What the tool does
The service extracts public caption data when it is available, formats transcript rows with timestamps, and creates export files for spreadsheets, notes, subtitle editing, and AI workflows.
About the service
Free YouTube transcript tools for research, notes, and content workflows
YouTubeTranscriptOnline helps people turn available YouTube captions into readable transcript text and structured CSV, TXT, SRT, and VTT downloads.
What it does not do
The service does not download YouTube videos, access private accounts, or bypass private video access. Videos without accessible captions may not produce a transcript.
Operator
YouTubeTranscriptOnline is operated by Paurhi Digital Services. For support, corrections, privacy questions, or partnerships, email digitalservices@paurhi.com.
Editorial standards
Guides on this site are written to help users understand caption availability, transcript formats, timestamps, CSV exports, and responsible transcript use. We aim to keep pages practical, specific, and updated as the tool changes.
Data handling
Submitted video URLs are used to retrieve public caption data. Transcript cache files may be stored temporarily to improve speed and reduce repeated proxy traffic for the same public video.