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YouTube transcript guides
Step-by-step guides for getting, saving, translating and summarizing YouTube transcripts, downloading subtitles and using transcripts with AI.
How to get a YouTube transcript (3 easy ways)
Find the transcript of any YouTube video on desktop or mobile, turn it into readable text and save it for your notes.
Read guideHow to save a YouTube transcript as text
Choose between plain text, Markdown and subtitle files, and keep timestamps when they help your notes.
Read guideHow to summarize a YouTube video with AI
Get the key points of a long video in seconds: an AI summary from the transcript, plus prompts for deeper notes.
Read guideHow to translate a YouTube video transcript
Translate the captions of any YouTube video into another language while keeping every timestamp.
Read guideHow to download YouTube subtitles (SRT, VTT, TXT)
Download the captions of a YouTube video as a subtitle file with timing or as plain text.
Read guideHow to use a YouTube transcript with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini
Turn any video into notes, quizzes, posts or answers by pairing its transcript with an AI assistant.
Read guideWhy is a YouTube transcript not available?
The common reasons a video has no transcript, and what you can do about each one.
Read guideHow to get the transcript of a YouTube Short
Shorts have captions too. Here is how to read, copy and download them.
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