# Transcript Grab for YouTube

> Grab any YouTube transcript in one click. Fast API-based extraction, no panel scraping.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `transcript-grab-for-youtube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** dampps
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 48
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-09
- **First published:** 2026-01-07
- **Size:** 19 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/transcript-grab-for-youtube/)

## Description

Grab, don't scrape
Most extensions open transcript panels and scrape text from the page. This one calls YouTube's internal API directly, the same endpoint YouTube uses. Faster, cleaner, more reliable.

Two ways to grab
→ Blue "Grab" button appears next to Subscribe
→ Click the toolbar icon from any video page
One click either way. Transcript lands in your clipboard with timestamps.

What you get

Instant extraction via YouTube's transcript API
Timestamps formatted as (0:00) for easy reference
Works with any video that has captions
Minimal footprint, no bloat, no tracking
Clean blue design that doesn't look like an ad

Zero data collection
No analytics. No external servers. Just you, YouTube's API, and your clipboard.

## Rankings

- #16,446 — Overall
- #26 — scraping
- #57 — grant
- #102 — script
- #124 — scrape

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- 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/transcript-grab-for-youtube)