YouTube podcast transcript
Open a YouTube video with captions and read it as text, with timestamps that jump the player, a summary and chat about the episode.
Add to Chrome, it's freeUpdated November 4, 2026
- So your first customer showed up before you had a product?
- Exactly. We sold him a prototype in a spreadsheet.
- Only when he did it for the third month in a row did we know it was worth automating.
- And how much did you ask for at the start?
- output languages
- 107
- interface languages
- 25
- free minutes a month
- 30
- export formats
- 5
The short answer
To get a YouTube transcript, add the extension, open the video and click the transcript button next to the player. It reads the video's captions in your browser, so nothing is uploaded or downloaded.
What you get
Timestamps that seek
Click a line to jump the player to that moment and hear it yourself.
AI tools on the transcript
Summary, takeaways, flashcards, Cornell notes and more, generated from the text.
Output in 107 languages
Listen in one language and read the summary and tools in another.
Three clicks from episode to notes
Open an episode
Open a YouTube video that has captions.
Click the transcript button
It sits next to the player, or right-click any audio or link.
Read, search and run tools
Speakers, timestamps that seek the player, insights and AI tools.
What works
- Any video that has captions
- Timestamps that jump the video to that line
- Summary, takeaways and AI tools in any of 107 output languages
Good to know
- Only videos that have captions can be read.
- Captions carry no speaker names, so lines are not labelled by speaker.
Our plans at a glance
Pricing →Free
€0
- 30 minutes a month
- 5 runs a month
Pro
€9.99
- 800 minutes a month
- About 13 hour-long episodes a month
- 200 runs a month
See it working
A sample episode in the web app: speaker names, timestamps, search, insights and chat on one screen.
Questions
Do I need to download the video?
No. The extension reads the captions from the page in your browser. Nothing is downloaded or uploaded.
Is it free?
You can start free. The pricing page shows what the free and Pro plans include.
Which sites does it work on?
Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube videos with captions right away. Turn on all sites in Settings and it also finds episodes on show websites and other players. Episodes that are exclusive to one app cannot be transcribed.
What counts as a minute?
The length of the episode. If anyone already transcribed it with the same model, it opens instantly and uses no minutes.
What happens to my transcripts?
They stay in your history on every device. Remove any of them, or delete your account and everything goes with it.
Can I cancel Pro?
Yes, any time from Plan and billing. Pro stays active until the end of the period you paid for.
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