If you would like to have a play-by-play of the audio in a YouTube video, you can get a transcript of it. Transcripts can be useful if you are unable to listen to your favourite content creator, perhaps your are on the metro without your headphones. With a transcript you can understand what the video is about without listening to it. If you would like to find out how to download or generate a Youtube transcript, read on.
Note: Transcripts are only available for videos that have closed captioning.
Generate Transcript of a YouTube Video
Go to
YouTube and open the video of your choice. Click on the
More actions button (represented by 3 horizontal dots) located next to the
Share button:
Now click on the
Open Transcript option:
A transcript of the closed captions will automatically be generated:
Depending on the YouTube channel, and the video, the uploader may have written subtitles specifically for the video, if not they will be automatically generated. This results in an approximate transcript, with words and phrases occasionally incorrect.
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