Is YouTubeForge free to use?

Yes. No account, no sign-up. Public YouTube captions are extracted as-is. Ads may appear around the tool.

How do I access the transcript after generating it?

Every result lives on the home URL with v= and mode=text. Optional query params: lang, tlang, and mode (audio, translate, summary, srt).

Yes. Download TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown with timestamp links, or JSON. Copy and Copy Markdown are also available.

Captions have no extra length cap. Video: about 3 hours at 360p/480p, 90 min at 720p, 60 min at 1080p+. Audio: about 3 hours.

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How to get a YouTube transcript for freePaste a public YouTube link and read searchable captions. Copy quotes, download TXT/Markdown, jump timestamps. Uses YouTube’s public subtitle tracks.
SRT vs VTT — which subtitle file should you download?SRT and WebVTT are timed subtitle formats. Learn the difference and download either from public YouTube captions with YouTubeForge.
YouTube to MP3 — save the audio trackDownload the soundtrack from a public YouTube video as MP3 (or M4A, Opus, WAV). Paste a link — no account. Personal-use and rights still apply.