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How to copy a YouTube transcript

You can copy the text by hand on YouTube, or copy all of it in one click with a free extension. It works when the video has subtitles.

Copy it by hand on YouTube

1. Open the video and expand the description under the player.
2. Press Show transcript. The text appears next to the video.
3. Select the lines with the mouse and copy them.

This works without installing anything. In a long video, selecting everything takes time, and timestamps get mixed into the text. Button names can change when YouTube updates the page.

Copy it in one click with TranscribeClear

1. Add TranscribeClear to Chrome or Firefox.
2. Open a YouTube video and press Show text, or click the extension icon.
3. Press the copy button in the panel. Choose whether you want timestamps in the settings.

You can also copy a single line. Paste the text into your notes, a document, or an AI chat.

If the video has no subtitles

The extension reads the text YouTube already has. A video without subtitles has no text to copy, and the panel tells you so.