Download YouTube Subtitles Free and Fast
SubGrab lets you extract subtitles and transcripts from any YouTube video in seconds. Export to SRT, VTT, or TXT format — no account, no software, no hassle. Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile.
Try: youtube.com/watch?v=... or a video ID like dQw4w9WgXcQ
SubGrab is a free online YouTube subtitle downloader that lets you save captions from any public YouTube video as SRT, VTT, or plain text files. Whether you're a student, content creator, researcher, or language learner, SubGrab helps you access the spoken content of any video without watching it frame by frame. Our tool supports over 100 languages and is available entirely in your browser — nothing to install, no account required, and absolutely free. The extracted transcript preserves accurate timestamps, so you can click any line to jump directly to that moment in the YouTube video.
How to Download YouTube Subtitles
Copy the YouTube URL
Go to YouTube, find the video, and copy its URL from the address bar or share menu.
Paste & Click "Get Subtitles"
Paste the URL into the box below and click the blue "Get Subtitles" button.
Select Your Language
On the result page, choose your preferred subtitle language from the dropdown.
Download or Copy
Click Download SRT, VTT, or TXT — or copy the clean transcript to your clipboard.
Features
How People Use SubGrab
Read Instead of Watch
Reading is often 3× faster than watching. Use SubGrab to skim through long educational videos, podcasts, or lectures in minutes. Perfect for researchers and students.
Language Learning
Download subtitles in your target language. Compare the original English transcript side-by-side with a translated version to accelerate your language learning.
Content Research
Journalists, marketers, and content creators can instantly extract quotes, key points, and timestamps from interview videos or conference talks without watching every second.
Accessibility
Make video content accessible for viewers with hearing impairments. Download captions and embed them in your video player or share the text directly.