YouTube Video to Text (Transcript with Timestamps)
Turn any YouTube video into text: the full transcript, timestamped lines and segments, in the language you want. Paste video links; works for Shorts and live replays too. No API key.
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The YouTube Transcript Scraper - Captions, Timestamps, Any Language Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like 🎬 videos and preferred languages, to match your specific use case.
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