🚀 Why Extract YouTube Transcripts?

YouTube is the world’s largest repository of knowledge, but video is a linear format that’s hard to search or skim. Extracting the transcript unlocks the content for:

AI Summarization: Feed the text into ChatGPT or Claude to get a bulleted summary.
Content Repurposing: Turn a video into a blog post (like this one!), a Twitter thread, or a LinkedIn article.
Academic Research: Quickly find quotes and citations without watching hours of footage.
Language Learning: Study dialogues at your own pace with a clean text format.

🛠️ Features of IZHubs YouTube Transcript Pro

Our tool is designed for power users who need more than just a copy-paste from the YouTube sidebar.

1. Plain Text Mode (Clean extraction)

Removes all timestamp metadata (e.g., “00:12”) to give you a clean block of text. This is perfect for reading or AI prompting.

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2. Timestamp Mode (Chapter creation)

Preserves the time codes (e.g., [12:45] Text...). This is essential if you are creating “Chapters” for your own video description or need to cite specific moments.

Read more about timestamps

💡 How to Use the Tool

Copy the URL: Go to YouTube and copy the link of the video you want.
Paste & Fetch: Paste it into YouTube Transcript Pro and hit ‘Fetch’.
Select Format: Choose between ‘Text Only’ or ‘With Timestamps’.
Copy or Download: One-click copy to clipboard or download as a .txt file.

⚠️ Frequently Asked Questions

Does it work on all videos? It works on any video that has closed captions (CC) enabled, whether they are auto-generated by YouTube or manually uploaded by the creator.

Is it free? Yes, the tool is 100% free and runs in your browser.

Can I download translations? Currently, we support the default language track of the video. Future updates will allow you to select from available translation tracks.