YouTube Script Extractor
Extract the Script of Any YouTube Video
Paste a YouTube link and get the full video script in seconds. See exactly what was said, word for word — copy it, download it, or search for any phrase. Free, no sign-up.
Get the script, not just captions
YouTube scripts are just the spoken words of a video, cleaned up and made readable. Our tool pulls the full caption track and formats it into a clean, flowing script. Perfect for studying how top creators structure their content, repurposing video into written articles, or pulling exact quotes without rewatching.
Copy, download or adapt
Copy the whole script to a document with one click, download it as a TXT file, or export as SRT if you need timed captions. Use the in-page search to find any word or phrase instantly. Whether you're a content creator studying competitors' hooks or a writer repurposing video into blog posts — the script is yours in seconds.
How it works
From link to transcript in three steps
No software, no account, no waiting around. The whole thing takes a few seconds.
Paste the link
Copy any YouTube, Instagram Reel or TikTok URL and drop it in the box. Shorts, podcasts and long-form all work.
01We pull the words
We grab the captions or run the audio through speech recognition, then clean up the text and align timestamps.
02Copy, search, export
Read it as a tidy paragraph, jump to any timestamp, search a phrase, or export to TXT, SRT or VTT.
03FAQ
Common questions
Paste the YouTube video URL into the box above and press Get Script. The full spoken script appears in seconds.
Yes, completely free. No sign-up, no subscription, no limits on how many scripts you extract.
Yes. Download as a plain TXT file, a timestamped TXT, or an SRT subtitle file.
It works with any public YouTube video that has captions — including auto-generated captions. Private or age-restricted videos can't be accessed.
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