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Guides on transcripts, subtitles and getting more out of every video you publish or watch, plus what changed in YoutubeToText.
You can transcribe any YouTube video, even one without captions. Three ways, from YouTube's own transcript panel to an AI transcript with speaker labels.
Oct 9, 2026
YouTube has no button that saves a video with its subtitles. Three ways that do work: the subtitle file on its own, the video with a subtitle track, or subtitles burned into the picture.
Oct 9, 2026
Converting TXT to SRT means giving every line a start and end time. Three ways to do that: YouTube Studio's Auto-sync, a subtitle editor, or transcribing the video straight to SRT.
Oct 9, 2026
Save a YouTube playlist for offline viewing with YouTube Premium, or as files with the free yt-dlp, with the exact commands. Plus how to get the text of a playlist without downloading it.
Oct 9, 2026
Right-click the video and choose 'Copy video URL at current time', or add ?t= to the link. How to make a YouTube timestamp link on a computer and a phone, and turn timestamps into chapters.
Oct 9, 2026
The latest YoutubeToText updates: an in-browser subtitle editor with custom burn-in styling, subtitles in up to 10 languages at once, a fresh site design, and a way to send us feedback directly.
Jul 30, 2026
We've removed the old 4-hour cap. YoutubeToText now supports very long videos, up to 12 hours, in a single clean transcript. Here's what changed and how to use it.
Jun 22, 2026
What the free plans of Otter, TurboScribe, Notta, Descript, Rev, Whisper and five more really include, checked on each vendor's own pricing page, and which one fits your job.
Oct 9, 2026
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