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“So today I want to talk about the three biggest mistakes people make when trying to grow on TikTok. And I see this constantly — creators spending hours on production value when what actually drives growth is the hook. The first fifteen seconds. That’s it.”
“If you don’t have them in the first fifteen seconds, they’re gone. So let me walk you through exactly what I changed — and how it took my average view duration from twenty-two percent all the way up to sixty-eight...”
YouTube doesn't provide a native way to export a transcript from a video URL. You can view auto-generated captions inside the player, but there's no 'copy transcript' or 'download' button built into YouTube. This tool fills that gap: paste any public YouTube URL and get the full text transcript back, copyable and downloadable, in under 30 seconds. It works by combining two sources: when a video has manually-uploaded or auto-generated captions, those are extracted directly. When no captions exist, AI speech recognition runs against the audio track and returns a cleaned transcript. Either way, you get a single plain-text output you can paste into a blog editor, feed into ChatGPT, drop into a spreadsheet, or send to a client. Standard YouTube videos up to 60 minutes work on the free tier. YouTube Shorts (URLs with /shorts/) are handled automatically — no separate tool needed. If you need timestamps, they're available as an option. If you need an AI summary instead of the full text, that's available too. The whole workflow is URL in → text out, with nothing installed and no account created.
Paste the YouTube video URL into the field above and click Transcribe. The tool extracts the transcript directly from the URL — no download, no account, no setup. Works on any public YouTube video or Short.
Yes. Transcribe up to 2 YouTube videos per request for free, with no account required. Upgrade to Pro for up to 10 videos at once.
Yes. Paste any YouTube Shorts URL (those with /shorts/ in the path) and get a full transcript instantly. Shorts are handled the same as regular videos.
TranscribeVideo.ai uses existing YouTube captions when available, combined with AI speech recognition for maximum accuracy. Most transcripts are 95%+ accurate on clear speech.
Yes. Paste multiple YouTube URLs to get individual transcripts plus one combined AI summary across all videos. Pro tier handles up to 10 at once.
No. This is a web-based tool. Paste your URL, get your transcript. No software, no signup, no browser extension.
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