Download YouTube subtitles in one click.
Paste a YouTube URL and grab the subtitles as .srt or plain .txt. Auto-generated or manual, any language. Free, no signup.
5 free summaries a month. No card.
Paste a YouTube URL to download subtitles
What you get
- Export as .srt (with timestamps) or .txt (plain text)
- Supports every language YouTube offers
- Works with auto-generated and manual captions
- No watermark, no email required
- Works on Shorts, lives, and multi-hour uploads
- Optional: turn the subtitles into an AI summary
Made for
- Add captions to your own edited clips
- Translate a talk into another language
- Archive subtitles before a video is deleted
- Pull a quote verbatim for a blog post
How it works
- Step 1Paste the video URL
Drop in any public youtube.com or youtu.be link. Nothing to install and no account required.
- Step 2Pick your format
Choose .srt to keep timestamps for video editing, or .txt for clean plain text you can paste anywhere.
- Step 3Download or summarize
The file downloads instantly. If you'd rather have the gist than the full captions, hit summarize for key points and quotes.
FAQ
Is the subtitles downloader free?+
Yes — downloading .srt and .txt captions is free with no account, no email, and no watermark.
What's the difference between .srt and .txt?+
.srt keeps numbered cues and timestamps, which is what video editors and players expect. .txt is the same words as clean prose with no timing data.
Does it work with auto-generated captions?+
Yes, both auto-generated and manually uploaded captions are supported, in whichever languages the video offers.
Can I download subtitles in another language?+
If the video publishes captions in that language, yes. Otherwise, download the original and use Readlis to summarize or translate the content into one of 17 languages.
Why did a download fail?+
The most common causes are a private or age-restricted video, or a video with no captions at all. Public videos with captions work reliably.
Is downloading subtitles allowed?+
Captions are served publicly with public videos. Use them for editing your own clips, accessibility, research, and quoting with attribution — not for republishing someone else's content.