Extract transcripts (subtitles) from YouTube videos in seconds

Supports timestamps • Saves to transcript.txt • Simple CLI

• 📜 Extract subtitles from YouTube videos
• ⏱️ Optional timestamps
• 📄 Saves the transcript to a .txt file
• ⚡ Fast and easy to use
• 🐍 Written in Python

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/flameastro/transcript-youtube-video.git
cd transcript-youtube-video

Install the dependencies:

pip install playwright
playwright install

Run the project:

python main.py

If that doesn't work:

python3 main.py

After running the program:

Paste the YouTube URL:
>>> https://youtu.be/xxxxxxxx

Include timestamps? (y/n):
>>> y

The program creates:

transcript.txt

Example output:

00:00 Welcome back everyone!

00:07 Today we're going to...

00:15 Let's get started...

The generated file may be empty if:

• The video has no subtitles.
• The creator disabled captions.
• The video contains very little speech.
• The video is extremely long.

• Python 3.10+
• Git
• Playwright

Contributions are welcome!

If you have an idea for an improvement, feel free to open an Issue or submit a Pull Request.

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This project is licensed under the MIT License.