Download transcripts from a YouTube playlist
Get the full transcript of every video in a YouTube playlist in one run, as JSON, CSV or Excel. Each row has the video title, publish date, views, language and the complete transcript text. Paste any playlist URL and choose how many videos to read. Videos without subtitles are not charged for a transcript. Example input: 3Blue1Brown's Essence of linear algebra.
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