YouTube Caption Downloader (community)

Name: YouTube Caption Downloader (community)
Author: various

by various

Chrome extensions that export YouTube auto-captions to SRT/TXT.

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Drop your audio. Transcript in seconds. First transcript free, then $4 = 300 min

TL;DR

Best for pulling clean transcripts out of YouTube videos for research, study, repurposing. Pricing: free.

What it is

Category entry — many Chrome extensions tap YouTube's caption track API and export TXT/SRT. Treat as a class; pick by install count + privacy policy.

Best for: Pulling clean transcripts out of YouTube videos for research, study, repurposing.
Watch out for: Depends on YouTube's auto-caption availability and quality; YouTube ToS applies.

Install / use

search Chrome Web Store for 'YouTube transcript'

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	Yes
Streaming / real-time	No
Languages supported	90
HIPAA eligible	No

YouTube Caption Downloader (community) vs Whipscribe

Feature	YouTube Caption Downloader (community)	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	Not verified	$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarization	Not verified	Yes
Word timestamps	Not verified	Yes
Streaming	Not verified	No
Languages	90	99
Platforms	Chrome	Web, API, MCP

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