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YouTube Subtitle Downloader
Download YouTube subtitles and captions. Paste a public YouTube URL, then export SRT — or generate captions when the video has no usable track.
Paste a YouTube URL
Public videos only. We'll pull captions or generate timed cues you can export as SRT.How to download YouTube subtitles
Paste a URL, then export SRT. If you want a readable transcript to search, use the YouTube transcript generator instead.
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Paste the YouTube URL
Public videos only. We pull caption tracks when they exist, or transcribe audio to build timed cues.
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Review in the workspace
Check lines against playback before you download. Fix a cue instead of shipping raw auto-captions.
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Export SRT
Download SRT for editors and platforms. TXT/DOCX/PDF are there if you also need a readable document.
YouTube captions you can actually edit
A subtitle downloader that dumps a broken SRT is worse than none. Review cues beside the video, then export.
Need to read or search the full text instead of a caption file? Use the YouTube transcript generator. This page is for people who searched YouTube subtitle downloader, YouTube captions, and SRT.
What this YouTube subtitle downloader includes
Caption-first workflow: tracks when available, AI timing when not, SRT out.
YouTube subtitle downloader
Paste a link and export SRT. Built for YouTube subtitle and caption downloads, not a full readable transcript.
YouTube captions
Use existing captions when they are there; generate timed text when they are not.
Review before download
Click a line to hear the moment. Better than downloading auto-captions sight unseen.
Need the full transcript?
Need to read, search, or chat with the words? Open the YouTube transcript generator instead.
Who downloads YouTube subtitles
Editors, translators, and accessibility workflows — caption files, not study notes.
Video editors
Get an SRT to drop on a cut or send to a captioner. Review timing first.
Creators publishing elsewhere
Reuse YouTube captions on another host. Export SRT, tweak, upload.
Subtitle downloader vs transcript generator
Same paste-a-link import. This page is for caption files. The generator is for reading and searching the transcript.
This page
- YouTube subtitle downloader, SRT, captions
- Export-first workflow
- Links to the generator when you need to read
YouTube transcript generator
- YouTube transcript you can read and search
- Copy, chat, and timestamps
- Also exports SRT if you need captions later
Download YouTube subtitles without fighting the YouTube UI
YouTube’s caption download is awkward. This tool is paste, review, export.
Paste the public URL at the top. When the workspace is ready, export SRT. If you wanted a readable transcript instead, switch to the YouTube transcript generator.
YouTube subtitle FAQ
SRT, captions, and how this differs from the transcript generator.
Paste a public YouTube URL at the top of this page, then export SRT from the workspace.
We transcribe the audio and build timed cues you can still download as SRT.
No. This page is for subtitle and SRT download. Reading and searching the full transcript is the YouTube transcript generator.
Download YouTube subtitles
Paste a public YouTube URL and export SRT. Free to start. Full transcripts live on the generator page.
Your transcripts also live in Library.