Paste a YouTube link and get the full transcript with timestamps. Powered by AI, supports 99 languages.
Supports youtube.com, youtu.be, shorts, and live links
Three simple steps to get the full transcript of any YouTube video.
Copy the URL of any YouTube video and paste it into the input field above. We support all YouTube URL formats.
Our AI extracts the audio track and transcribes it with high accuracy. Speaker detection and language identification happen automatically.
Get the full text with clickable timestamps. Jump to any moment in the video. Copy, search, or share the transcript.
More than just a transcript. Our AI delivers a complete text version of any YouTube video.
Automatic language detection. English, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Korean, Hindi, Russian, and 92 more languages transcribed with high accuracy.
Every segment has a precise timestamp. Click it to jump to that exact moment in the embedded YouTube player on the result page.
AI identifies and labels different speakers. See who said what in interviews, podcasts, lectures, and conversations.
Search through the entire transcript instantly. Find the exact word or phrase and jump to where it was said in the video.
Copy the full transcript to clipboard or download as a text file. Use it for notes, articles, subtitles, or research.
Every transcript gets its own page with a unique URL. Share it, bookmark it, or come back to it anytime.
From students to journalists, YouTube transcripts help millions of people every day.
Turn lecture videos into study notes. Search for specific topics across long educational content without rewatching hours of footage.
Get accurate quotes from interviews and press conferences. Verify what was said with exact timestamps for citations.
Make video content accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers. Provide text alternatives when captions are missing or auto-generated poorly.
Repurpose your YouTube videos into blog posts, social media snippets, newsletters, or podcast show notes with the full transcript.
Add transcripts to your website pages to make video content indexable by search engines. Boost organic traffic with text-based content.
Read along while watching videos in your target language. Use timestamps to replay difficult sections and study pronunciation.
YouTube's built-in captions are often inaccurate and don't support many features.
| Feature | Sozai | YouTube Captions |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | 96%+ (AI model) | ~70-85% (auto-generated) |
| Speaker detection | Yes | No |
| Copyable full text | One click | Not easily |
| Searchable transcript | Full-text search | No |
| Clickable timestamps | Jump to moment | No |
| Works when captions disabled | Always works | Only if enabled |
| Permanent shareable link | Unique URL | No |
| Download as text | TXT file | No |
Everything you need to know about YouTube video transcription.
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7:06YouTube is the world's largest video platform with over 800 million videos. While YouTube provides auto-generated captions for some content, these captions are often inaccurate, difficult to copy, and unavailable for many videos. Sozai solves this by providing AI-powered transcription that works on any public YouTube video regardless of whether the creator has enabled captions.
When you paste a YouTube URL, our system extracts the audio track from the video and sends it to an advanced speech recognition AI. The AI model analyzes the audio, identifies the language being spoken, detects individual speakers, and produces a word-by-word transcript with precise timestamps. The entire process happens in the cloud and requires no software installation.
Our transcription AI achieves an average accuracy of 96%, significantly higher than YouTube's built-in auto-captions which typically range from 70-85%. The AI uses a universal speech model trained on millions of hours of audio across 99 languages, which means it handles accents, technical terminology, and background noise much better than basic caption systems.
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.