a transcript of a YouTube video
Paste the link
Copy the address of a video or a Short and paste it into the link field.
Choose a model and language
Pick a model for speed or accuracy and the spoken language, or let the model detect it. You see the price before you start.
Copy or download
Copy the text, or download TXT, DOCX or SRT subtitles to upload to YouTube Studio.
YouTube transcript generator
Paste a link and get the full text of the video, split by speaker.
Captions are hard to quote and impossible to edit. This is a YouTube transcript with speaker identification: every word comes with the speaker and the time, so you can pull quotes, write show notes or translate the video.
The audio is transcribed by the AI model you choose. Long videos are fine: up to 3 hours per link.
YouTube captions vs. a SpeechGen transcript
Automatic captions are made for watching, not for reading or editing. A transcript gives you the same words in a structure you can work with.
- One stream of text, no paragraphs
- No speaker names
- Locked to the video player
- Paragraphs split by speaker
- A timestamp for every word
- Download as TXT, DOCX, SRT or VTT
What creators do with a transcript
Chapters
Use paragraph timestamps as chapter marks in the description.
Descriptions and show notes
Start from clean text instead of typing from memory.
Subtitles
Download SRT and add it to the video in your channel settings.
Quotes and clips
Find the exact moment a guest said something and cut the clip.
YouTube transcript FAQ
Which videos can I transcribe?
Public videos, Shorts and finished live streams, up to 3 hours. Private and members-only videos cannot be opened by link — download the file and upload it instead.
Does it use the existing captions?
No. The audio is transcribed again by the model you choose, so the result does not depend on whether the video has captions.
Can I upload the subtitles back to the video?
Yes. Download SRT or VTT and add it in YouTube Studio under Subtitles. You can set the line length before you download.
How do I make chapters or a description?
Turn on paragraph timestamps for chapter marks, or use Text only to get clean text for the video description.
How much does it cost?
Paid with credits from your SpeechGen balance: 139 credits per minute of audio for most models, 278 for Fast. The price is shown before you start.
Can I transcribe any channel?
Transcribe only videos you own or have the right to use.
More ways to get a transcript
Paste a video link
The audio is extracted automatically. You see the price before you start.