Subtitles & Transcripts for Every Video Platform
Download subtitles, extract transcripts, translate content, summarize videos, and process playlists from YouTube, Viki, Vimeo, Viu, WeTV, iQIYI, and 50+ supported platforms.
The subtitle & transcript platform millions rely on
A decade of uptime across every major video platform - billions of subtitle lines delivered.
Three steps to your result
Paste any video link
Copy the URL from YouTube, Vimeo, Viki, or any supported platform.
We extract the text
DownSub pulls the full spoken transcript with timestamps.
Copy, download, or translate
Export TXT, translate to any language, or summarize with AI.
More than a transcript tool
Everything you need to turn video into usable text - in one place.
Transcript Extraction
Generate transcripts from videos in seconds, with optional timestamps.
Subtitle Download
Export subtitles in TXT, SRT, or VTT - ready for editing or reading.
Subtitle Translation
Translate subtitles into 100+ languages, or export bilingual side by side.
AI Summary
Turn long videos into concise summaries - ideal for lectures and meetings.
Playlist Processing
Process entire playlists automatically - perfect for courses and series.
Developer API
Automate transcript and subtitle workflows with a simple REST API.
Works beyond YouTube
Extract transcripts, download subtitles, and translate content from many popular video platforms.
…and 40+ more, including TikTok and Facebook.
Why choose DownSub?
More than a transcript tool - a complete platform for working with video text.
Multi-Platform Support
Works with 50+ video services - from YouTube to Viki, Vimeo, WeTV, and iQIYI.
Transcripts + Subtitles
Get both transcript text and ready-to-use subtitle files - TXT, SRT, or VTT.
Built for Power Users
Translation, playlists, AI tools, and developer API access - all in one workspace.
Made for the way you work
Turn lectures into searchable notes.
Read, highlight, and revise without rewatching hours of video.
Repurpose videos into blogs and social.
Turn one transcript into posts, captions, and threads.
Extract and analyze spoken content.
Quote interviews accurately with exact timestamps.
Process video content at scale.
Transcribe training, summarize calls, and mine sentiment.
Automate transcript workflows via APIs.
One REST endpoint for transcripts, subtitles, and playlists.
One platform. Multiple workflows.
Start with a transcript - then download, translate, and automate from the same link.
Transcript
- Generate transcripts
- Search text instantly
- Export TXT
- Timestamp support
Subtitle Download
- Download subtitles
- Export SRT
- Export VTT
- Multi-language support
Translation
- Translate subtitles
- 100+ languages
- Bilingual subtitles
- Localization support
Developer API
- Transcript API
- Subtitle API
- Playlist API
- Bulk processing
Unlock the full platform
Translate subtitles, process playlists, generate AI summaries, and automate workflows with API access.
Make every video worth more
Start with a 3-day free trial and 50 credits. Upgrade to Premium whenever you're ready.
Choose the right plan for you
Start with a 3-day free trial and 150 credits, then upgrade to Premium
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Access to all features with a limit
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- Download subtitles
- Ad-free experience
- 99.9% uptime guarantee
- Limited features
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Unlock all premium features
3-day free trial • 150 credits
- Download multiple subtitles
- Auto-translate subtitles
- Download playlist subtitles
- Auto-generate subtitles from YouTube
- Convert video / audio to subtitles
- API access (150 credits in trial, then 2000 / month) *
- Summarize subtitles
- Analyze Comments
- Use all features
- Priority support
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How to get transcripts and subtitles from videos
A YouTube transcript is the full spoken text of a video, written out so you can read, search, and reuse it. DownSub generates one from any public link in seconds - no extension, no account, and no watermarks.
With or without timestamps
Keep timestamps to jump back to exact moments, or strip them for clean reading text you can paste anywhere.
Transcripts in any language
Auto-translate the transcript into 100+ languages, or generate a bilingual version side by side.
Transcript vs. subtitle - what's the difference?
People often use the words interchangeably, but they're not quite the same thing:
Text of what's said
A plain-text version of the spoken content - ideal for reading, notes, search, and feeding into AI.
Text synced to time
The same text broken into timed cues (SRT/VTT) that line up with the video for captioning and editing.
DownSub gives you both, and supports transcripts and subtitles from YouTube, Viki, Vimeo, WeTV, Viu, iQIYI, and other supported platforms.
Transcript & platform questions
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Get subtitles, transcripts, and translations from any video platform
Download subtitles, extract transcripts, translate content, summarize videos, and automate workflows from any supported platform.