YT to Text

YT to Text is a YouTube transcript generator that turns available YouTube captions into a private, searchable workspace. Users paste a YouTube video link to open timestamped transcripts, search for exact words or phrases, jump to matching video timestamps, copy clean text, or download transcripts as TXT, SRT, or VTT files.

Key Features

• Search exact words within long transcripts and navigate every match
• Open timestamps to verify matching moments in the video
• Switch between timestamped and clean text views
• Download transcripts as TXT, SRT, or VTT without resubmitting the video
• Supports manual and automatically generated captions
• Works with standard watch links, youtu.be, Shorts, embeds, live replays, and 11-character video IDs

Use Cases

• Study and research: Find a term in a lecture and verify surrounding context before taking notes
• Content repurposing: Copy readable paragraph text while keeping the original transcript for reference
• Editing and subtitles: Download SRT or VTT when timed caption cues are required
• Review and reference: Revisit an interview or presentation without scrubbing through the full video

Requirements

• The video must already provide a caption track; transcription without available captions is not offered
• Free tier allows 3 successful transcripts per device each day; sign-in is required after the third result
• AI Notes and Chat features require a paid plan