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The track YouTube already has
This retrieves existing captions. It does not transcribe audio, so a video with no caption track produces no file here.
YOUTUBE SUBTITLE DOWNLOADER
Take the spoken words with you.
Download the caption track a YouTube video already has, as TXT, SRT or VTT. Pick the language the video provides and save a file your editor, player or notes can actually use.
Public videos only. Signing in is required — the video is never uploaded and no subtitle file is stored.
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YOUTUBE SUBTITLE DOWNLOADER
Paste a public video link and we will read the caption tracks YouTube already publishes for it — nothing is transcribed from audio here, so a video without captions produces no file.
01WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET
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Only the languages that exist
The list shows the tracks the video actually provides. A missing language is not translated into existence.
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Manual and automatic labelled
Automatic captions can mishear names, numbers and jargon. You always know which kind you are about to download.
02PICK BY DESTINATION
SRTVideo editors
Numbered cues with a start and end time. The format Premiere, Final Cut and DaVinci Resolve all accept, and the one YouTube's own subtitle upload expects.
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00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,500
Welcome to the subtitle download example.VTTWeb players
The same cues behind a WEBVTT header, with a dot before the milliseconds. Use it for HTML5 players and browser caption workflows.
WEBVTT
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.500
Welcome to the subtitle download example.TXTReading and notes
One line per cue with a bracketed timestamp. No cue numbers, so it pastes cleanly into notes, a search box or an AI prompt.
[00:00:00] Welcome to the subtitle download example.
[00:00:02] Start your first download in seconds.HOW IT WORKS
Three steps, no upload.
The video link is only used to read which caption tracks exist. Nothing is uploaded, and no subtitle file is kept after you download it.
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Paste the video link
A watch URL, a short link, Shorts, an embed or a bare 11-character ID all work.
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Pick a caption language
The selector lists only the tracks this video provides, with manual ones first.
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Download the format you need
Take TXT for reading, SRT for an editor, VTT for a web player — from the same result.
Can I get all three formats from one video?+
Yes. Load the video once, then download TXT, SRT and VTT as needed — each download is a separate read of the track, and none of them re-submits the video.
Which format should I choose?+
TXT for notes, quoting and pasting into an AI prompt. SRT for video editors like Premiere, Final Cut and DaVinci Resolve, and for uploading captions back to YouTube. VTT for HTML5 and browser-based players.
Can I download another language?+
When the video provides more than one caption language, each appears separately and can be saved as its own file. The language selector never lists a translation that does not exist.
Why does my video have no subtitles?+
The video may be private, removed, restricted, still live, or published without any caption track. Automatic captions also need time: a video published minutes ago may not have one yet.
Do the subtitles include timestamps?+
SRT and VTT always carry precise start and end times. TXT carries a readable bracketed timestamp on each line so you can still find the moment in the video.
Are automatic captions accurate?+
Timing is usually right; wording is not guaranteed. Names, numbers, accents and specialist terms are the words most often misheard, so check the lines that matter against the video.
Does this re-transcribe the audio?+
No. It reads the caption track YouTube already publishes for that video. That is why a video with no captions will not produce a file.
Do I need to install anything?+
No. The file is prepared on the server and saved straight from the browser. The video itself is never uploaded to us and we do not store the subtitle file.