Transcript guide
How to save a YouTube transcript as text
Choose between plain text, Markdown and subtitle files, and keep timestamps when they help your notes.
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TXT for notes and reading
A TXT file contains plain text and opens in almost any editor. In the reader, keep timestamps on if you want a reference beside each passage, or turn them off for uninterrupted reading. Paragraph view groups short caption lines into readable blocks before you download.
Markdown for notes apps
Markdown keeps the video title, source link and clickable timestamps. It is ideal for Obsidian, Notion, Bear and other notes apps that understand Markdown.
SRT and VTT for timed subtitles
SRT and VTT files include numbered captions with start and end times. Choose them when your workflow needs video timing. Subtitle downloads keep exact timing even if timestamps are hidden in the reader.
Clean it up first
Clean-up mode hides [Music] tags and filler words such as “um” and “uh”. Edit mode lets you remove sponsored segments, intros and outros or correct a word. Copy and downloads use the cleaned and edited version.
Search does not shorten your export
Searching filters what you see in the reader, but Copy and downloads always include the full transcript, so you never save an incomplete document by accident.
Keep the source with your notes
Include the original video URL and the creator’s name when you save a transcript for research. Recheck quotes against the recording, especially when captions were generated automatically.