YTSubExtract for YouTube™

Tracking since Apr 6, 2026.

Changelog

• May 3, 2026
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  YTSubExtract is a lightweight tool for extracting subtitles from YouTube videos. No accounts, no subscriptions, no ads.
  
  Features:
  
  🔹 Multiple extraction methods with automatic fallback
  🔹 Export formats: SRT, VTT, TXT
  🔹 Built-in translation via Google's `tlang` parameter
  🔹 No tracking, no data collection, no telemetry
  🔹 Persists translation settings across sessions
  
  Technical Details:
  
  ✅ Manifest V3 compatible
  ✅ Open source
  ✅ No ads or premium features
  ✅ Minimal browser performance impact
  
  Usage:
  
  1️⃣ Open any YouTube video
  2️⃣ Click the YTSubExtract icon
  3️⃣ Select format and language
  4️⃣ Click Download
  
  Requirements:
  ℹ️ YouTube account login required for proper functioning (without login some videos may not work)
  
  
  Support: https://github.com/hellpanderrr/YTSubExtract/discussions
  
  Disclaimer: YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.

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  What's New (April 2026):
  - 🎉 Playlist support: download entire playlists as ZIP files
  - 🎉 Select specific videos from playlists
  - 🎉 Real-time download progress indicator
  
  YTSubExtract is a lightweight tool for extracting subtitles from YouTube videos. No accounts, no subscriptions, no ads.
  
  Features:
  
  🔹 Multiple extraction methods with automatic fallback
  🔹 Export formats: SRT, VTT, TXT
  🔹 Built-in translation via Google's `tlang` parameter
  🔹 Clean TXT output (no timestamps) for AI prompts
  🔹 Download entire playlists as ZIP files
  🔹 Select specific videos from playlists
  🔹 Real-time download progress
  🔹 No tracking, no data collection, no telemetry
  🔹 Persists translation settings across sessions
  
  Technical Details:
  
  ✅ Manifest V3 compatible
  ✅ Open source
  ✅ No ads or premium features
  ✅ Minimal browser performance impact
  
  Usage:
  
  1️⃣ Open any YouTube video or playlist
  2️⃣ Click the YTSubExtract icon
  3️⃣ Select format and language
  4️⃣ For playlists: select videos to include
  5️⃣ Click the download button
  
  Requirements:
  - YouTube account login required for proper functioning (without login some videos may not work)
  
  
  Support: https://github.com/hellpanderrr/YTSubExtract/discussions
  
  Disclaimer: YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.

Permissions & access

Permissions

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Host access

*://*.youtube.com/*, *://*.google.com/*

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