Free YouTube Subtitle & Transcript Downloader
Paste any YouTube video URL below and its transcript is fetched immediately — free, with no account required. You can download it as a plain text file, or keep it saved in a Knolo workspace so you can summarize it, ask questions about it, or turn it into other content later.
YouTube video URL
Frequently asked questions
Is this really free?
Yes. Fetching a transcript costs nothing and doesn't require an account. Signing up later just lets you save more videos and unlocks summarizing, Q&A, and repurposing the same transcript.
Does this work on any YouTube video?
It works on any public video that has captions available — either uploaded by the creator or YouTube's automatic captions. Videos with captions disabled can't be transcribed.
Where does my transcript go?
It's saved into a private workspace created just for you, plus you can download it directly as a .txt file. Nothing is public or shared with anyone else.