Copy a YouTube transcript without timestamps
Turn available captions into readable text and keep the option to find a moment in the video.
Retrieve the captions
Open the YouTube transcript tool and paste a public link. If captions are accessible, the result shows the words and available language. Missing captions produce an explanation instead of invented text.
Turn timestamps off
Use the Timestamps switch above the result. The words stay in place. This affects reading, plain-text copy and TXT download; source timing is retained for subtitle exports.
Copy, then check the source
Copy transcript includes the full result even when search is filtering the reading view. Verify quotations and names against the video before using them.