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.

YouTube to Notion — Save a YouTube Transcript to Notion Free

YouTube to Notion

Paste a YouTube link and get a clean, Notion-ready transcript with a title, link and tidy formatting. Copy it, paste it into any page, done. Free, no sign up.

WHY THIS EXISTS

Keep video notes where you actually work

If Notion is your second brain, a YouTube transcript is far more useful inside a page than trapped in a video. This tool pulls the transcript and formats it the way Notion likes, so you can paste it into any page and it turns into a clean heading, link and readable text automatically.

No copy-paste-and-reformat, no messy timestamps glued to every line. Just a tidy transcript, ready to live in your notes.

WHAT YOU GET

A tidy page, not a wall of captions

The output opens with the video title as a heading and a link back to the source video, followed by the transcript. Keep timestamps for a study-friendly bullet list where each line is marked with its time, or turn them off for clean, flowing paragraphs.

Because it is formatted as Markdown, pasting it into Notion converts the heading, link and layout automatically. Everything is generated in your browser.

GREAT FOR

Researchers, students and note-takers

Researchers keep a searchable copy of a talk in their Notion workspace. Students drop lecture transcripts into their study notes. Creators save videos they want to reference or repurpose later.

Want other formats? Grab Markdown, a PDF, or an SRT file, or read and search the transcript first with the main YouTube transcript tool.

HOW TO

How to add a YouTube transcript to Notion

1. Paste the video link

Copy any YouTube URL and paste it in, then click Get for Notion.

2. Choose timestamps

Keep timestamps for a bullet list, or turn them off for flowing paragraphs.

3. Copy the result

Click Copy text to put the Notion-ready transcript on your clipboard.

4. Paste into Notion

Open any Notion page and paste — the title, link and formatting convert automatically.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add a YouTube transcript to Notion?

Paste the video link, click Get for Notion to fetch the transcript, then Copy text and paste it into any Notion page. The formatting converts automatically.

Does the formatting really carry over?

Yes. The output is Markdown, which Notion understands on paste, so the title becomes a heading, the link stays clickable, and the text lays out cleanly.

Can I include timestamps?

Yes. Keep the Include timestamps toggle on for a timestamped bullet list, or turn it off for clean reading paragraphs.

Does the video need captions?

Yes. The transcript is built from the video’s captions, so it works with any video that has captions or auto-captions.

Is my data private?

Yes. The transcript is formatted in your browser, so nothing is stored on our side.

Is it free?

Completely free, with no sign up and nothing to install.