Audiovisual & Captions

YouTube Transcript

Capture YouTube captions in one click with our browser bookmarklet or by pasting raw lines from the video description. Organize dialogues into synchronized timestamps or clean continuous text, search keywords, and export to .TXT for AI summaries or .SRT for video editors.

How to get the YouTube video transcript?
Method 1 • Browser Bookmark (1-Click Auto)

Browser Shortcut (Recommended)

Drag the button below to your bookmarks bar. While watching any YouTube video on desktop, click once to automatically capture captions, open this DXS tool and load the text!

Demonstration of shortcut button in browser bookmarks toolbar
🔍 In bookmarks bar: click once to capture the transcript.
  • ✓ 1-click directly on the video page
  • ✓ Automatically opens and populates the tool
  • ✓ No bulky extensions or software needed
Drag this button to your browser bookmarks bar: ⚡ Get Video Transcript
Method 2 • Manual Copy

Manual Copy in YouTube Description

On desktop: expand the description by clicking '...more', scroll to the bottom, click 'Show transcript', and copy the generated text.

Demonstration of Show transcript button in YouTube description
🔍 In video description: click 'Show transcript' to reveal captions.
  • 1. Expand description by clicking '...more'
  • 2. Scroll to bottom and click 'Show transcript'
  • 3. Copy the captions and paste into the text box beside
Need to open the video on YouTube?
YouTube Transcript

Video Transcript

Awaiting text

No transcript loaded yet. Paste the transcript copied from YouTube into the left field and click 'Organize Transcript'.

100% In-Browser Execution

Your data, files, and code are processed strictly in your local device memory. Zero server uploads.

v1.0.0

Productivity & Privacy

How the automation workflow works

Nothing you paste is stored on external servers, because all text formatting runs in your browser memory so you can summarize lengthy videos or build subtitles without subscriptions.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the 1-click browser bookmark shortcut work?

Drag the bookmark button to your browser bar. While watching any YouTube video on desktop, click it once to capture official captions, open this tool in a new tab, and view the formatted transcript ready for searching or downloading.

How does this tool help me summarize videos with AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)?

Switching to the continuous text view or downloading the .TXT file gives you a clean transcript without broken timestamps, making it easy to paste into AI tools for structured executive summaries.

What is the difference between downloading .TXT vs .SRT?

The .TXT file delivers uninterrupted prose suitable for notes and AI prompts, whereas the .SRT format retains standardized timecodes for direct import into editors like Premiere, CapCut, or DaVinci Resolve.

How do I find the transcript manually on YouTube?

On desktop, expand the video description by clicking '...more', scroll down to 'Show transcript', and copy the dialogue lines from the side drawer into our editor.

Do you store the text or the video link?

No, because all processing runs in your browser tab memory, leaving zero traces or transcripts on our servers when you close the window.

Does this tool transcribe audio using Artificial Intelligence?

No, as it cleans and formats existing captions provided by the creator or YouTube, meaning the video must already have captions available.