How do I get a YouTube transcript?

Paste any YouTube video URL into GetYouTubeText and click Transcribe. The full transcript will appear in seconds — no sign up required.

Can I convert YouTube videos to text for free?

Yes. GetYouTubeText is completely free. You can convert any YouTube video to text, copy it, download it as a .txt file, and send it to any AI tool — all at no cost.

Do I need to sign up to use the YouTube transcript tool?

No. There is no account required, no paywall, and no ads. Just paste a YouTube link and get your transcript instantly.

Can I download the YouTube transcript?

Yes. After the transcript loads, click the Download button to save it as a .txt file to your device.

Can I use this to feed a YouTube transcript into ChatGPT or Claude?

Yes. GetYouTubeText has a built-in AI Summary feature. Click the AI Summary button, choose ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, and you will be redirected with the transcript ready to paste.

Does this tool work for all YouTube videos?

It works for any YouTube video that has captions or auto-generated subtitles enabled. If a video has no captions at all, a transcript cannot be extracted.

Can I get YouTube subtitles or captions as text?

Yes. GetYouTubeText extracts the full captions and subtitles from any YouTube video and converts them into clean, readable text you can copy or download.

TED Talk Transcript — Get the Full Transcript of Any TED Talk

TED Talk Transcript

Get the full transcript of any TED Talk on YouTube. Paste a link to read the talk, search it, quote it word for word, or summarize it with AI — in seconds, no sign up.

WHY THIS EXISTS

Read a great talk in a few minutes

TED Talks are dense — a good one packs a book’s worth of ideas into fifteen minutes. Reading the transcript lets you absorb those ideas at your own pace, slow down on the parts that matter, re-read a line that lands, and keep the quotable moments without scrubbing back through the video.

Paste a TED Talk link and the full talk loads as text, synced to the video. As it plays the current line is highlighted, and clicking any line jumps straight to that moment, so you can study the delivery as well as the words.

QUOTE AND STUDY

Quote it, study it, keep it

Writing an essay, a presentation, or a post and want to reference a talk? Copy the exact line word for word instead of paraphrasing from memory. Use the search box to find the idea you remember, turn on timestamps to cite the moment, and download the transcript to keep for later.

Students use transcripts to take notes on a talk; speakers study how great talks are structured and delivered; writers pull quotes and ideas. Want the key points fast? Try the YouTube video summarizer to get a quick outline.

WORKS ON TED AND TEDx

Any talk uploaded to YouTube

This works on talks from the official TED channel and from TEDx events on YouTube — any talk that has captions, which almost all of them do. Paste the YouTube link to the talk and you get the full text to read, copy, summarize, or download.

Everything is pulled from the video’s own captions in your browser, so there is nothing to install and no account to create. Prefer clean text with no time markers? Grab a transcript without timestamps.

HOW TO

How to get the transcript of a TED Talk

1. Copy the TED Talk link

Open the talk on YouTube (from the TED or a TEDx channel) and copy its URL from the address bar or the Share button.

2. Paste it and click Get Talk Transcript

Drop the link into the box above and press the button. The full talk is pulled and shown as text, synced to the video.

3. Read, search, or quote it

Read the talk, search for an idea, or copy a line word for word to quote in an essay, post, or presentation.

4. Summarize with AI or download

Send it to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for the key points, or download the transcript in any of six formats.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get the transcript of a TED Talk?

Paste the YouTube link to the talk above and click Get Talk Transcript. In a few seconds the full talk appears as text you can read, search, quote, or download.

Does it work on TEDx talks too?

Yes. It works on talks from the official TED channel and from TEDx events on YouTube, as long as the video has captions.

Can I quote the talk word for word?

Yes. Copy the exact lines from the transcript, and click any line to hear that moment in the video to confirm it.

Can I summarize a TED Talk?

Yes. Use the AI Summary button to send the transcript to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for a quick summary or outline.

Can I download the TED Talk transcript?

Yes — download it as TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, or Markdown, with or without timestamps.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free with no sign up and nothing to install.