# Copy Youtube Transcript

> Copy YouTube video transcripts with one click.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/copy-youtube-transcript](https://chrome-stats.com/d/copy-youtube-transcript)

## Overview

- **ID:** `copy-youtube-transcript`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Junuw
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 58
- **Weekly downloads:** 28
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-26
- **First published:** 2026-07-13
- **Size:** 751 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/copy-youtube-transcript/)

## Description

Copy Youtube Transcript lets you instantly copy or download video transcripts with a single click.

🎯 MAIN FEATURES:
• One-click transcript copying
• Clean, formatted output
• Works with regular YouTube videos and Shorts
• Customisable formatting options
• Dark mode support
• Optional AI summary prompt for easy content analysis

⚙ CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS:
• Include/exclude timestamps
• Show/hide video title
• Add spacing between lines
• Add AI-friendly summary prompt
• Download as text file (optional)

🔍 PERFECT FOR:
• Students taking notes
• Researchers analysing content
• Content creators repurposing videos
• Anyone who needs quick access to video transcripts
• AI/LLM users seeking structured input

💡 HOW TO USE:
1. Open any YouTube video with captions
2. Click the extension icon
3. Click "Copy to Clipboard"
4. Paste anywhere you need!

✨ SIMPLE, FAST, AND RELIABLE:
• Clean, modern interface
• No ads or tracking
• Works offline once loaded
• Respects your privacy
• Lightweight and fast

Note: This extension requires videos to have captions/transcripts available on YouTube.

## Rankings

- #14,970 — Overall
- #23 — youtube
- #94 — script

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `declarativeNetRequest`

### Host permissions

- `https://*/*`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://cyt.hamzaw.com/*`
- `https://www.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/copy-youtube-transcript)