Generate a full, accurate transcript from any YouTube video — word for word, with timestamps, ready to export or feed into other tools.
How it works
Copy any public YouTube video URL or video ID and paste it above. Works with any video that has captions — manual or auto-generated.
We pull the caption data for your selected language and format it as a clean transcript with timestamps accurate to the second.
Download as plain text, timestamped SRT, or VTT subtitle file. All formats are available in your dashboard immediately after processing.
Features
Every word is captured as spoken — including false starts if present in manual captions. No AI paraphrasing.
Each line includes the exact start time, so you can navigate directly to any moment in the video.
Download as plain .txt (no timestamps), timestamped .srt (standard subtitle format), or .vtt (web standard).
For videos with multiple language tracks, choose which language to transcribe. Auto-translated tracks are also available where YouTube provides them.
Videos up to 3 hours are fully supported. Processing scales with length.
Use the transcript as input for the Script Extractor, Script Generator, or Video Analyzer for deeper processing.
Who is it for
Get the transcript of any video to repurpose content, study competitor phrasing, or create subtitles for your own videos.
Use video transcripts as the foundation for long-form articles that target the same keywords the video covers.
Generate accurate subtitle files for video content to meet accessibility requirements.
Extract verbatim quotes from interviews, press conferences, and public talks for accurate citation.
Use cases
A well-performing YouTube video on a topic is a rich source of keyword-rich content. Extract the transcript, restructure it as a blog post, and expand each section. The result naturally covers the topic in depth — which is exactly what search engines reward.
Generate a transcript of your own video, export as SRT, and upload directly to YouTube as closed captions. Improves accessibility, increases watch time for viewers in noisy environments, and contributes to search indexing.
Podcast-style YouTube videos yield rich transcript content. Extract the full transcript, identify the best exchanges, and restructure them as a newsletter, article, or social thread without losing the conversational texture.
When quoting a speaker from a YouTube video in a research context, you need the exact words. The Transcript Generator provides timestamped, verbatim output that can be cited accurately.
Supported formats
FAQ
A transcript is a verbatim, word-for-word record of what was said — including filler words, repetition, and false starts, formatted with timestamps. A script extract (from the Script Extractor tool) is a cleaned, formatted version — filler words removed, sentences properly structured, content organized into paragraphs. Use a transcript when you need verbatim accuracy; use a script extract when you want something immediately readable and usable.
Any language that YouTube has caption data for — which includes most major languages through auto-generated speech recognition, plus any manually uploaded caption tracks. If a video has manual captions in Spanish and auto-generated captions in English, you can choose either. For auto-generated tracks, accuracy is highest for clear speech in standard accents.
For clear speech in a quiet environment, auto-generated accuracy is typically 90–95%+. Accuracy decreases with heavy accents, technical jargon, multiple speakers talking simultaneously, background noise, or low-quality audio. If you need perfect verbatim accuracy for citation purposes, manually uploaded captions (where available) are more reliable than auto-generated ones.
Yes — in two ways. First, adding a transcript as closed captions to your own videos means YouTube can fully index the spoken content, potentially improving search rankings for keywords you say but don't write in the title or description. Second, using a video transcript as the basis for a long-form blog post creates a piece of content that naturally covers the topic in depth — which correlates with higher search rankings.
Yes — SRT (SubRip Text) is the most widely supported subtitle format. It works directly in Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, iMovie, and most other video editing software. Import it as a subtitle or caption track and it will sync automatically to the video's timeline.
The YouTube Transcript Generator from ytultra retrieves and formats the complete spoken content from any public YouTube video with available captions. Unlike tools that generate a paraphrased summary, this tool produces a verbatim, timestamped transcript — every word, in the order it was spoken, with the exact timestamp for each line. Export as plain text for readability, SRT for video editors and subtitle uploads, or VTT for web-based video players. Use transcripts for SEO content creation, subtitle generation, research citation, content repurposing, or as input for the Script Extractor and Video Analyzer tools. Supports all public YouTube formats in any language with available captions.