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Download captions from a YouTube playlist. Keep video titles, source links and the playlist order in one file.

Choose the videos before retrieving their captions.

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Download transcripts from a YouTube playlist

  1. 1

    Find videos

    Paste a public playlist URL. Choose the lectures, episodes or tutorials you want before retrieving captions.

  2. 2

    Choose captions

    Select videos, choose a caption language and review the maximum credit charge.

  3. 3

    Download transcripts

    Results appear as each video finishes. Save a ZIP, one combined Markdown or TXT file, or individual transcripts.

Source captions and timestamps

Keep the original caption words, language and cue times. Every transcript carries its video title and source link. Missing or incomplete captions have their own status, so the rest of your batch can finish.

Caption retrieval uses existing text. To generate summaries or read what is on screen, choose a separate media tool. To transcribe a video without captions, use Listen.

YouTube caption pricing

Start with 30 free caption credits on your account. One credit buys one new successful YouTube caption transcript, regardless of video length. Purchased credits never expire. Stored reads, re-exports, failed items and retries of an already delivered transcript use no extra credits.

  • $3.99

    200 caption credits

    $0.0200 per transcript

  • $11.99

    1,200 caption credits

    $0.0100 per transcript

  • $23

    5,000 caption credits

    $0.0046 per transcript

Caption credits are separate from Listen and Watch minutes. Private batch results stay available for 30 days. Download your files to keep them. For larger packs, ask about volume pricing.

Bulk transcripts in your scripts and AI tools

Use the same account and caption credits on the web, in the CLI, over the API, or through the MCP server. Preview a selection, create a private batch, follow each video and export its results.

Combine lectures for NotebookLM or ChatGPT, index caption text for research, or keep source links with your notes. Check your AI tool's current file and source limits before uploading a large combined file.

Read the caption docsSet up the MCP server

Frequently asked questions

One new successful caption transcript costs one caption credit, regardless of video length. Your account starts with 30 free credits. Purchased credits never expire. Stored reads, exports, failures and retries of a delivered transcript cost no extra credits.

Only videos with accessible existing captions can finish in this tool. Missing tracks, unavailable languages, temporary blocks and incomplete responses have separate statuses. The batch continues, and unsuccessful videos use no caption credits. To transcribe a video without captions, choose Listen separately.

Automatic and creator-uploaded captions both work. The transcript keeps the source language and cue timestamps. When the source does not identify whether the selected track is automatic or manual, the result says unknown. Scribiz does not rewrite the speech in a caption-only request.

You can select up to 1,000 videos in a batch. Channel discovery can stop at its count or time limit and return a partial listing. The preview says when that happens. Split larger archives into playlists or supply video URLs. A 10,000-video archive is not one supported batch.

Download individual TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT or JSON files. The ZIP includes a TXT and SRT file for each available video and CSV and JSON manifests. Combined Markdown and TXT files keep titles, links, order and cue timestamps. Batch results are private and expire after 30 days.

Yes. Save the batch page address and sign in with the same account to return. Cancel unfinished work, retry available items, or export the results ready so far. Closing the page does not cancel the server job.

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