French stays French
We never translate. Accents and the cedilla come through exactly as the captions have them.
Download transcripts of French YouTube videos
Get the French captions of a YouTube video as text or subtitles, exactly as YouTube has them, with every accent intact. Useful for lectures, documentaries, interviews and anything you want to read or study rather than re-watch.
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How it works
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Paste the video link
Copy the link of the French video, or many links one per line in Bulk videos.
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French is pre-selected
The button above opens the app with French chosen in the Captions menu. If a video has no French captions, you get English, then whatever language it has.
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Copy or download
Copy the French text, or download TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, CSV or Excel with a free account.
Why use Free YT Bulk Transcripts
France, Canada and Africa
YouTube marks French captions differently depending on where the video is from. Choosing French matches all of those, so a Quebec channel and a Paris one work the same way.
No captions, no charge
French videos without any captions are skipped and cost 0 credits.
Whole channels and playlists
On paid plans paste a French course playlist or news channel and collect up to 250 videos per run.
Good to know
- French has good caption coverage on YouTube, so bulk runs tend to return a high proportion of successful transcripts.
- English is the default, so a video with both English and French captions gives English unless French is chosen in the Captions menu (the button on this page chooses it for you).
- Automatic captions often drop the accents on capital letters and can mishandle liaison in fast speech.
- Files are saved in UTF-8, so accented letters open correctly in Excel, Google Sheets and subtitle editors.
Frequently asked questions
Can I download the transcript of a French YouTube video?
Yes, when the video has French captions. Choose French in the Captions menu (the button on this page does it for you), paste the link and get the text in French.
Will it translate French to English?
No. We never translate. You get the French captions exactly as YouTube has them. If you want English, keep the default: English captions are used when the video has them.
Does it work for Quebec French as well as European French?
Yes. Choosing French matches the regional variants YouTube uses, so it makes no difference where the video was made.
Can I get transcripts of a whole French channel?
Yes, on paid plans. Paste the channel link, keep French selected, and get up to 250 videos per run; videos without captions cost nothing.
Is it free?
Your first 10 videos each day are free without an account. A free account adds 25 free credits and downloads; credit packs start at $4.99 for 650 transcripts.
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