TubeScript

About

The best way to extract transcripts from YouTube videos.

FEATURES

- One-click transcript extraction
- Three export formats (TXT, JSON, SRT)
- Copy to clipboard
- Timestamps toggle
- Full video metadata in every export
- Smart auto-generated filenames
- Works with auto-generated and manual captions
- Material Design interface
- Keyboard shortcuts
- No permissions beyond the active tab

Extract YouTube transcripts with one click — download as TXT, JSON, or SRT, ready for AI tools, research, or content creation.

No API key. No account. No cost. Just open any YouTube video and click TubeScript.

WHAT YOU GET

TubeScript extracts the full transcript from any YouTube video with captions and gives you multiple ways to use it:

- Download as TXT — clean text with timestamps and metadata, ready for notes or documents
- Download as JSON — structured data with timestamps, perfect for AI tools, scripts, or processing
- Download as SRT — standard subtitle format for video editors and media workflows
- Copy to clipboard — instant paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or any text field

Every export includes video metadata: title, channel, publish date, source URL, and save timestamp.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Navigate to any YouTube video with captions
2. Click the TubeScript icon in your toolbar
3. Your transcript appears instantly
4. Toggle timestamps on or off
5. Copy or download in your preferred format — done

SMART FILENAMES

Downloads are automatically named with video metadata:
[Channel Name] Video Title (2025-01-15) - Transcript.txt

No more renaming files manually.

EXPORT FORMATS

TXT: Plain text with optional timestamps, metadata footer, ready to paste or share.

JSON: Structured array of transcript segments with timestamps. Includes metadata object. Perfect for feeding into ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM — or for programmatic processing.

SRT: Industry-standard subtitle format with sequence numbers and precise timecodes. Import directly into video editors, subtitle tools, or media players.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

- Cmd/Ctrl + C — Copy transcript to clipboard
- Cmd/Ctrl + E — Quick export as TXT

BUILT FOR AI WORKFLOWS

TubeScript exports are formatted for direct use with AI tools:
- JSON output is structured for easy parsing by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any LLM
- Clean text output pastes directly into any AI chat
- Full metadata included so the AI has context about the source
- No token wasted on formatting artifacts

PERFECT FOR

- AI practitioners preparing transcript data for LLM processing
- Researchers extracting quotes and citations from video content
- Content creators turning videos into blog posts, articles, or social media
- Students creating study notes from lectures and tutorials
- Journalists pulling quotes from interviews and press conferences
- Developers who need structured transcript data for applications
- Anyone who needs text from YouTube videos quickly