YouTube Video to Script
Convert YouTube Video to Script
Turn any YouTube video into a clean, readable script in seconds. Paste the link, get every spoken word with timestamps — ready to copy, repurpose or download.
Video script in one click
Converting a YouTube video to a written script used to mean manual transcription. Now it takes one paste. The tool extracts the full spoken audio as formatted text, preserving every word and its timestamp. Use it to study creator scripts, write show notes, build blog posts, or create narration for your own videos.
From video to editable script
Once you have the script, you own it as text. Edit it in Google Docs, paste it into your newsletter, rewrite it as a Twitter thread, or import the SRT file into your video editor as subtitles. The conversion from video to script is the hardest part — we handle it for free.
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 above and press Convert. The full video script appears in seconds.
You can extract and copy scripts for personal use, research, and fair-use repurposing. Always respect creators' copyright when publishing.
Yes. Every line includes a timestamp so you can reference exactly where each part of the script appears in the video.
Plain TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT subtitle format, or WebVTT. Choose the format that fits your workflow.
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