VidTextify

YouTube transcriber

YouTube transcript generator with timestamps.

Paste a public YouTube video URL and get a clean transcript you can search, copy, export, share, or send to AI and MCP tools.

Supports public YouTube videos, youtu.be links, Shorts, playlists, channels, handles, timestamps, exports, sharing, and MCP workflows.

VideoClean transcript with timestampsPlaylistBrowse and export ready videosChannelScan public uploads and captions
Public YouTube videosTimestamped transcriptSearch and copyTXT, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, MDShare linksPlaylists and channelsAI and MCP handoff
Product proof

A YouTube transcript, not a vague AI summary.

VidTextify keeps the source video, timestamped text, search, export controls, and share actions visible in one clear transcriber workflow.

Workflow

From YouTube URL to usable transcript in four steps.

01

Paste a YouTube URL

Use a public video link, short link, mobile link, Shorts URL, playlist, channel, handle, or raw video ID.

youtube.com/watch?v=...
02

Extract the transcript

VidTextify resolves available captions and opens a clean transcript beside the source video.

Transcript ready
03

Search and jump by time

Find words instantly, scan the text, and click timestamps to verify the exact video moment.

7 matches
04

Copy, export, share, or hand off

Download transcript files, create a temporary share link, or send structured context to AI/MCP tools.

TXT SRT VTT MD
Features

Everything expected from a serious YouTube transcriber.

Each feature is tied to visible transcript work: timestamps, search, copy, exports, sharing, channels, playlists, and AI handoff.

Clean YouTube transcripts

Paste a public YouTube video URL and get readable transcript text instead of wrestling with YouTube's native transcript panel.

00:42 Transcript line

Clickable timestamps

Keep every line tied to the source video so you can jump back to exact moments while reviewing or quoting.

01:28 active

Transcript search

Search inside long videos, filter down to matching lines, and keep the source context close while scanning.

7 matches

Export transcript files

Download TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, or Markdown using the timestamp mode currently visible on screen.

TXT SRT VTT MD

Temporary share links

Create a source-linked transcript workspace that opens with the same video context, timestamps, and readable text.

share transcript

Metadata controls

Choose which fields travel with an export, including title, author, date, views, duration, channel, and source URL.

title author source

Synced playback

Read beside the embedded video, watch the active transcript line update, and click text to seek playback.

sync on

Playlist and channel support

Open a playlist or channel, browse videos, warm transcripts progressively, and export ready items in batches.

32 videos

AI and MCP handoff

Copy an AI-ready prompt for ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, or let MCP-compatible agents call transcript tools directly.

get_transcript()
Use cases

Built for people who need the YouTube transcript, fast.

Students and learners

Turn lectures, tutorials, and interviews into searchable text with timestamps for review.

Find the exact explanation

Creators and editors

Pull quotes, outline cuts, repurpose ideas, and export transcript formats for production workflows.

Copy clean quotes

Researchers

Scan long videos quickly and verify claims against source-linked timestamps.

Source-linked review

Teams and operations

Share temporary transcript workspaces and export files with the metadata needed for context.

Shared link

Knowledge-base ingestion

Create Markdown, JSON, CSV, or timestamped chunks for documentation and retrieval pipelines.

JSON + chunks

AI agents

Give compatible agents a typed way to fetch, copy, export, share, and analyze YouTube transcripts.

MCP tools/list
Playlists and channels

Transcribe more than one YouTube video.

Open a playlist or channel, browse the videos, warm transcripts progressively, and export ready results without hiding unavailable captions.

Queued

Playlist videos discovered

Extracting

Transcripts warm in the background

Ready

Export individual videos or the batch

No subtitle

Unavailable captions are clearly marked

Copy, export, share

Take the YouTube transcript wherever it needs to go.

VidTextify keeps exports practical: the visible timestamp mode, selected metadata fields, temporary share links, and AI-ready handoff all use the same transcript source.

Copy the visible transcript mode
Download TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, or Markdown
Include only the metadata fields you want
Create a temporary share link that reopens the transcript
Send the transcript to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or MCP tools
Trust and accessibility

Clear limits, source-linked text, readable controls.

Works with available public captions

VidTextify returns a transcript when supported public caption tracks are available and shows a clear unavailable state when they are not.

Source-linked by default

Video, metadata, transcript rows, timestamps, and exports stay connected so you can verify important moments.

Readable and keyboard-friendly

Transcript rows, controls, menus, and search are designed for scanning, focus, and repeat use on desktop and mobile.

Try it

Extract another YouTube transcript.

Paste a video URL, playlist, channel, handle, short link, mobile link, or raw video ID.