Paste any YouTube URL — video, Short, or podcast — and get an accurate text transcript instantly. Works with youtube.com and youtu.be links.
Written by Daniel Vengoechea · Founder & CEO, GetTranscribe
Software engineer · AI systems builder · GetTranscribe founder
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Paste a public link instead of uploading a file.
Multi-language
Supports 50+ languages.
Clear quality guidance
Results vary with music, noise, and overlapping speech.
A YouTube transcript is the complete spoken text of a video — every word said by the presenter, host, or speaker, written out so you can search, quote, repurpose, or caption the content without rewatching.
GetTranscribe turns that audio into editable text, SRT caption files for YouTube Studio, and timestamped segments so you can draft blog posts, podcast show notes, SEO content, and study guides from any YouTube video — without manual typing.
Mobile AppShare any public video directly from the YouTube app into GetTranscribe. Get the transcript, save it to a folder, and repurpose it — all from your pocket.
Share a video from YouTube in one tap
Transcripts organized in folders on mobile
Available on iOS; Android waitlist open
Paste a public YouTube URL, transcribe, then switch between full text, timed segments, and word-level view — exactly like inside GetTranscribe after a job finishes.
Same layout as the in-app chat
Illustrative sample—toggle Text, Segments, and Words like after a real transcription. Sign in to run your own Reels.
After you transcribe, keep everything in folders, run bulk jobs, or plug into integrations.
YouTube videos
Any public YouTube video from 1 minute to several hours.
YouTube Shorts
60-second vertical videos — typically about a minute to transcribe.
Podcasts & interviews
Long-form audio-first content including multi-hour episodes.
Tutorials & courses
Educational and how-to videos with step-by-step narration.
Limitations
—Private, members-only, and age-restricted videos that require login cannot be fetched.
—Music videos and videos without speech have nothing to transcribe.
—Heavy background music or overlapping speakers increase word-level error rates — plan a light edit for brand-safe quotes.
Copy any public YouTube video URL from your browser or the Share button.
Paste the link above, hit "Get Transcript" and let our AI work.
Copy the text, download SRT captions for YouTube Studio, or export to your editor.
Clean paragraphs you can drop into Notion, Google Docs, or a script.
Lines tied to timecodes so editors and researchers can find moments fast.
Standard subtitle file — upload directly to YouTube Studio for closed captions.
One click to paste into emails, briefs, or content calendars.
Use the Chrome extension, iOS app, n8n, Make, Zapier webhooks, MCP, or the REST API in your transcription workflow. Android users can join the waitlist.
Right-click any public YouTube video in Chrome and transcribe it without leaving your tab. No copy-paste required.
Share a video straight from the YouTube app into GetTranscribe on iPhone. Android users can join the waitlist.
Connect GetTranscribe to 400+ services without code. Transcribe, analyze, and route YouTube content automatically inside n8n workflows.
Build multi-step scenarios that transcribe, summarize, and distribute video content across thousands of apps — drag-and-drop, no code.
Use GetTranscribe webhooks and HTTP requests inside Zapier to start transcriptions and route completed results.
Connect GetTranscribe with ChatGPT or Claude via the Model Context Protocol. Transcribe videos and analyze content from your AI chat window.
Drop transcription into any app or pipeline. Clean docs, consistent uptime, and a response format your team can ship against the same afternoon.
YouTube tutorials, podcasts, and interviews with clear speech usually produce the best transcripts. Videos with heavy background music, multiple overlapping speakers, or very strong accents have higher error rates — that is normal for every automatic transcript engine. Quality always depends on the audio.
See every language we tune for on the supported languages page. Private, members-only, or login-gated YouTube URLs are never processed.
Turn 10-minute YouTube tutorials into 1,500-word SEO blog posts in minutes.
Get full transcripts of episodes to publish as show notes and improve discoverability.
Download SRTs and upload directly to YouTube Studio for closed captions.
Transcribe competitor videos, industry talks, and interviews to analyze talking points at scale.
Convert online lectures and tutorials into searchable text notes for study and review.
Bulk-transcribe entire playlists and channels for content audits and repurposing.
Our AI auto-detects the language spoken in the video — no manual selection needed. From Hindi to Spanish to English, paste the link and get the transcript.
Hindi
हिन्दी
English
Most accurate
Spanish
Español
Portuguese
Português
French
Français
German
Deutsch
Japanese
日本語
Korean
한국어
Mandarin
普通话
Indonesian
Bahasa
Italian
Italiano
Arabic
عربي
| Topic | Manual / generic tools | GetTranscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Re-watching and typing a podcast takes hours. | Public URL in — full transcript out typically about a minute for short videos, plus SRT for YouTube Studio. |
| Generic AI tools | You still download the YouTube video first, then upload a file. | Built for YouTube URLs — paste directly, no download step needed. |
| YouTube auto-captions | Auto-captions miss words, lack punctuation, and need heavy editing. | Cleaner transcript with punctuation, ready to download as an SRT file. Quality depends on the audio. |
Built by Daniel Vengoechea, AI systems builder. Designed for creators, researchers, and marketers working with YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok content. Learn more on our About page.
3-day self-service refund. No questions asked.
Start transcribing YouTube videos at $0.06/min — cancel or refund directly from your account.
*Accuracy rate based on internal testing across 500+ YouTube videos in English.
Create folders and keep every YouTube transcript neat & searchable for future repurposing.
Upload a list of YouTube URLs and let our AI transcribe them all — great for channels and playlists.
Programmatically generate transcripts in your own apps & workflows. Start from API docs.
Simple, transparent pricing
Start with 2 free videos · creator plans from $7.99/month · usage credits for API and automation.
Straight answers for the searches people actually type before they transcribe a video.
Copy the YouTube video URL from your browser or the Share button, paste it into GetTranscribe, and click Get Transcript. Most short videos are ready in about a minute. Public YouTube videos, Shorts, and podcasts are supported.
Yes. Paste any YouTube Shorts URL and get a transcript. Shorts are processed the same as regular YouTube videos — typically about a minute for short clips.
Yes. GetTranscribe supports long YouTube videos and podcasts, subject to plan and processing limits. Longer videos take more time to process. Usage credits are $0.06 per minute.
Yes. GetTranscribe generates both plain text transcripts and SRT caption files with timestamps. Download the SRT and upload it directly to YouTube Studio to add closed captions to your own videos.
GetTranscribe is free to try with 2 lifetime video transcriptions and 10 lifetime AI messages. Pay-as-you-go is $0.06 per minute — a 10-minute YouTube video costs $0.60. Basic is $7.99/mo; Pro Unlimited is $9.99/mo. See pricing for the full breakdown.
Quality depends on the audio. Clear speech works best. Heavy background music, overlapping speakers, or strong accents lower accuracy. We support 50+ languages with auto-detection.
Yes. Use our bulk transcription feature to upload a list of YouTube URLs and process them all at once. Perfect for agencies transcribing an entire client channel or researchers covering a whole playlist.
