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Free YouTube transcript generator

Paste any YouTube video link and read its full transcript in seconds. Your first 10 videos each day are free with no account and no email. Copy the text straight away, or create a free account for downloads, timestamps and many links at once.

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10 videos free every day without an account · 25 free credits with a free account · credits never expire

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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
Paste the link

Copy the address of any YouTube video or Short (youtube.com/watch?v=…, youtu.be/… or youtube.com/shorts/…) and paste it into the box.
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Click Get transcript

We read the captions YouTube has for the video and show the full text on the page. No account needed for 10 videos a day.
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Copy or download

Copy the text with one click. With a free account you can also download it as TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON, CSV or Excel, with or without timestamps.

Why use Free YT Bulk Transcripts

No sign-up for 10 videos a day

See the whole transcript on screen without giving an email. Ten videos every day, which is enough to try it properly before you buy anything.

Pick the caption language

English captions by default. Choose Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Spanish and 15 more in the Captions menu to get that language instead; each result shows the language it came in.

From one video to whole channels

A free account handles 10 links per run. Credit packs add up to 250 links per run, whole playlists and channels, and a priority fast lane.

Only pay for real transcripts

After the free tries, 1 credit per video that has captions. Videos without captions never cost anything.

Free without an account vs a free account

Without an account: 10 videos a day, each transcript shown on screen with a copy button.
Free account: 25 free credits after confirming your email, downloads in every format, timestamps, and up to 10 links at once.
Credit packs (one-time, from $4.99 for 650 credits) add playlist and channel links, up to 250 links per run and a priority fast lane that is usually faster. Credits never expire.
We read captions YouTube already has (added by the creator or auto-generated). Videos without any captions can't be transcribed yet.

Frequently asked questions

Is this YouTube transcript generator really free?

Yes. Without an account you can get 10 videos' transcripts a day, shown on screen. A free account adds 25 free credits and downloads. You only pay if you buy a credit pack for bigger jobs.

Do I need to sign up to get a transcript?

No, not for your first 10 videos each day. Paste the link, click Get transcript and the text appears. Sign up (free) when you want downloads, timestamps or more videos.

Does it work for YouTube Shorts?

Yes. Paste the Shorts link (youtube.com/shorts/…) like any other video. Shorts often have auto-generated captions, so most of them work.

Why does a video say it has no captions?

We read the captions YouTube has. Some videos have none: music without words, very new uploads, or creators who turned captions off. Those videos never cost a credit.

Can I get the transcript in Hindi or another language?

Yes, when the video has captions in that language. Choose it in the Captions menu next to the link box. We never translate: you get the captions exactly as YouTube has them.

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