# Instant Transcripts

> Get a clean, exportable transcript of any YouTube or TikTok video in one click. Works on watch pages and shorts.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/instant-transcripts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instant-transcripts)

## Overview

- **ID:** `instant-transcripts`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** chrisyau
- **Category:** web-development,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 16
- **Weekly downloads:** 10
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-24
- **First published:** 2026-05-21
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/instant-transcripts/)
- **Website:** [https://transcript.you/support](https://transcript.you/support)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/instant-transcripts/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/instant-transcripts/privacy/)

## Description

Get a clean, exportable transcript of any YouTube or TikTok video — in one click.

<strong>Three ways to use it:</strong>
<ul><li>Click the toolbar icon → a small popup confirms detection → click Get Transcript</li><li>Right-click any YouTube or TikTok page → choose "Get transcript with Transcript.you"</li><li>Click the yellow "📝 Transcript" button injected next to YouTube's Like/Share buttons</li></ul>
<strong>Why install:</strong>
<ul><li>No more copy-pasting from YouTube's clunky "Show transcript" panel</li><li>TikTok doesn't expose transcripts at all — we extract audio and transcribe via OpenAI Whisper</li><li>Export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, or VTT subtitle files</li><li>Translate transcripts to 134+ languages (Pro)</li><li>Free tier — 1 transcript per day, no signup required</li><li>Bulk transcription for whole channels, playlists, or audio batches on transcript.you</li></ul>
<strong>How it works:</strong>
<ol><li>Open any YouTube or TikTok video</li><li>Click the Transcript.you icon (or right-click → "Get transcript with Transcript.you")</li><li>A new tab opens with the full transcript ready to search, copy, or export</li></ol>
<strong>Single purpose:</strong> This extension exists to do one thing — let you open the transcript of the YouTube or TikTok video you are currently watching on transcript.you with one click. It does nothing else.

<strong>Privacy:</strong> This extension only reads the URL of the active tab, and only when you explicitly invoke it (icon click, context-menu click, or in-page button click). It never sends data to any third party other than transcript.you. It does not collect browsing history, run third-party analytics, or set cookies. Full policy: https://transcript.you/privacy

<strong>Permissions explained:</strong>
<ul><li><code>activeTab</code> — read the current tab URL when you click the icon</li><li><code>tabs</code> — open a new tab with the transcript</li><li><code>contextMenus</code> — add the "Get transcript" item to your right-click menu</li><li><code>scripting</code> — inject the in-page "📝 Transcript" button</li><li>Host access to <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a>, <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/019f579e9f16b775272704f4863503b1150d378e5859214df8e3254da0a54415/http%3A//youtu.be" rel="nofollow">youtu.be</a>, <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/dd4bd11d4cbe6f0cf7393758e7104715c8a2ffbe49bc9375af16d17e36931f9c/http%3A//tiktok.com" rel="nofollow">tiktok.com</a> — restricts the extension to exactly these two platforms</li></ul>
Try the web tool first at https://transcript.you — no install needed for one free transcript a day.

## Rankings

- #27,393 — Overall
- #87 — grant
- #126 — script
- #155 — tiktok
- #165 — install

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`
- `*://youtu.be/*`
- `*://*.tiktok.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.tiktok.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instant-transcripts)