YouTubeToTranscript is a free web tool that shows the transcript YouTube holds for a video beside an embedded player, with a copy button and a language switch. YouTubeScribe reads the same kind of caption track but hands it over as a file: TXT, SRT or PDF, with timestamps you can switch off. We make YouTubeScribe, and we checked YouTubeToTranscript's public site on 17 October 2026.
Checked 17 October 2026. We make YouTubeScribe.
Pick YouTubeToTranscript if you want to read along in an embedded player, click a line to jump, and translate the transcript on the page. Pick YouTubeScribe if you want a file: TXT, SRT or PDF, timestamps you can toggle, and playlist export on Pro.
| Point | YouTubeScribe | YouTubeToTranscript |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | YouTube caption extraction, plus YouTube metadata tools | Show and copy a YouTube transcript beside the video |
| Where the text comes from | The caption track YouTube already has | Same idea: its FAQ says it extracts the subtitles or transcripts YouTube generated |
| Account | No account needed to start | Its page does not say; the header has a login link |
| Download | TXT, SRT and PDF | None. Its page says there is no download option and points to the Copy button |
| SRT subtitle file | Free | Not offered, since there is no download |
| Timestamps | Yes, toggle on or off before copying | Click any line to jump to that point in the player; timestamps in the copied text are not described |
| Languages | Every language the video has a track in | Switch the transcript language, and translate to over 125 languages, per its FAQ |
| Limits | Unlimited transcripts for videos that have a track | Its FAQ says no limit on video length or number of transcripts |
| Playlists and bulk | Bulk playlist and channel export on Pro | Not described on its page |
| API | REST API and MCP server. A transcript call costs 1 credit | Yes. Its FAQ describes an API with low bulk pricing; prices are not listed |
| MCP | MCP server on the same credit balance | Its navigation links to an MCP offering that the home page does not describe |
| Paid plans (checked 17 Oct 2026) | Pro $49.99/year, Studio $129.99/year | The web tool is described as completely free; API prices are not listed |
Prices and limits change. Confirm on each vendor's pricing page before you buy. See YouTubeScribe pricing.
Both tools start from the transcript YouTube already holds, so neither one listens to the audio. The difference is what you leave with.
YouTubeToTranscript is a reading page. The transcript sits next to an embedded player, a click on a line jumps the video, and a Copy button moves the text. Its page says plainly that there is no download.
YouTubeScribe is a file tool. You get TXT, SRT or PDF, with timestamps you can switch off before you copy.
If you are loading captions into an editor or player, you need a subtitle file, not a text dump. Our guide to SRT, VTT and TXT covers the choice.
YouTubeToTranscript says it can translate the transcript to over 125 languages on the page. That is quick for reading a video in another language.
On YouTubeScribe, the free extractor returns the languages the video has a track in. For translation we have a separate AI Transcript Translator that keeps the timings so a subtitle file stays valid. It spends credits (12 per run), so it is not free in the way a page-level translate button is.
Both free tools say they are not limited by video length. YouTubeToTranscript's FAQ says there are no limits on length or count. YouTubeScribe's free path is unlimited for videos that have a track.
For automation, both sides offer an API. YouTubeToTranscript lists none of its prices. Ours is a public REST API and an MCP server on the site's credit balance, with a transcript call at 1 credit.
For one video, the free YouTube transcript generator is the quickest start.
For videos with no captions at all, see YouTubeScribe vs TurboScribe. For the whole field, read the best YouTube transcript tools roundup.
This comparison is published by Deeporax AI LTD, the company that makes YouTubeScribe. YouTubeToTranscript's public site was checked on 17 October 2026. Where its page is silent, such as on accounts and timestamps in copied text, we say so rather than guess. Confirm on youtubetotranscript.com before you rely on it.
Its FAQ says the web tool is completely free to use, with no limits on video length or the number of transcripts. It also describes an API with bulk pricing, and the prices are not listed on the page.
Its page says it does not offer a download option and points to the Copy button. YouTubeScribe exports SRT for free, with in and out times from the caption track.
Yes, if you want the transcript as a file. You get TXT, SRT or PDF with no account. If you mainly want to read along with the video and translate on the page, YouTubeToTranscript fits that better.
No. Both read the transcript YouTube already holds. If a video has none, YouTubeScribe says so. A speech-to-text tool such as TurboScribe is the route for those videos.
Yes, with the separate AI Transcript Translator, which keeps the timings and uses credits. The free extractor returns the languages the video already has tracks in.
Vendor site: YouTubeToTranscript
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