Get a YouTube Transcript
Video has captions? Read, search and export them for free with Voiz for YouTube in Chrome — no account needed. No captions? Use Voiz below to transcribe the audio.
No captions? Transcribe the audio with Voiz
Paste a publicly accessible video link or upload your audio or video file. Voiz transcribes the speech, with timestamps and speaker labels. Enter your email to receive the result. Afterwards, you can order a translation on the full result page.
Recordings up to 15 minutes are free, up to 60 minutes in the last 30 days. Longer recordings: minute packs from $5. Minute packs pay for processing. Your existing balance stays available; minutes never expire. No subscription.
Long recordings use purchased minutes. If your balance is insufficient, a preview of the first 5 minutes may be available within your free allowance. Buy enough minutes to process the full recording.
Read and export existing YouTube captions
Install Voiz for YouTube, then open a video with captions. The panel shows the transcript beside the video. Search the text, click a timestamp to jump to that moment, copy it or download .md and .txt files. The text comes from the available caption track.
Get an AI summary of the captions
The extension offers up to 30 free AI summaries per month without an account. This allowance is separate from Voiz transcription minutes. A summary needs accessible captions; the service may be temporarily unavailable.
Create a transcript when captions are missing
Use the form above when captions are missing, inaccessible or unsuitable. Voiz recognizes speech from the audio instead of reading a caption track. Public links from YouTube and other supported video sites can be submitted; access restrictions may prevent processing.
FAQ
- What does audio transcription with Voiz cost?
- Recordings up to 15 minutes are free, up to 60 minutes in the last 30 days. Longer recordings: minute packs from $5. Minute packs pay for processing. Your existing balance stays available; minutes never expire. No subscription.
- Is the YouTube caption transcript free?
- Yes. Voiz for YouTube lets you read, search, copy and export accessible captions for free without an account. It does not create captions for videos that have none.
- How do the extension and Voiz audio transcription differ?
- The extension reads the existing YouTube caption track, including its wording and errors. Voiz audio transcription creates a new transcript from speech, with timestamps and speaker labels. Afterwards, you can order a translation on the full result page.
- Can I download the YouTube transcript?
- With the extension, you can copy the caption text or download it as .md or .txt. Click a timestamp in the panel to jump to that moment in the video.
- Can I transcribe private or restricted videos?
- The Voiz form requires a publicly accessible video link. Private, age-restricted or otherwise inaccessible videos may not be processed. You can upload a source file you have access to instead.
- What languages are supported?
- The extension reads the caption languages available for the video. Voiz audio transcription detects the spoken language automatically. You can order a translation on the full result page.
- There are no captions, or the extension cannot load them. What should I do?
- Try the Voiz form on this page to transcribe the audio. It does not require a YouTube caption track. Processing still depends on access to the video and the applicable free allowance or purchased minutes.
- I bought minutes — are short recordings paid now?
- No. Short recordings stay free until you use up 60 free minutes within 30 days.