BulkTranscripts

BulkTranscripts is a web app, REST API and MCP server that downloads every available transcript from a YouTube video, playlist or channel, up to 1,000 videos per job, and exports TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON or one combined AI-ready file for NotebookLM, ChatGPT, Claude and RAG. The first 30 transcripts are free; credits are one-time and never expire.

Yes. Paste a single video URL and download its transcript in any format. Channels, playlists and lists of links work the same way.

Yes. Paste a public YouTube channel URL and BulkTranscripts finds its videos and retrieves every available transcript. Download them individually, as a ZIP, or as one combined document.

Yes. Paste the playlist URL or its list= id and BulkTranscripts retrieves the available transcripts in playlist order. Public and unlisted playlists work; ids of any length (13, 18, 26 or 34 characters) are fine.

YouTube tells everyone except the owner that a private playlist does not exist, so it cannot be read. Open the playlist on YouTube, choose Edit, set Visibility to Unlisted or Public, then paste the link again. Nothing is charged for the failed attempt.

No. A transcript can only be retrieved when the video has an accessible caption track. Videos without captions are skipped, reported, and never charged.

No. Once a transcript is in your library you can re-export it in any format without using another credit.

No. Credits are a one-time purchase and never expire. There is no subscription.

Yes. Choose the combined AI-ready file: one document with every transcript, video title, timestamp and source link, ready to upload as a single source. Markdown and TXT work too.

TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, and one combined AI-ready document. Timestamps are optional in TXT, Markdown and the AI-ready file, and always included in SRT, VTT, CSV and JSON.