Free tool

Convert YouTube to text

Turn any YouTube video into clean, readable text in seconds. Copy it, export it, or summarize it. Free, with no signup to try.

No signup to try. Works in 40+ languages.

Brevyd converts any YouTube video into clean, punctuated text you can read, search, and paste anywhere. It is the fastest way to get the words out of a video and into a document, a note, or a prompt.

The output is properly formatted with sentences and paragraphs, not raw captions, and every line keeps its timestamp so you always know where a quote came from.

Why use Brevyd for this

Readable formatting

Sentences and paragraphs, ready to drop into any document.

Searchable

Find any phrase in a long video by searching the text instead of scrubbing.

Copy and paste ready

Clean plain text with no timestamps in the way when you do not want them.

Feed it to AI

Paste the text into any AI tool, or let Brevyd summarize it for you in one click.

Frequently asked

How do I convert a YouTube video to text?

Paste the URL above. Brevyd extracts the full spoken text and formats it cleanly in seconds. No account required to try.

Is it free to convert YouTube to text?

Yes. Text extraction is unlimited and free. A free account adds AI summaries on top.

Can I get the text without timestamps?

Yes. You can copy the plain text on its own, or keep the timestamps if you want to cite exact moments.

Does it keep the original language?

Yes. You can keep the original language or have Brevyd return English from a foreign-language video.

Try it on any video

Free, no credit card. Paste a link and see for yourself.