Shorts, one or a whole channel

Get the transcript of YouTube Shorts

Shorts are quick to watch but hard to quote. Paste a Shorts link to get its spoken text, paste many links to collect a set, or (on paid plans) paste a channel link with /shorts to get every Short the channel posted.

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Paste a YouTube link and read the transcript right here. No account, nothing to install.

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How it works

01
Copy the Short's link

In the YouTube app tap Share, then Copy link. It looks like youtube.com/shorts/… or youtu.be/…: both work.
02
Paste one or many

One Short in Single video, or many Shorts links (one per line) in Bulk videos. For a whole channel's Shorts, paste youtube.com/@name/shorts on a paid plan.
03
Copy or download

Copy the text, or download TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV or Excel. Excel puts each Short in its own row with title, link and word count.

Why use Free YT Bulk Transcripts

A channel's Shorts in one go

Add /shorts to a channel link to collect its Shorts, newest first, up to 250 per run on paid plans.

Research trends in Excel

One row per Short with its title, link and full text: easy to sort, filter and search for hooks, products or keywords.

Music-only Shorts cost nothing

Many Shorts are music with no speech, so they have no captions. Those are skipped and never use a credit.

Subtitles for re-editing

Download SRT or VTT with exact times to reuse captions in your own vertical videos or translations.

Good to know about Shorts

Shorts get YouTube's auto-generated captions when they have clear speech, so most talking Shorts work even if the creator didn't add captions.
Very new Shorts may not have captions for a few hours after upload.
Ten videos a day are free without an account, Shorts included. A free account gets 25 free credits and up to 10 links per run.
Captions belong to the Short's creator: quote fairly and ask permission before republishing someone else's words.

Frequently asked questions

Can you get a transcript of a YouTube Short?

Yes. Paste the Shorts link (youtube.com/shorts/…) and click Get transcript. If the Short has captions, the text appears in seconds.

How do I get transcripts of all Shorts from a channel?

On a paid plan, paste the channel link with /shorts at the end, for example youtube.com/@name/shorts. Choose how many to get (up to 250 per run) and download them together.

Why does a Short have no transcript?

Shorts with only music or no clear speech have no captions. Brand-new Shorts can also take a few hours to get auto-generated captions. These cost 0 credits.

Can I download Shorts captions as SRT?

Yes. With a free account, choose SRT (or VTT) to get the captions with exact start and end times.

Is it free?

Your first 10 videos each day are free without an account, and a free account adds 25 free credits. Bigger jobs use credit packs from $4.99, which never expire.

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