YouTube Transcript — Get Text from Any Video
Paste a YouTube link and get the full transcript with timestamps. Powered by AI, supports 99 languages.
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How to Transcribe a YouTube Video
Convert any YouTube video to text in three simple steps.
Paste the Link
Copy the URL of any YouTube video and paste it into the input field above. We support all YouTube URL formats.
AI Processes Audio
Our AI extracts the audio track and transcribes it with high accuracy. Speaker detection and language identification happen automatically.
Read the Transcript
Get the full text with clickable timestamps. Jump to any moment in the video. Copy, search, or share the transcript.
Why SozAI YouTube Transcript Generator
We take the video's captions, fix their punctuation and give you a clean transcript page you can read, search, copy and share.
99 Languages
Automatic language detection. English, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Korean, Hindi, Russian, and 92 more languages transcribed with high accuracy.
Clickable Timestamps
Every segment has a precise timestamp. Click it to jump to that exact moment in the embedded YouTube player on the result page.
Speaker Detection
AI identifies and labels different speakers. See who said what in interviews, podcasts, lectures, and conversations.
Full-Text Search
Search through the entire transcript instantly. Find the exact word or phrase and jump to where it was said in the video.
Copy & Download
Copy the full transcript to your clipboard, or download it as an SRT subtitle file or a Markdown file. Use it for notes, articles, subtitles or research.
Permanent Link
Every transcript gets its own page with a unique URL. Share it, bookmark it, or come back to it anytime.
AI Summary
Get the key takeaways of a long video in a few short paragraphs — generated from the full transcript, not just the title.
Subtitle Export
Download the transcript as an SRT subtitle file with accurate timing — ready for YouTube, editing software, or translation.
Who Uses YouTube Transcripts
From students to journalists, YouTube transcripts help millions of people every day.
Students & Researchers
Turn lecture videos into study notes. Search for specific topics across long educational content without rewatching hours of footage.
Journalists & Writers
Get accurate quotes from interviews and press conferences. Verify what was said with exact timestamps for citations.
Accessibility
Read a video as text at your own pace. When a video has only automatic captions, the transcript adds the punctuation they lack, which makes them much easier to follow.
Content Creators
Repurpose your YouTube videos into blog posts, social media snippets, newsletters, or podcast show notes with the full transcript.
SEO & Marketing
Add transcripts to your website pages to make video content indexable by search engines. Boost organic traffic with text-based content.
Language Learners
Read along while watching videos in your target language. Use timestamps to replay difficult sections and study pronunciation.
SozAI vs. Reading Captions on YouTube
The words come from the same captions YouTube shows. The difference is what you can do with them: read them as one text, search, copy and download.
| Feature | SozAI | YouTube Captions |
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| Copyable full text | ||
| Searchable transcript | ||
| Clickable timestamps | ||
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Supported Languages
Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about YouTube video transcription.
How do I get a transcript of a YouTube video?
Paste the YouTube video URL into the field above and click "Transcribe". We fetch the video's captions, add punctuation and show the full transcript with timestamps on its own page. It usually takes a minute or two, and a video that someone has already transcribed opens straight away.
Is the YouTube transcript generator free?
Yes. There is no account or signup: paste a YouTube link and get the full transcript with timestamps. To keep it free, each network can transcribe a limited number of new videos per hour.
What languages are supported?
Any language the video has captions in. The transcript is built from the video's own captions, uploaded by the creator or generated by YouTube, so it comes in the language of those captions.
Can I get timestamps in the transcript?
Yes, every transcript includes clickable timestamps. Each segment shows when it was spoken in the video. Click any timestamp to jump to that exact moment in the embedded YouTube player.
Does it detect different speakers?
Not automatically. The transcript comes from the video's captions, and it shows a change of speaker only where the captions mark one, as many professionally captioned videos do. For speaker labels on your own recordings, use the SozAI app.
What YouTube URL formats are supported?
We support all YouTube URL formats: standard watch links (youtube.com/watch?v=...), short links (youtu.be/...), shorts (youtube.com/shorts/...), embeds, live streams, and YouTube Music links.
How long does transcription take?
Usually a minute or two. We read the video's captions instead of processing its audio, so the time depends mostly on how long the text is. A video that someone has already transcribed opens at once.
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YouTube to Transcript — How It Works
YouTube is the world's largest video platform. Many videos have captions, uploaded by the creator or generated automatically, but the YouTube player shows them one line at a time and makes them hard to copy or search. SozAI turns those captions into a full, readable transcript. It works for public videos that have captions; a video with no captions at all cannot be transcribed from its link.
Generate Transcript from YouTube Video
When you paste a YouTube URL, our system fetches the video's captions, cleans up punctuation and capitalization with an AI model, and splits the text into timestamped segments. The result is saved as a transcript page with its own address. Everything happens in the cloud, with no software to install.
Where the Text Comes From
Because the transcript is built from the video's captions, it is as accurate as those captions. Captions uploaded by the creator are usually exact; YouTube's automatic captions can mishear names, terms and accents. We fix punctuation and capitalization but do not transcribe the audio again, so check important quotes against the video using the timestamps.
What You Can Do with a Video Transcript
A text transcript opens up many possibilities: students can create study notes from lecture videos, journalists can quote interview subjects with exact timestamps, content creators can repurpose video content into blog posts, and language learners can read along while watching. Every transcript on SozAI is permanently saved and gets its own unique URL that you can share or bookmark.
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