If a video has caption tracks in several languages, the language switcher above the transcript flips between them instantly — original or translated, human-made or auto-generated.
Many creators upload subtitles in several languages, and YouTube auto-generates captions in the video's spoken language. TranscribeFast lists every track the video has — pick one from the dropdown and the whole transcript re-renders in that language. For languages the video doesn't have, use "copy for ChatGPT" and ask the AI to translate: modern models translate transcripts fluently.
TranscribeFast uses the captions YouTube already has for the video — auto-generated or uploaded by the creator — so most transcripts are ready in seconds, not minutes. Once a video has been fetched, it loads instantly for everyone.
Yes. Getting a transcript is free, with no ads and no account. Bulk access for developers is coming as a paid API.
No. TranscribeFast reads the captions YouTube stores for the video. If a video has no captions at all (common for music videos), there is nothing to fetch. Videos with auto-generated captions work fine.
Every language the video has captions in. If a video has several caption tracks, use the language switcher above the transcript.
Yes. Toggle "show timestamps" to see the start time of every line. Each timestamp links to that moment in the video. The SRT export keeps full timing.
Press "copy for ChatGPT". It copies the transcript with a ready-made summary prompt — paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or any AI assistant.
Yes. Paste any Shorts URL and it resolves like a normal video.