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Get a YouTube transcript
Paste a YouTube link and get the video’s own captions as timestamped text you can search, copy and export.
Free to start· Timestamped transcripts · Search & export TXT or SRT
YouTube to Transcript
Paste a YouTube link and get the full transcript with timestamps — search it, copy it, or export it as TXT or SRT.
Any source in, real text out
Every tool gives you accurate, exportable text — copy, TXT or SRT. Free credits to start. Here’s what each tool does.
YouTube → transcript
Paste a link and get every caption line with its timestamp.
Video → text
Upload a video file and AI writes down what is said (Pro).
Download subtitles
Export a transcript as SRT, VTT or plain TXT.
Grab captions
Download the captions a YouTube video already has.
Podcast → text
Turn an M4A or MP3 episode into searchable text (Pro).
Any source
Turn any video into clean, structured text
Paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link, or drop a video, audio or podcast file — gistmint returns an accurate, readable transcript you can search, quote and reuse. No hunting for a hidden caption track.
Get a transcript
Export how you need it
Copy, TXT or SRT — timestamped or plain
Download the transcript as plain text, copy it straight into your notes, or export SRT/VTT subtitles with timestamps. Convert between subtitle formats without wrangling files by hand.
Download subtitles
Free to start
Free credits to start, upgrade only if you want more
Create an account and you get 5 free credits to try a YouTube transcript. Upgrade to Pro when you want a monthly credit balance and AI transcription of your own video and audio files.
Transcribe a video
Everyday video jobs, turned into text
Transcript
Search a whole talk in seconds.
Turn a lecture, interview or webinar into readable text you can Ctrl-F, skim and jump around.
Quote
Pull an exact quote with its timestamp.
Get accurate, speaker-aware text so you can cite the line and the moment it was said.
Subtitles
Caption a clip in one click.
Download clean SRT or VTT subtitles ready to upload — no manual timing, no reformatting.
Any video, into structured text
Paste a link or drop a file and gistmint returns a clean, accurate transcript you can search, quote, caption and export — free credits to start.
What do you want to do?
Four jobs, one place. Pick yours and open the tool that does exactly that.
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Transcribe your own files
Upload a video or audio recording and AI writes down every word, with timestamps — part of Pro.
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Download or convert subtitles
Pull a video’s subtitles out as text, or convert and edit subtitle files free in your browser.
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Summarize a video
Get a short overview and timestamped key points of a YouTube video — part of Pro.
Who it's for
Is this for me?
If you ever have a one-off video task and do not want to install software or sign up for a subscription — yes.
Creators & editors
Pull a clean transcript, captions or a quote from a clip without scrubbing through a heavy editor. Free credits to start, and nothing to install.
Social media managers
Turn every clip into a clean transcript, then pull captions, subtitles and quote cards from the text — no scrubbing the timeline to find the good line.
Students & researchers
Turn a lecture recording or interview into searchable, timestamped text you can quote, cite and revise from — free credits to try it before you commit.
Everyone at work
A meeting recording, a webinar, a voice memo you need in writing — the everyday transcript chores, each with its own tool that just works.
Built to be trusted
Accurate AI transcription, honest credits, and files used only to make your transcript — just tools that do exactly what they say.
Any source
YouTube TranscriptAccurate text
Video TranscriptionSubtitles & captions
YouTube Caption DownloaderExport anywhere
Caption DownloaderPodcasts & audio
Transcribe M4AFree to start
All transcript tools
Transcribe YouTube, TikTok and Instagram links or your own video, audio and podcast files — one place for every source.
Get clean, readable transcripts with punctuation and paragraphs — not a raw caption dump you have to fix by hand.
Download the transcript as SRT or VTT subtitles, or grab a video’s existing captions in one click.
Copy the text straight into your notes, or export TXT and SRT — timestamped or plain, whichever your workflow needs.
Turn an M4A, MP3 or podcast episode into structured text you can search, quote and repurpose.
New accounts get 5 free credits to try a YouTube transcript; Pro adds a monthly credit balance and AI transcription of your own files.
Free where it counts
The subtitle tools are free and need no account. New transcripts use credits: 5 free when you sign up, or 600 every month on Pro.
What a credit buys
- A YouTube video with captions: 1 credit per video
- AI transcription of your own video or audio file (Pro): 4 credits per minute of audio
- A video summary with timestamped key points (Pro): 1 credit each
- Copying a transcript or exporting TXT, SRT or VTT: free
- A run that fails is not charged — the reserved credits are released
Free
$0/mo
Try it, no card needed
- Free subtitle tools in your browser, no account needed
- 5 credits when you sign up — a one-time grant that does not reset
- YouTube transcripts from the video’s captions: 1 credit per video
- Every transcript saved to your library — search, reopen, copy, or export TXT, SRT and VTT
Pro
Popular$9.99/mo
600 credits / month
- Everything in Free
- 600 credits every month
- AI transcription of your own video & audio files: 4 credits per minute
- Video summaries with timestamped key points: 1 credit each
Prices in USD. Pro is month to month — change or cancel anytime.
Pick a tool and go
Sign up free and get 5 credits to try a YouTube transcript right away. Upgrade to Pro when you want a monthly balance and AI transcription of your own files.
