Works without captions
If YouTube captions are unavailable, AI speech recognition can create the transcript from the video audio.
Free YouTube Transcript Generator
Paste a YouTube link into Video Cutter AI to get a free, timestamped transcript without logging in, even when captions are missing.
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Works without captions
TXT, SRT & VTT exports
YouTube Transcript Generator with AI - Free Online, No Login
Video Cutter AI's YouTube Transcript Generator creates timestamped transcripts for free. Extract captions or transcribe speech from videos without captions.
What Is a YouTube Transcript Generator?
A YouTube transcript is a written record of what is said in a video. The YouTube Transcript Generator keeps the discussion in order so you can check exact wording and surrounding context. Read or search the text, return to the source, or use YouTube Clipper to turn a useful moment into a short clip.
How to Use the YouTube Transcript Generator
Turn a link into readable text with the YouTube Transcript Generator in three steps.
1
Paste a YouTube video link
Copy a YouTube video or Shorts link, paste it above, and select Get YouTube Transcript. You will continue in the transcription workspace.
2
Generate the transcript
Your video is prepared automatically. Available YouTube captions are used first; otherwise, AI transcribes the speech. Processing time depends on the video.
3
Download or copy the text
Search the result, select a timestamp to revisit the video, or copy the full transcript. Export plain text as TXT or timed subtitles as SRT or VTT.
Why Choose Video Cutter AI?
Three export formats
Download TXT for reading and editing, or SRT and VTT when your subtitle workflow needs timestamps.
Free to start, no login
Try transcription as a guest within the available allowance. Signed-in tasks use the existing account credit rules.
Search the transcript
Find words and phrases in the result, then review their surrounding context against the original recording.
Continue in your workspace
Signed-in users can reopen completed transcripts from Projects and keep working with the same result.
Return to the right moment
Select a timestamp in the transcript to seek to that part of the video instead of searching the whole recording.
Who Uses YouTube Transcripts?
Students and self-learners
Read lectures at your own pace, look up key terms, and revisit the part of a lesson you want to understand better.
Researchers and journalists
Search interviews, find passages, and check quotations in the original recording with the surrounding context.
Creators and marketers
Use recorded conversations as source material for outlines, newsletters, and posts while keeping the original discussion at hand.
YouTube Transcript Generator FAQ
Try the YouTube Transcript Generator for Free
Paste a video or Shorts link to start. Read, search, and export the transcript in your workspace.