YouTube Transcript Search
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Version 1.16 update (1 July 2023) 1) Fixed issue with downloading videos and livestream transcripts 2) Added donation link
Version 1.15 update (4 Nov 2022) 1) Added ability to download/search from within live videos tab or a specific playlist.
Version 1.14 update (29 Oct 2022) 1) Fixed issue with video extraction caused by the recent change to the user interface on YouTube. Current version bypasses the need for scrolling within a channel's videos page, but not within search results.
Version 1.13 update 1) fixed some minor duplication issue. 2) fixed issue where uploaded files were not cleared out upon new uploads and the duplication of the search button.
Version 1.12 Update
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- Great concept and potential for commentary and investigation users.
- Works well for some users when searching for transcripts.
- Provides quick access to needed information.
- Can import a list of videos for bulk downloading.
- Some users find it easy to use.
- Only downloads a limited number of results (around 30).
- Date range selection often doesn't work or excludes many videos.
- Bugs in the interface, especially for date selection.
- Doesn't activate properly for some users.
- Broken for some users after recent YouTube changes.
- Works intermittently; some features are buggy.
- Limited to searching recent videos only.
- Users express frustration about not being able to change settings.
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YouTube Transcript Search is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
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YouTube Transcript Search has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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