Download YouTube subtitles from a watch link
When a YouTube video publishes caption tracks, paste the watch URL here to save those subtitle files for study or accessibility workflows you are allowed to run.
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Paste a public video or playlist URL.
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Note: Only download content you have the rights/permission to download. Some platforms rotate signed URLs; if a download fails, paste the URL again and click Download.
Paste one video URL per line (2–100 URLs on Pro or Creator). Upgrade to Pro to unlock batch mode.
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Files go straight to your device.
Subtitles are separate from the video file
A YouTube watch page can publish caption tracks in one or more languages. Those tracks are not automatically inside the MP4 you download on the video pages.
This page focuses on obtaining subtitle data when it is published for that video. Pair it with a video download only when you need both picture and captions.
If the uploader disabled captions and no auto-captions exist, the inventory stays empty.
Creator captions versus automatic captions
Creator-uploaded captions are usually more accurate. Automatic captions are machine-generated and often wrong on names, jargon, and multiple speakers.
Read which track you are saving before you rely on it for accessibility, grades, or publication.
Editing captions after download in a text or subtitle editor is normal when auto-captions are rough.
Formats and players
Subtitle files commonly appear as VTT or SRT-style text depending on what the path exposes. Players and editors differ in which formats they import cleanly.
Keep the subtitle file beside the video and name both with the same title stem so pairing is obvious.
Burning captions into the picture is an editing step after you have both files—not part of a raw transfer.
Watch URL rules still apply
Paste a single public watch URL. Playlist indexes and channel pages are wrong inputs.
Private and members-only videos will not expose public caption inventories to signed-out readers.
Live streams need a finished replay before stable caption tracks exist for the full event.
Free use and rights
Completed subtitle downloads count against free daily totals the same way other completed files do when they are delivered as downloads on this product path.
Captions can contain copyrighted dialogue. Saving them for personal study of permitted material differs from republishing transcripts as your article.
Prefer official YouTube studio exports when you own the channel.
Study and accessibility workflows
Language learners pause with captions beside the audio. Accessibility teams check timing and accuracy before publishing derived materials.
Always verify auto-captions against the audio before you ship them to users who rely on them.
If captions are missing, request them from the uploader rather than inventing a transcript you present as official.
Practical checklist before you close the tab
Confirm you pasted a single-item public URL, not a channel grid, playlist index, search page, or a homepage that only embeds media somewhere in the layout.
Read the megabyte figure on the row you intend to take. Free use blocks files over 150 MB and allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC. Pro lifts those caps and clears ads on the download path.
After Download finishes, open the file offline. Rename it into a project folder. Prepared server copies expire; the lasting archive is the file on your device.
Leave the tab open until the browser marks the transfer complete, confirm playback offline, and treat an empty Analyze list as a cue to fix the URL or accept a private page rather than pasting the same locked address repeatedly. Free use allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC, blocks single files over one hundred fifty megabytes, and spends a slot only when a Download file finishes writing to your device.
Leave the tab open until the browser marks the transfer complete, confirm playback offline, and treat an empty Analyze list as a cue to fix the URL or accept a private page rather than pasting the same locked address repeatedly. Free use allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC, blocks single files over one hundred fifty megabytes, and spends a slot only when a Download file finishes writing to your device.
Leave the tab open until the browser marks the transfer complete, confirm playback offline, and treat an empty Analyze list as a cue to fix the URL or accept a private page rather than pasting the same locked address repeatedly. Free use allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC, blocks single files over one hundred fifty megabytes, and spends a slot only when a Download file finishes writing to your device.
Leave the tab open until the browser marks the transfer complete, confirm playback offline, and treat an empty Analyze list as a cue to fix the URL or accept a private page rather than pasting the same locked address repeatedly. Free use allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC, blocks single files over one hundred fifty megabytes, and spends a slot only when a Download file finishes writing to your device.
Leave the tab open until the browser marks the transfer complete, confirm playback offline, and treat an empty Analyze list as a cue to fix the URL or accept a private page rather than pasting the same locked address repeatedly. Free use allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC, blocks single files over one hundred fifty megabytes, and spends a slot only when a Download file finishes writing to your device.
YouTube subtitle questions
Does this burn subtitles into the video?
No. It targets caption tracks as separate files when published.
Are auto-captions accurate enough to publish?
Often no. Edit them or use creator-uploaded captions first.
Does Analyze spend a free download?
No. Only a completed Download file counts against the free daily total of three files, resetting at midnight UTC.
What does the free 150 MB limit mean?
Free use refuses any single completed file over 150 MB. Read the size on the results row before you click Download. Pro removes that ceiling.
Where does the finished file go?
Into the download folder your browser already uses. On phones, open the browser download list or the Files app.