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Free YouTube subtitle downloader

Paste a YouTube link. Download its subtitles as SRT, VTT or plain text, free, with no signup.

Free · No signup · Works with any public video that has captions

  • SRT

    For VLC, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve and most players.

  • VTT

    For HTML5 video players and the web.

  • Plain text

    Copy or download the transcript to read or quote.

This tool gives you the subtitles. LunaNotes gives you the rest.

LunaNotes is an AI note-taking app: bring a video, a PDF, an audio file or your own writing, and it becomes a note you can edit, study, revise and ask questions of. The free tool stops where that work starts.

  • A structured note, not a wall of text

    Headings, hierarchy, and the details that matter — editable the moment it lands, and searchable forever after.

  • A diagram of how it connects

    Turn the note into a concept map or flowchart. The relationships prose hides become obvious.

  • Flashcards that test your material

    Generated from your own note, so revision starts from something you've already processed.

Start for free

Free plan: 500 AI credits a month, 5 diagrams, 5 flashcard decks. No credit card.

Frequently asked questions

How do I download subtitles from a YouTube video?

Paste the video's link above and press Get subtitles. On the next page, choose SRT, VTT or TXT to download the file, or copy the text to your clipboard.

Can I download auto-generated subtitles?

Yes. If the creator didn't upload captions, you get YouTube's auto-generated ones.

Which language are the subtitles in?

The caption track YouTube serves for the video, usually the language it was spoken in. For a summary in another language, use the free YouTube video summarizer.

What's the difference between SRT and VTT?

Both are timed text files. SRT works in almost every video player and editor. VTT is the web standard used by HTML5 video. For reading or quoting, pick TXT.

Is it really free? Do I need to sign up?

Yes, it's free, and no. Paste a link and you get the subtitles without an account, an email address or a credit card.

Which videos does it work with?

Any public YouTube video that has captions, either the creator's own or YouTube's auto-generated ones. Private, members-only and age-restricted videos can't be read, and a video with no captions at all has nothing to work from.

What is LunaNotes?

LunaNotes is an AI note-taking app. You bring a video, PDF, audio file or your own writing, and it gives you an editable note plus diagrams, flashcards and an AI chat built from it. This tool runs one step of that on its own. The free plan includes 500 AI credits a month, with no credit card.

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