Add to Chrome
Add to FirefoxFrom a video link to text you can work with
- Copy the video URL from your browser or choose Share → Copy link in the YouTube app.
- Paste it into the link field on this page and choose Convert to text. Your dashboard opens and retrieves the transcript.
- Copy the transcript into your document or notes app. Add the source link and your own headings before organizing or quoting it.
Use the transcript in your own workflow
Word and Google Docs
Paste the text into a document you are already writing. Break a long interview or lecture into sections, add comments, and retain the video link beside quotations. The transcript is editable source material, not a finished article.
Notes and study material
Collect a speaker's definitions, arguments and examples in your notes app. Use the included web summary to find themes, then return to the transcript for context. Distinguish your own notes from the speaker's words.
Input for an AI assistant
Copy relevant passages into an AI tool when you want to ask questions or draft an outline. Respect that tool's input limits and privacy rules. Check its response against the transcript rather than treating another summary as the source.
YouTube Shorts and quotes
Use a Shorts link in the web form to collect spoken wording from a short clip. The browser extension works on regular watch pages, not the Shorts player. Before quoting, listen to the original audio and check whether a short clip leaves out important context.
Need a saved file instead of copied text? See YouTube transcript downloads for anonymous and signed-in download options, file formats and bulk exports.
What the transcript contains
For captioned videos, EasyTranscriber uses the video's caption track. Creator-written captions and auto-generated captions can differ in quality; proper names, technical language and cross-talk deserve a check against the recording. The web transcript is plain text without clickable timestamps.
The first AI summary appears above the transcript in the dashboard. It is included in the web video's credit cost, but it is not a word-for-word record. Use the transcript when exact wording matters, and verify quotes against the original audio.
No captions? Sign in for speech-to-text
When a video has no captions, signed-in users can have its audio transcribed instead. This takes longer and does not produce timestamps. Transcription describes the speech, not silent scenes, slides or text that appears only on screen. Private or unavailable videos may fail.
Use your own videos or material you have permission to reuse. When quoting someone else's video, retain the source link and credit the speaker or creator.