YouTube to text
Turn any YouTube video into plain text — the full transcript, a short summary, or both. Copy it into your notes and get on with your day.
this is what you get back
Why Distribution Is Becoming the New Moat
The Long Game · Ep. 214
Transcript · 18,402 words
Excerpt shown · full text available in the app
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Text you can actually paste
No timestamp clutter unless you want it. Take the clean prose, drop it into your notes, doc or brief.
Two lengths
The full text when you need the exact wording, and a short version when you only need to know what was said.
Works on anything with audio
Talks, lectures, product demos, interviews, livestream replays — if it has speech, it becomes text.
Questions people actually ask
How long does the conversion take?
Usually a few seconds. A three-hour video with no existing captions can take a little longer.
Can I convert without timestamps?
Yes. Copy as plain prose, or keep timestamps if you need to cite specific moments.
Is there a length limit?
Videos up to about four hours convert without trouble.
Does it work on shorts?
Yes, and it's especially quick — a sixty second short becomes two or three sentences of text.
Is my text stored?
Only if you save it. Otherwise the output is discarded when you close the tab.
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