YouTube Transcript: View, Search & Copy

About

Free YouTube transcript extractor: view the full video transcript inside YouTube, click any line to jump, search & copy as text.

A fast, free YouTube to transcript and YouTube video transcription tool: get the complete YouTube video transcript next to the player and turn any video to text in one click. This YouTube to transcript and video to transcript reader shows the transcript right on the watch page — no new tabs, no sign up. Click any line to jump the video to that exact timestamp — perfect for studying, research, note-taking and skimming long videos. View and copy the transcript as plain text, with no account required.

How to use
1. Open any YouTube video.
2. Show the transcript right on the watch page — no new tab.
3. Press Ctrl/Cmd+F to search the transcript on YouTube, and click any line to jump to that moment.

Key Features
✔ Full YouTube video transcript extractor — see the complete transcript right inside YouTube, no new tabs
✔ Click any line — the video instantly jumps to that timestamp
✔ Search the transcript on YouTube with Ctrl/Cmd+F to find any word or moment
✔ View and copy any part of the transcript as plain text
✔ Clean, readable transcript — removes [Music], [Applause] and speaker noise
✔ Transcripts are cached — instant load on repeat visits
✔ One-click refresh to reload the latest transcript
✔ Auto-load option — show the transcript automatically on every video
✔ Free, no account required, no sign up


Privacy First
✔ Your data is never shared with third parties
✔ Your data is not involved in any third-party processing
✔ Your data is not used for analytics
✔ No account, no sign up, no tracking


Release notes [1.0.0]
✔ [added] YouTube transcript panel shown directly inside the YouTube watch page
✔ [added] Click any line to jump the video to that timestamp
✔ [added] Auto-load transcript option and one-click refresh
✔ [improved] Transcripts are cached for instant loading on repeat visits
✔ [improved] Cleaner transcript text — removes [Music]/[Applause] and speaker markers
✔ [security] Minimal permissions — only storage and scripting