YouTube playlist transcripts
all at once
Paste a playlist link, pick the videos you want, and download every transcript together. Lecture series, podcast seasons, tutorials.
- Up to 200 videos
- Choose which ones
- Multilingual support
Works with playlist links, channel pages (@handle, /channel/…) and a channel's Videos or Shorts tab.
A whole course, as reading
Playlists are how most series live on YouTube. Grab the entire thing without opening each video.
Kept in order
Files are numbered in playlist order, so episode 3 comes after episode 2.
Pick and skip
Untick the intro, the Q&A replay, or anything you don't need.
Caption type shown
Each file notes whether it came from manual captions or auto-generated ones.
One document option
Merge the playlist into one Markdown file with a heading per video.
Study with AI
Drop the merged file into ChatGPT or Claude and ask about the whole course.
Timestamps kept
Every line can keep its time, so you can find the moment in the right video.
Add text to a playlist link
Open any playlist, add text after youtube in the address bar and press Enter. The picker opens with every video loaded.
The same trick on a single video gives you that video's transcript.
Copy the playlist link
From the address bar or the playlist's Share button.
Pick your videos
All are selected. Untick what you don't need.
Download
A ZIP of files, or one merged document.
Questions people ask
About playlist downloads.
How big can the playlist be?
Free accounts load the first 25 videos, Plus loads up to 200, Pro loads any size.
Do private or unlisted playlists work?
Unlisted playlists work if you have the link. Private playlists, Mixes, Watch later and Liked videos can't be read.
Does it include videos added later?
No, you get the videos in the playlist at the moment you load it. Load it again to pick up new ones.
Can I get subtitles instead of text?
Yes. Choose SRT or VTT as the format and each video comes as a timed subtitle file.