YouTube Utility

YouTube Transcript Exporter

Get accurate transcripts from YouTube videos instantly. Copy for NotebookLM or export to TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, and SRT.

The SocialTools YouTube Transcript Exporter retrieves complete, un-truncated caption tracks directly from public YouTube videos, Shorts, and livestreams. Whether you are preparing research sources for Google NotebookLM, drafting show notes, or creating localized subtitle files, every timed segment is preserved with millisecond precision.

Choose your preferred language or let the tool automatically detect the video’s native track. Once loaded, you can filter segments in real time, toggle timestamps on or off, and export cleanly formatted documents in TXT, Markdown (.md), Microsoft Word (.docx), PDF, or SubRip (.srt) subtitle format.

How It Works

  1. Paste a Public YouTube URL: Copy any standard YouTube watch link, youtu.be short link, YouTube Short, or public livestream URL into the input bar.
  2. Select Language & Retrieve: Keep language on Auto-detect or choose a specific ISO language code, then click Get Transcript to fetch all timed segments.
  3. Search, Copy, or Export: Search inside the interactive transcript reader, copy with one click for NotebookLM, or download TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, or SRT files.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the YouTube Transcript Exporter return the full video transcript?
Yes. Every available timed caption segment returned for the video is normalized and rendered in full without artificial line limits, and completeness checks alert you if a creator uploaded only partial captions.
Which export formats are supported for YouTube transcripts?
You can copy plain text, copy a structured block formatted specifically for Google NotebookLM and LLMs, or download TXT, Markdown (.md), Word (.docx), PDF (.pdf), and SubRip (.srt) files.
What happens if a YouTube video does not have manual captions?
By default, the tool retrieves existing YouTube caption tracks (manual or auto-generated). If native captions are unavailable, you can optionally retry with AI fallback mode when supported.