YouTube Subtitle Downloader

Download YouTube Subtitles For Free

Paste a public YouTube link to see the caption lines with timestamps and download them as SRT, VTT or TXT.

  • Free: 2 videos a day, no account needed.
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How it works

How to Download YouTube Subtitles and Captions

Paste a link, check the caption lines, and download the subtitle file in the format you need.

Step 1: Paste the link

Extract the subtitles from a YouTube link

Copy the link of a public YouTube video and paste it into the tool above. QuizRise extracts the caption lines and shows each one with its start time, so you can check the text before you download it.

  • Uploaded and auto-generated captions
  • When a video has no captions, QuizRise makes the lines from the speech
Animation: a YouTube video link is pasted and the transcript is requested. While it loads, the tool shows Getting the transcript. The timestamped lines appear with Download as TXT, SRT or VTT, and Copy text copies them to the clipboard.

Step 2: Download or study

Download SRT, VTT or TXT

Choose a format and save the file. One video can be downloaded in every format.

Studying the video? Make flashcards sends the same video to the free AI flashcard generator, which builds flashcards, practice questions, a summary and a mind map from it.

Animation: study material is added as sources one after another, such as files or a YouTube link. Create study set is clicked, the quiz is ready, and a summary, a mind map, flashcards and questions appear.

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Quick answer

What is QuizRise YouTube Subtitle Downloader?

QuizRise YouTube Subtitle Downloader is a free caption extractor for public YouTube videos. It shows the subtitle lines with timestamps and downloads them as SRT, VTT or TXT files, without sign-up.

Source
Public YouTube videos, with uploaded or auto-generated captions, or speech when there are no captions.
Formats
SRT and VTT with start and end times, TXT with the caption text only.
Free limit
2 videos a day without an account, 10 a day with a free account.
Links
Single video links. Playlists, channel pages and search links do not work.

Formats

SRT, VTT or TXT: which subtitle file to download

All three files come from the same caption lines. Pick the one your next tool can read.

YouTube subtitle file formats and what to use them for
SRT What is inside Numbered caption lines with start and end times. Use it for Video editors, desktop video players and most upload forms.
VTT What is inside WebVTT caption lines with start and end times. Use it for Web video players and HTML5 video.
TXT What is inside The caption text only, one line per caption. Use it for Reading, quoting, notes and research.
Copy text What is inside The caption text on your clipboard. Use it for Pasting into a doc, notes or an AI chat.

Who uses it

What people do with YouTube subtitle files

A timed subtitle file lets you reuse the words of a video without typing them again.

Edit and re-upload video

Load the SRT or VTT file into a video editor or player to check the timing or reuse the captions.

Check accessibility

Read every caption line with its time to find missing or wrong captions.

Study a lecture

Keep the words of a lesson or tutorial as text you can search and read again.

Quote and research

Find the exact words and the time a speaker said them in an interview or talk.

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YouTube Subtitle Downloader FAQ

Paste the link of a public YouTube video into the subtitle downloader at the top of this page. When the caption lines load, choose SRT, VTT or TXT to download the file, or copy the text.

Yes. Choose SRT or VTT to download a timed subtitle file for video players and editors, or TXT for the caption text only. Timing comes from the video's captions, or from the speech when there are no captions, so check it before you publish.

Yes. The tool reads uploaded subtitle tracks and auto-generated captions. Auto-generated captions can have wrong words, so check names and terms before you reuse them.

Yes. Without an account you can load subtitles for 2 videos a day and download each one as SRT, VTT and TXT. A free QuizRise account raises this to 10 videos a day.

Viewers cannot. YouTube shows captions in the player and lists the lines under Show transcript in the description, but it has no download button for them. Only the channel owner can download caption files, from YouTube Studio. This tool gives anyone the caption lines as SRT, VTT or TXT for public videos.

Private, restricted and deleted videos cannot be read. When a video has no captions, QuizRise makes the lines from the speech, so videos without speech, such as music, give little or no subtitle text.

Subtitles and captions are timed lines shown on screen; captions can also include sound cues. A transcript is the same words as text to read outside the video. To read or copy the full text, use the YouTube transcript generator.

Yes. After the subtitles load, select Make flashcards to open the same video in the free AI flashcard generator. You get flashcards, a short practice quiz, a summary and a mind map without an account. For a full quiz, use the YouTube quiz maker.

Get the subtitles of your next video

Paste a YouTube link, check the caption lines with timestamps, and download SRT, VTT or TXT. No sign-up needed.