YouTube, as subtitles

YouTube to SRT

YouTube to SRT: the file of YouTube into SRT or VTT subtitles, with the time of every line kept. Free $0, 3 files a day.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

YouTube is not part of the upload: the engine reads a file and not a page. No conversion first, YouTube files are read exactly as they are. SRT and VTT carry the time of every line, and the free plan is $0.

How it works

How to get YouTube to SRT

  1. 1

    Open your own video

    Sign in to the account that uploaded the video and open the video on the site or in the app.

  2. 2

    Copy the part you need

    Every line of the text carries the moment it was said, so a quotation can be copied with its own timecode.

  3. 3

    Wait for the text, not for the file

    The upload of the video from YouTube is quick; the engine reads it once and hands the whole text back as a document.

  4. 4

    Keep the file on your own disk

    The file of the video from YouTube stays where it was downloaded, and the text that comes back is a separate document.

The result

What comes back from the engine

  • TXT

    One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.

  • TXT, CSV

    The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.

  • SRT, VTT

    SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.

  • Markdown, DOCX

    The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.

The facts

What YouTube keeps, and what the subtitles need

Length of one file

up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro

Free plan

$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card

The case

What the recording does not give you

What the video from YouTube does not give you is a text you can search, quote or hand over. What the file of the video from YouTube cannot do is answer a question asked three weeks later. Our engine reads the file of the video from YouTube and returns it as text, with the start and the end of every piece.

Tips

  • A correction in the editor does not move the time of any other segment.

  • Keep the video from YouTube in a folder of its own, so the export lands where you look for it.

  • The free plan gives 3 files a day, and the paid plan is $10 a month when you pay yearly.

  • A headset microphone gives a cleaner text than the microphone of the room.

  • 99+ languages are read, so set the one your recording is in.

FAQ

Questions about YouTube to SRT

Is YouTube to SRT enough for a video?

The time of every segment stays in the file, so YouTube to SRT can be quoted later without listening again.

Can I edit the subtitles of YouTube to SRT?

Nothing from YouTube is needed after the download, because the engine reads the file and not the page.

What do I need to get YouTube to SRT onto the video?

Our own engine reads the video from YouTube once and writes it down: every segment of the text is a line of its own.

Which subtitle format fits YouTube to SRT?

The export is yours to choose: TXT for a plain text, SRT or VTT for a video, and DOCX for a review on Pro.

Do the subtitles of YouTube to SRT keep the time of every line?

The speakers are told apart on request, and the names are set in the editor before the export.

Related pages

Sources

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Drop a recording — the text arrives in a minute

Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps