Can I really get a free transcript from lectures videos?

Yes. Transcriptifyyt is 100% free for any public YouTube video that has captions enabled — including auto-generated ones. There's no signup, no Premium requirement, and no install.

What formats can I download the transcript in?

You can copy the transcript inline, or download it as TXT (plain text), SRT (subtitle file for video editors), or JSON (perfect for scripts, search indexes, and AI workflows).

Will it work if the video has only auto-generated captions?

Yes. If a creator hasn't uploaded manual captions, Transcriptifyyt returns YouTube's auto-generated transcript. Quality depends on the original audio but works for the vast majority of public lectures videos.

Are timestamps included?

Every transcript comes with timestamps for each segment. Click any timestamp inside Transcriptifyyt to jump to that exact moment in the video.

Is it legal to download transcripts from lectures videos?

Captions are publicly available on YouTube. Using transcripts for personal study, accessibility, research, note-taking, and fair-use quoting is generally fine. For redistribution or commercial republishing, respect the original creator's copyright.

Built for this topic

Get the full transcript of any lectures video on YouTube.

Paste a lectures video URL and we'll hand you back a clean, timestamped transcript you can copy, search, and download in seconds.

Open the extractor Browse all use cases

Transcriptifyyt extracting transcripts from lectures YouTube videos

University lectures, MOOCs, and conference talks are dense — you can't rewind your way through a 90-minute keynote. Transcriptifyyt turns any lecture video into a clean, timestamped transcript you can scan, search, and quote in seconds.

Scan a 90-minute lecture in 5 minutes
Search by keyword to find the exact moment a concept is introduced
Quote precisely with timestamped citations
Works on any public YouTube video with captions
Timestamped output — click any line to jump in the player
Download as TXT, SRT, or JSON
No signup, no Premium, no browser extension

Popular lectures channels people pull transcripts from

MIT OpenCourseWare
Engineering, math, and physics lectures
Stanford Online
CS, AI, and business lectures
Yale Courses
Humanities and social sciences
TED-Ed
Short-form educational explainers

Frequently asked questions

Related use cases

Try it now — no signup

Paste any YouTube URL and get a clean, timestamped transcript in seconds.

Open the extractor