Quick summary
You can transcribe a YouTube video to text for free using YouTube's built-in transcript feature, then paste the copied text into any document or editor for further use. This step-by-step process requires no third-party tools and works directly inside the YouTube video player.
Steps
- Open the YouTube video you want to transcribe.
- Click the three-dot more menu below the video player.
- Locate and click the Show transcript button to open the transcript panel.
- In the transcript panel, click the three-dot menu and select Toggle timestamps to hide them, then select and copy the text.
- Paste the transcript into your preferred document or text editor to edit and rework the content.
