TubeScribeAI: YouTube Transcript & AI Summary

About

Turn YouTube captions into useful text, AI summaries, translations, and chapter markers — without leaving the video page.

TubeScribeAI adds a clean transcript panel directly to YouTube. Read the available transcript alongside the video, jump to any moment with clickable timestamps, search for a phrase, copy the text, or download subtitles for later.

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🚀 QUICK START

1. Install TubeScribeAI
2. Open a YouTube video that has captions
3. Click the TubeScribe AI button below the video
4. Read, search, copy, export, summarize, translate, or create chapters

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⏱️ YOUTUBE TRANSCRIPT WITH TIMESTAMPS

View the video’s available captions as an easy-to-read YouTube transcript.

Each transcript line includes a clickable timestamp, so you can instantly jump back to the relevant moment in the video.

The active transcript line follows video playback, making it easier to read along while watching.

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🔎 SEARCH AND COPY VIDEO TEXT

Search inside the transcript to quickly find a specific word, quote, topic, product, or idea.

Copy the complete YouTube transcript and use it in:

• Notes
• Research
• Documentation
• Study materials
• Personal knowledge bases
• Content planning

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📥 EXPORT YOUTUBE SUBTITLES

Download available captions in common formats:

• TXT — clean, readable text
• SRT — for subtitle editors and video tools
• VTT — for web video and caption workflows

Save subtitles for later, organize your research, or reuse transcript content in your workflow.

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🤖 AI VIDEO SUMMARY

Create a concise AI summary based on the video’s transcript.

TubeScribeAI adapts the summary structure to the actual content instead of forcing every video into the same template.

You can choose the summary language before generating it.

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🧩 YOUTUBE CHAPTER GENERATOR

Generate timestamped YouTube chapter markers that can be copied into a video description.

Chapter titles are created in the video’s original language, making this especially useful for creators who want to organize their own content.

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🌍 TRANSLATE SUBTITLES

Translate captions while preserving their timestamps.

Read the translated transcript beside the video or export it as:

• TXT
• SRT
• VTT

This is useful for studying, researching, repurposing content, or learning a new language.

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✨ USEFUL FOR

🎓 Students reviewing lectures and educational videos
🔬 Researchers finding facts and quotations
🎥 Content creators preparing chapters, captions, and repurposed content
📰 Journalists and analysts working with interviews or presentations
🌐 Language learners reading and translating subtitles
💼 Professionals turning long videos into searchable notes
📖 Anyone who prefers reading a video transcript at their own pace

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🔐 PRIVACY AND CONTROL

Transcript viewing, searching, copying, and export happen locally in your browser.

AI features run only after you click the corresponding action. The required transcript text is then sent securely to TubeScribeAI over HTTPS to generate the requested summary, chapters, or translation.

You stay in control of when AI features are used.

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❓ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

❓ Does TubeScribeAI create captions from audio?

💡 TubeScribeAI works with caption tracks that are available for the selected YouTube video. It does not currently transcribe audio when captions are absent.

❓ Can I download a YouTube transcript?

💡 Yes. When an accessible caption track is available, you can copy the transcript or download it as TXT, SRT, or VTT.

❓ Can I jump to a specific moment?

💡 Yes. Click any transcript timestamp to seek to that point in the video.

❓ Can I summarize long YouTube videos?

💡 Yes. You can generate an AI video summary from the available transcript. Very long videos may take longer to process or may require the transcript to be shortened.

❓ Does it support multiple languages?

💡 TubeScribeAI can display available caption tracks, generate summaries in supported languages, and translate subtitles into supported target languages. Availability may vary by video.

❓ Is TubeScribeAI free?

💡 The currently submitted version is free to install and does not require an account or subscription.

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⚠️ IMPORTANT

Caption availability is controlled by YouTube and the video owner.

Some videos may have no accessible captions, and YouTube can change how caption data is provided.

TubeScribeAI is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google.