Free tool
YouTube transcript
generator
Paste a YouTube URL and get the full transcript instantly — read it, copy it, or download it, with or without timestamps. Free, no signup, no software.
Works on videos with captions. Reads the transcript only — no download of the video.
Read or copy it
Clean, readable paragraphs you can copy straight into a doc, blog post, or notes — no reformatting.
Timestamps optional
Flip timestamps on for time-coded lines you can jump to, or off for prose. Download either as a .txt.
Then clip it
The same transcript feeds Nova's clip finder — it cuts the video into captioned vertical shorts automatically.
Questions? Answers.
Is the transcript generator free?
Yes — paste any public video URL and get its full transcript free, no signup or credit card. It reads the video's captions, so no download is needed.
Can I get the transcript with timestamps?
Yes — toggle timestamps on to see the transcript broken into time-coded lines, or off for clean, readable paragraphs you can copy straight into a doc.
Does it work on auto-generated captions?
Yes. If a video only has YouTube's auto-generated captions, it transcribes those. If a video has no captions at all, we'll tell you.
What languages work?
Pick the caption language before you fetch — English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian and more, when the video has captions in that language.
Can I turn the video into clips too?
Yes — that's the point. The same transcript powers Nova's clip finder: it cuts the video into captioned, vertical short-form clips automatically. Try it free.
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