YouTube Subtitle Downloader
Download any video's subtitles as .srt or plain text β creator captions and auto-generated.
download subtitles as .srt or plain text
How to use YouTube Subtitle Downloader
- 1Paste a YouTube link and click Find Subtitles.
- 2Every available track appears, with auto-generated ones labeled.
- 3Choose .SRT for editing/timestamps or .TXT for a clean transcript.
- 4The file downloads named after the video and language.
Features
Every track listed
All languages, creator captions and auto-generated alike.
Two output formats
Standard .srt with timestamps, or plain-text transcript.
Auto-caption labeling
Machine-generated tracks are flagged so you know the accuracy tier.
Creator tracks preferred
When both exist for a language, the human-made track wins.
Why use this tool
Quote accurately
Search a transcript instead of scrubbing a timeline.
Reuse in edits
.srt drops straight into Premiere, Resolve, and CapCut.
Study and translate
Read along in a second language at your own pace.
Supported formats
Input
Output
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between creator captions and auto-generated?
Creator captions were written or reviewed by a human and are usually accurate. Auto-generated tracks come from speech recognition β good for gist, unreliable for names, jargon, and punctuation. The list labels which is which.
Why does a video show no subtitles?
The uploader disabled captions, the video is too new for auto-captions, or it's in a language auto-captioning doesn't cover. The tool reports this rather than returning an empty file.
Can I download translations?
You can download any track that exists on the video, in its language. Auto-translated variants (translations YouTube renders on the fly) aren't separate tracks and aren't included yet.
Is downloading subtitles allowed?
Subtitle text is served publicly with the video. Personal use β accessibility, study, quoting with attribution β is normal; republishing full transcripts of someone's content isn't.
Your files stay private
The video page and caption track are fetched, converted in memory, and discarded when your file downloads. No record of which videos you look up is kept.
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Do more with Premium
Everything here stays free. Premium removes the limits for $3.99/month β or $39.99/year.
Unlimited conversions
No daily cap β convert as much as you need.
100 MB file size
10Γ larger uploads than the free tier.
Ad-free experience
A clean workspace with zero distractions.
Priority processing
Your conversions jump to the front of the queue.