How to Get the Transcript of a YouTube Video [Fast & Easy]
The easiest way to get the transcript of a YouTube video without jumping through a million hoops. Here's how.
Transcribe YouTube Video
Turn speech into text, for all your YouTube Videos. No software required
Transcribe your YouTube Videos to Text
With VEED it's easy to transcribe your YouTube videos online. There's no extra software required- VEED works in your browser. Whether you want to create text transcriptions, or add subtitles, it couldn’t be easier. VEED automatically converts speech to text and you can transcribe your video and translate it into over 100 languages! All automatically. Save your YouTube video transcript as a text file (.txt) to see accurate video to text transcription. Remember you should only be transcribing YouTube videos that you yourself own. Never download copyrighted material and always follow YouTube's terms of service. Happy transcribing!
How to Transcribe YouTube Videos
1Add Video
Upload your videos to VEED by clicking the blue button or dragging and dropping a file
2Generate transcription
Click ‘Subtitles’ > ‘Auto Subtitles’. Then press ‘START’. Your transcript will be generated, automatically
3Edit & Save
To edit, click on the subtitles and start typing. It’s that easy. You can also edit the design of the subtitles, click on ‘styles’ and pick from the VEED design options. When finished, click ‘Options’, then ‘Download Subtitles’ in ‘.TXT format’ to download your text transcript
‘Transcribe YouTube Video’ Tutorial
More Searchable
By adding a transcription or subtitles to your YouTube video, you will make it more searchable with its additional text element. Boost your search rankings and generate more clicks to appear higher up on results pages!
Teaching Materials
Text transcripts are super useful for creating teaching & learning materials! Text transcripts can be a useful resource to bolster or underpin learning. They can also be a useful way to study conversational speech and talk. They are great for learning foreign languages. Text transcripts create a whole host of extended learning opportunities!
Podcasts
A text transcript is a great way of keeping a record of what was said in your podcast, and creating keyword/topic searchability for users & listeners! Having a text transcript also gives listeners & users the option to quickly refer back to your podcast and find those key moments!
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More than a YouTube Video Transcriber
We can help you with so much more than just transcribing YouTube videos. Our editing software makes it easy to edit your video. Personalise, choose the font, style and layout of your text. We can help you add subtitles & captions automatically, add filters & effects to your videos, slow down your videos, split subtitles, speed up your videos, draw on your videos, translate your videos into another language, and much more. VEED is a flexible and intuitive video editing tool, designed with you in mind. Try our free editing software to transform your YouTube video into exciting text transcriptions!
