German stays German
We never translate. Umlauts and the sharp s come through exactly as the captions have them, never swapped for ae, oe, ue or ss.
Download transcripts of German YouTube videos
Get the German captions of a YouTube video as text or subtitles, exactly as YouTube has them, umlauts and all. Useful for lectures, technical talks, documentaries and language study.
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How it works
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Paste the video link
Copy the link of the German video, or many links one per line in Bulk videos.
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German is pre-selected
The button above opens the app with German chosen in the Captions menu. If a video has no German captions, you get English, then whatever language it has.
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Copy or download
Copy the German text, or download TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, CSV or Excel with a free account.
Why use Free YT Bulk Transcripts
Long compound words kept whole
German joins words into long compounds. The text is kept exactly as the captions have it, with nothing split or shortened.
No captions, no charge
German videos without any captions are skipped and cost 0 credits.
Whole channels and playlists
On paid plans paste a German lecture playlist or news channel and collect up to 250 videos per run.
Good to know
- German has strong caption coverage on YouTube, so bulk runs usually return a high proportion of successful transcripts.
- English is the default, so a video with both English and German captions gives English unless German is chosen in the Captions menu (the button on this page chooses it for you).
- Swiss German and strong regional dialects are recognised far less accurately by automatic captions than standard German.
- Files are saved in UTF-8, so umlauts open correctly in Excel, Google Sheets and subtitle editors.
Frequently asked questions
Can I download the transcript of a German YouTube video?
Yes, when the video has German captions. Choose German in the Captions menu (the button on this page does it for you), paste the link and get the text in German.
Will it translate German to English?
No. We never translate. You get the German captions exactly as YouTube has them. If you want English, keep the default: English captions are used when the video has them.
Will umlauts survive the download?
Yes. Files are saved in UTF-8, so umlauts and the sharp s appear correctly in Excel, Google Sheets and subtitle editors rather than being replaced.
Can I get transcripts of a whole German channel?
Yes, on paid plans. Paste the channel link, keep German 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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