# Transcript Downloader - Evo

> Copy transcripts from youtube videos to the clipboard and developer console Adapted from Youtube Transcript Downloader

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `transcript-downloader-evo`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** guronanak
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 321
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 3.42 / 5 (12 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.7
- **Last updated:** 2022-04-17
- **First published:** 2022-04-16
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/transcript-downloader-evo/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/guronanak/yt-transcript-downloader/discussions](https://github.com/guronanak/yt-transcript-downloader/discussions)

## Description

Transcript Downloader - Evo is a handy Chrome extension designed to make extracting transcripts from YouTube videos quick and simple. After opening the transcript via YouTube's interface, users can activate the extension to copy the full transcript text directly to their clipboard or view it in the developer console. This tool is perfect for researchers, content creators, students, or anyone needing easy access to video transcripts without manual copying.

To use, simply open a YouTube video, click the ellipsis "..." below the video to find and open the transcript, then click the extension's button. After a brief moment, the transcript text becomes available to paste wherever needed, streamlining the process of capturing video dialogue and subtitles.

## Rankings

- #6,523 — Overall
- #354 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #57 — console
- #69 — script
- #137 — choice
- #152 — development

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `*://youtube.com/*`
- `clipboardWrite`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

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## Review summary

### Pros

- It works as intended for some users
- Successfully extracts and copies the transcript text
- Ability to toggle time stamps off

### Cons

- Unclear instructions for use
- The time stamp is included in the copy even when disabled
- Some users report that it doesn't work at all

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