🎬 YouTube Transcript Copier

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Fast, intelligent, and versatile YouTube transcript extraction with Side Panel persistence, batch processing, and 1-click AI workflow.

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YouTube Transcript Copier is a privacy-first browser extension engineered to extract, format, and export YouTube transcripts in milliseconds. Built with a resilient multi-strategy extraction engine, it bypasses DOM volatility and provides seamless integration with modern AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Whether you are a student, researcher, developer, or creator, YouTube Transcript Copier saves hours of manual copying and formatting.

• Native Player Integration: Adds an unobtrusive "Copy Transcript" button right next to YouTube's Like/Share buttons and inside YouTube Shorts reels.
• Auto-Copy on Video Load: Toggle auto-copy in settings to automatically grab transcripts the instant any video opens.
• Global Shortcut: Press Ctrl + Shift + Y (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + Y (macOS) to copy without touching your mouse.

Batch Mode & Playlist Extraction

• Automated Scanner: Detects playlists, recommended queues, and channel uploads directly from the active tab.
• Queue Controls: Extract dozens of transcripts in sequence with live progress, pause, resume, and stop controls.
• Token Safety Alert: Live character and token counter alerts you when extractions approach LLM context limits.
• Bulk ZIP Download: Export entire playlist transcriptions in a single neatly organized archive.

Free AI Web Bridge

• Direct Export: One click launches ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini in a new tab.
• Automated Text Insertion: The extension automatically types your chosen prompt and the full transcript directly into the chat prompt box.
• Custom Prompt Library: Use ready-made presets (Summarize 5 Bullets, Key Takeaways, Chapter Outline, TL;DR) or save and manage your own custom prompts.

Export Formats

Export clean transcriptions formatted for your exact workflow:

• SRT (.srt): SubRip format for video editors (Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve).
• VTT (.vtt): WebVTT format for web players.
• Markdown (.md): Structured notes for Obsidian, Notion, and Logseq.
• JSON (.json): Raw timestamps and text objects for developers and data analysis.
• CSV (.csv): Structured tables for Excel and Google Sheets.
• Plain Text (.txt): Clean paragraph or line-by-line format.

Search and Seek Timestamps

• Instant Highlighting: Filter through long transcripts with real-time text matching.
• Interactive Timestamps: Click any timestamp in the side panel or popup to seek video playback directly to that exact second.

7 Languages & RTL

Fully translated interface with instant switching across 7 languages:

• 🇺🇸 English
• 🇪🇸 Spanish (Español)
• 🇧🇷 Portuguese (Português)
• 🇹🇷 Turkish (Türkçe)
• 🇫🇷 French (Français)
• 🇩🇪 German (Deutsch)
• 🇸🇦 Arabic (العربية) with native Right-to-Left (RTL) layout.

Study Notes and Workspaces

• Chrome Side Panel: Read and search transcripts in Chrome's dedicated side panel drawer without popup auto-closing.
• Saved Workspaces: Bookmark clips, take timestamped notes, and save transcripts locally for offline review.

• 100% Client-Side: All transcript processing, formatting, and storage happens entirely on your machine.
• Zero Telemetry: No tracking, no user profiling, and no third-party analytics scripts.
• Zero API Keys: No accounts, logins, or paid subscription keys required.

Install with one click from the Chrome Web Store.

1. Clone or download this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/madireis/youtube-transcript-copier.git

2. Navigate to chrome://extensions/ in your browser.
3. Enable Developer mode in the upper-right corner.
4. Click Load unpacked and select the extension folder.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Made with care by @madireis