Get YouTube Text HomeCHANGELOG
What’s new
Every feature and improvement we’ve shipped, newest first.
- NewYouTube to PDF — save any transcript as a clean, well-formatted PDF with the video thumbnail, title, and link.
- NewYouTube to SRT — download properly timed subtitle files for any editor or player.
- NewYouTube to Markdown — export transcripts as clean Markdown for your notes, docs, and AI tools.
- NewAdded transcript pages for 10 more languages — Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Dutch, Turkish, and Indonesian.
- ImprovedCleaner tool pages with a refreshed layout.
- NewLaunched a Tools hub — a small toolkit of focused YouTube utilities.
- NewDistraction-Free YouTube Player — paste a link and watch in a full-screen focus mode with no recommendations, comments, or sidebar.
- NewTimestamp Remover — paste any transcript and strip every timestamp format (SRT/VTT ranges, [00:00], inline times, index numbers) into clean text.
- NewTimestamp Link Generator — build a YouTube link that starts at an exact moment.
- NewEmbed Code Generator — generate iframe embed code with start time, autoplay, controls, and a responsive option, plus a live preview.
- NewThumbnail Downloader — grab any video’s thumbnail in HD and every available size.
- NewYouTube Subtitle Downloader — download subtitles as SRT or VTT.
- NewTranscript Without Timestamps — get clean, copy-ready text with no time markers.
- NewShorts Transcript — transcribe YouTube Shorts, full toolkit included.
- NewMusic Video Lyrics — pull the lyrics from a music video’s captions.
- NewAdded a Blog with a step-by-step guide to getting YouTube transcripts.
- ImprovedTranscripts now read line by line instead of in large blocks.
- NewThe habit hook: change youtube.com to getyoutubetext.com in any video URL to land straight on its transcript.
- NewA dedicated transcript page for every video, so results are shareable and open instantly.
- NewCache-first transcripts — a video you’ve fetched before loads instantly.
- NewInvisible security check — the captcha box is gone; verification runs silently in the background.
- ImprovedThe home page now shows a collapsible sample transcript, and transcribing opens the dedicated result page.
- FeatureAI Summary — send any transcript to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini in one click.
- FeatureDownload in TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, or Markdown — with or without timestamps.
- FeatureTimestamps with 30-second and 60-second chunking for RAG and notes.
- FeatureSearch within a transcript, and a synced player — click any line to jump to that moment.
- FeatureCopy All and shareable links — free, no sign up, no software.