YouTube Subtitle Downloader
Download available YouTube subtitles and captions as SRT, VTT, or TXT files. Free to use with no account required.
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Start with a topic or article link. Storybook creates an illustrated video with narration and music, in widescreen or vertical format.
Save YouTube captions in the format you need
Use the subtitle downloader when you need caption files for editing, accessibility review, translation, research, or publishing a transcript alongside a video.
The tool can only download subtitle tracks that are available for the source video. If a video has no captions, there may be nothing to extract.
How to download YouTube subtitles
- Copy the YouTube URL. Open the video and copy the browser URL or share link.
- Paste it into the subtitle tool. Sceneform checks which caption tracks are available.
- Choose a format. Download subtitles as SRT, VTT, or TXT depending on your workflow.
Which subtitle format should you download?
SRT, VTT, and TXT carry similar words but serve different jobs.
| Format | Use it for | Includes timing? |
|---|---|---|
| SRT | Video editors, media players, caption review | Yes |
| VTT | Web video captions and HTML5 players | Yes |
| TXT | Reading, notes, scripts, summaries, and quotes | No |
Subtitle files are different from transcripts
Subtitles are built for playback timing. They are broken into short caption segments that appear on screen at specific times. A transcript is easier to read as a document.
Need readable paragraphs instead? Use YouTube Transcript Generator or YouTube to Text.
YouTube's own transcript view is useful for reading along, but it is not always the fastest way to save a clean SRT, VTT, or TXT file for editing and accessibility workflows.
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Use the localized Sceneform interface to download available YouTube caption tracks for editing, accessibility, translation, and research workflows.