How to get the transcript of a YouTube video

YouTube’s own transcript

1. Under the video, click …more to expand the description.
2. Scroll to the end and click Show transcript.
3. The transcript opens in the side panel. Select text by hand to copy it.

There’s no download button, and copying by hand picks up timestamps line by line.

With ytbud, step by step

1. Add ytbud to Chrome. The Transcript button is on by default.
2. Click Transcript under the player. The full text opens in a side panel.
3. Type in the search box to highlight matches. Click any line to jump to it.
4. Download as .txt, .srt subtitles, or .md with a link to every moment. Or copy it all.

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Notes with links

“Timestamp notes” saves your own notes at a moment and exports them as Markdown with youtu.be links.

Any video with captions

Uploaded or automatic captions both work. Videos with no captions have no transcript to show.

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