YouTube Transcript Extractor - Export to Text & SRT

Tracking since Apr 4, 2026.

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• Apr 18, 2026
  description

  This extension is completely FREE and local, we don't collect any data. 
  You can buy me a coffee at:
  buymeacoffee.com/theeconomist
  
  The fastest way to get text from YouTube videos.
  
  Stop manually typing out quotes or using expensive transcription services. This extension automatically extracts the transcript provided by YouTube and lets you save it in your preferred format instantly.
  
  🚀 CORE FEATURES:
  
  One-Click Extraction: Just click the extension icon, and it automatically expands the description and opens the transcript panel for you.
  
  Smart Export Options:
  
  Copy to Clipboard: Great for quick notes or AI summaries.
  
  Export as TXT: Clean plain text (removes timestamps for easy reading).
  
  Export as SRT: Standard subtitle format (perfect for video editing or media players).
  
  Timestamp Support: Keep the timestamps for precision or strip them for readability.
  
  Multi-Language Support: Works flawlessly on both English and Chinese (中文) YouTube interfaces.
  
  📂 HOW IT WORKS:
  
  Open any YouTube video.
  
  Click the extension icon.
  
  The tool automates the clicks to find the transcript.
  
  Choose "Copy," "TXT," or "SRT" to save your text.
  
  🔒 PRIVACY FOCUSED: This extension runs entirely in your browser. It parses the text currently visible on the page. No video data or user history is sent to external servers.
  
  Perfect for: Content creators, students, researchers, and anyone who needs to convert video content into text quickly.

  This extension is completely FREE and local — we don’t collect any data.
  You can buy me a coffee at:
  buymeacoffee.com/theeconomist
  
  The fastest way to get text from YouTube videos.
  
  Stop manually typing quotes or paying for transcription when YouTube already provides captions. This extension opens the transcript for you and lets you copy or download it in the format you need.
  
  Core features
  
  One-click flow — Click the icon; it automates opening the transcript on the watch page (works with current YouTube layouts).
  Queue & batch export — Add several videos to a queue, then download one ZIP or multiple files using the same format (stored only on your device).
  Smart filenames — Saves as video title + video ID so files are easy to find.
  Copy — Plain text to the clipboard for notes, quotes, or AI tools.
  Copy as Markdown — Optional, from the Options section.
  Download — Pick a format, one download button: TXT for plain text, 
  SRT for standard subtitle format, 
  VTT for the new online video subtitle, 
  JSON for your LLM needs, 
  CSV for analysis, 
  and Markdown where you see fit.
  Options — Clean text (normalize spacing and strip common filler words) and merge short lines (optional, with a length you control).
  Refresh — Re-run extraction without closing the popup if you change videos or the page loads slowly.
  Timestamps — Kept where the format needs them (e.g. SRT/VTT); plain TXT stays readable.
  Multi-language UI — Works on English and Chinese (中文) YouTube interfaces.
  How it works
  
  Open any YouTube video with captions/transcript available.
  Click the extension icon.
  Choose Copy, Copy as Markdown (optional), or pick a format and Download.
  Use Add current and Queue → ZIP / Queue → files when you’re collecting more than one video.
  Privacy
  Everything runs in your browser. It reads transcript text from the page you’re on. No video files, no viewing history, and no transcript text are sent to our servers — there aren’t any.
  
  Great for — Creators, students, researchers, and anyone who needs video content as text, fast.

• Apr 18, 2026
  short_description

  Instantly extract YouTube video transcripts. One-click copy to clipboard or download as TXT/SRT files with timestamps.

  Extract YouTube transcripts copy or download as SRT VTT and more. Batch exports and clean text.

• Apr 18, 2026
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