Free tools for video links
Paste a link and get the transcript of a video, or the full list of videos in a playlist. Free, no sign-up, and auto-generated captions count.
| Tool |
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| YouTube to TranscriptPulls a video's captions, auto-generated ones included, with optional translation. |
| YouTube Playlist ExtractorLists every video in a playlist with its link, title, channel and duration. |
| Vimeo to TranscriptTurns a Vimeo video's captions into paragraphs, timestamped lines, or subtitles. |
| Vimeo Playlist ExtractorLists every video in a Showcase with its link, title, uploader and duration. |
| Dailymotion to TranscriptTurns a Dailymotion video's captions into paragraphs, timestamped lines, or subtitles. |
| Dailymotion Playlist ExtractorLists every video in a playlist with its link, title and duration. |
| TikTok to TranscriptTurns a TikTok video's speech into paragraphs, timestamped lines, or subtitles. |
| X (Twitter) to TranscriptTurns the video in an X (Twitter) post into paragraphs, timestamped lines, or subtitles. |
| Course Video to TranscriptTurns an online course lesson's video into paragraphs, timestamped lines, or subtitles. |
| Course Playlist ExtractorLists every video lesson in an online course with its link, module and duration. |
| YouTube Transcript SearchLoads a video's transcript once, then searches it instantly — click a match to jump there. |
| YouTube Citation GeneratorFormats a video as a ready-to-paste citation in APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard style. |
| YouTube Word CloudTurns a video's transcript into a downloadable word cloud, sized by how often each word is said. |
| YouTube Video SummarizerAI summary of a video: a one-line thesis, a paragraph, and 5-6 timestamped key ideas. |
| YouTube Chapter GeneratorAI chapter list with timestamps, ready to paste into a video description. |
| YouTube Flashcard MakerTurns a video into a deck of question-and-answer flashcards you can flip and study. |
| YouTube Quiz MakerTurns a video into a 10-question multiple-choice quiz with instant answers and explanations. |
| YouTube Video TranslatorTranslates a video's transcript into 20+ languages, line by line with timestamps. |
Built for learning on your own. UpSolo makes tools around video transcripts so anyone can study, review and understand what they watch. The words belong to the video's creator. How you use a transcript, or anything made from it, is up to you: please respect the creator's rights and the platform's terms. UpSolo isn't responsible for how the output is used.
Which one do you need?
A few things you can do with the text
A transcript is more useful than a video when you want to search it, quote it, or reuse it somewhere else.
Three steps, no setup
Paste the link
A public video URL from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, TikTok, X, or an online course — or a playlist or course URL.
Pick what you want
Paragraphs, timestamped lines, or subtitles for a video; the full table for a playlist.
Copy or download
Copy it straight into your notes, or save it as a subtitle file or CSV.
Pick the right output
Same words, different shapes. Choose the one that fits where the text is going next.
- Paragraphs
- For reading
- Captions joined into readable paragraphs. The best choice for notes, quoting, and pasting into an AI tool.
- Plain text
- For pasting anywhere
- Just the words, with no timing and no structure. Available on the YouTube transcript tool.
- Timestamped lines
- For citing and navigating
- One caption line per row with its time. Use it to find a moment or to cite the exact second.
- SRT
- For video editors
- The most widely supported subtitle file. Imports into most editing software and video platforms.
- VTT
- For web players
- The subtitle format HTML5 video uses, so it drops straight into a web player or an embed.
- CSV
- For playlists
- A spreadsheet-ready table of every video in a playlist: ID, title, channel or uploader, duration, watch URL, and thumbnail URL.
Good to know
Free, with a daily allowance
Every visitor gets a daily allowance for each kind of tool, and it resets at midnight UTC. Sign in and you get a separate daily allowance that covers every tool.
Public videos with captions
Auto-generated captions count. A video with captions switched off, a private or password-protected video, or a private playlist can't be pulled — by this or any other tool.
Nothing to install
No extension, no download, and no account needed to start. Paste a link and go.
A transcript is where studying starts
Take the same video further in UpSolo: a summary, flashcards that come back when you'd forget them, a quiz, and a tutor who has watched it too. Free credits every day, no card required.
Questions people ask
What can I pull a transcript from?
Public YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, TikTok, and X (Twitter) videos that have captions, plus open lessons from online courses. Auto-generated captions count, which covers the large majority of videos.
Do I need an account?
No. Every tool here works without signing up, up to a daily allowance per visitor. Signing in gives you a separate daily allowance that covers every tool.
What's the difference between these tools and UpSolo?
These tools hand you the raw text or the playlist table. UpSolo starts from the same transcript and adds a summary, flashcards, a quiz, a tutor who has watched the video, notes, and more. You get free credits every day.
Which formats can I download?
Transcripts come as paragraphs, timestamped lines, or an SRT or VTT subtitle file. Playlists come as a table you can copy or download as CSV.
Can I translate a transcript?
On YouTube, yes — into 190+ languages. On Vimeo, Dailymotion, TikTok, and X you can choose which caption language to pull when a video has more than one.
Why did a video or playlist come back empty?
Almost always because the video has no captions, or the video or playlist is private or password-protected. If captions are switched off entirely, no tool can recover them.