Copy Transcript from YouTube

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Convert audio or video into text transcriptions - a free online service for speech recognition

Key Advantages

Accuracy
Accuracy

Turn any audio into accurate text, no matter the sound quality (example) and (example)

Speaker Diarization
Speaker Diarization

Get a transcription with speakers identified — you can rename them (example)

Lightning Fast
Lightning Fast

Transcribe one hour of audio or video in just 10 minutes!

Many languages
Many languages

Transcribe audio and video in 90+ languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, etc.

Security & Privacy
Security & Privacy

Your privacy is our top priority. We do not store your files or transcriptions after you delete them. All data is encrypted during uploading to ensure your information remains secure.

Subtitles Ready
Subtitles Ready

Download transcript as subtitles and use them with your video.

Copy transcript from YouTube when you need the text of a video instead of scrolling along the timeline. Speech2Text helps you grab the full script of lessons, interviews, reviews, and podcasts without manual copy-and-paste from the player.

Instead of trying to copy transcript from YouTube video line by line, you paste a link into the service and get a structured text version. It’s easier to search, quote, and reuse for notes, articles, and internal documentation.

Why copy transcripts from YouTube?

Better notes and learning

Students and educators can copy transcript of YouTube video into their note-taking tools, highlight key ideas, and build summaries for exams or workshops.

Content repurposing and SEO

Creators, agencies, and marketers use copy YouTube transcript workflows to convert long videos into blog posts, landing pages, and email campaigns without retyping.

Research and analysis

Journalists, analysts, and product teams review copy transcript YouTube output to find quotes, objections, and decisions faster than rewatching full videos.

How it works

Speech2Text acts like a YouTube copy transcript helper, but outside the player.

You paste a YouTube URL, select language and options, and the service extracts speech from the video. The result is a readable YouTube video transcript with punctuation, paragraphs, and optional timestamps you can edit and format as you like.

What you get

— Fast handling of short clips and long videos such as webinars and live recordings.

— Support for 90+ languages and accents for international channels.

— Optional timestamps to jump back from the text to exact moments in the video.

— Clean text suitable for documentation, subtitles, or content production.

— A browser-based workflow—no extensions or extra tools required.

Try YouTube transcript copy on your next video

Paste a link, copy YouTube video transcript into your notes or CMS, and continue editing in the YouTube to Text editor.

FAQs

Paste the video URL, choose language and options (timestamps, speakers), start recognition, then copy transcript from YouTube video as a document or subtitle-ready text.

Yes. Instead of scrolling and highlighting text in the interface, you generate a full YouTube video transcript in one go and copy it from the editor.

It complements it. You get more control: you can clean formatting, remove timestamps if needed, and export the copy YouTube transcript output into your own tools.

Yes. Long videos are supported; processing time depends on length and audio quality, and timestamps make navigation easier.

There is a free tier suitable for testing and light use. Heavier workloads and teams can switch to paid plans for more volume and collaboration features.

You can select from 90+ languages and accents. The tool will recognize speech and generate text in the language of the video.

No. You usually only need a shareable YouTube link. The service fetches the audio track and builds a transcript directly from the URL.

You can store it as documentation, create articles or study guides, generate subtitles, or share key fragments with your team.