Transcript Guru: YouTube Transcript, Summary, Chat

Transcript Guru turns any YouTube video or live stream into a clean, searchable transcript in seconds, then summarizes, translates, and repurposes it with AI. Free, fast, and privacy-first. No account needed for your first transcripts.

Whether you're a student taking notes, a researcher mining hours of interviews, a content creator repurposing your back catalog, or someone who just wants to read instead of watch, Transcript Guru extracts every word YouTube has, even videos without manual captions and even live broadcasts in progress, and lets you download, translate, or feed it straight into ChatGPT-style AI features without leaving the page.

KEY FEATURES

▎ Instant YouTube Transcript Extraction Get the full transcript of any YouTube video in seconds, with clickable timestamps that jump the player to the right moment. Loads in milliseconds, even when the video starts with a pre-roll ad.

▎ Live Stream Transcription (NEW) Capture YouTube Live Stream captions in real time, with optional AI Speech Recognition for streams without auto-captions. Supports English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Mandarin, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian and 30+ more languages. Translate live captions into any of 75+ languages as they arrive.

▎ AI Chat with the Video Ask questions about any YouTube video and get answers from an AI assistant that has the full transcript in context. Pull a quote, clarify a point, or dig into the details, right beside the player without leaving the page. Works on long videos, lectures, podcasts, and interviews.

▎ Use the Extension in 16 Languages The Transcript Guru panel, buttons, and menus are localized into 16 languages: English, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Filipino, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Thai. Pick your interface language from the globe in the panel; your choice is remembered across videos.

▎ Audio File Upload (Audio-to-Text) Upload any audio file (MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, FLAC) and get a high-accuracy transcript with chapters, summary, and translation. Works for podcasts, voice memos, interviews, lectures.

▎ AI Summary, In-Page Generate smart summaries with bullets, key takeaways, and chapter breakdowns, streaming live in the panel beside the video. Regenerate any summary with one click if you want a different angle.

▎ Translate Transcripts into 75+ Languages Real-time AI translation of transcripts, summaries, and live captions. Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and 65 more.

▎ Repurpose into 8+ Content Formats One click turns a video into a Twitter thread, LinkedIn post, newsletter section, podcast show notes, Instagram caption, TikTok script, key quotes, or SEO description. Built for creators and marketers who want their back catalog working harder.

▎ Mind Maps, Chapters, Notes & AI Chat 22 visual mind-map themes, 8 layout structures, AI-generated chapter markers, flashcards, study guides, and an AI chat that knows the entire video.

▎ Download as TXT, SRT, VTT, PDF, DOCX Multiple formats for every workflow, captions for video editing (SRT/VTT), clean text for note apps (TXT/DOCX), or print-ready transcripts (PDF). With or without timestamps.

▎ Search, Sync, and Click-to-Seek Search inside any transcript, live or recorded. Click any timestamp to seek the YouTube player to that moment. Auto-scroll the transcript in time with the video as it plays.

▎ Works on Videos Without Captions For videos with no manual or auto-captions, sign in to transcribe with our high-accuracy AI Speech Recognition. 75+ supported languages with auto-detect.

▎ Privacy First, No Tracking, No Local Storage of Credentials Authentication is httpOnly cookies only. Nothing sensitive is written to your browser's storage. Read our privacy policy at transcriptguru.io/privacy.

HOW TO USE

1. Install Transcript Guru and pin it to your toolbar.
2. Open any YouTube video, Short, or live stream. The Transcript Guru panel docks beside the player.
3. Click any feature: Transcript, Summary, Translate, Repurpose, Mind Map, or Chapters.
4. On a live stream, click "Start session" to capture broadcaster captions live or transcribe the audio with AI.
5. Copy, download, search, or click a timestamp to seek the video.
6. Sign in for free at transcriptguru.io to unlock summaries, translation, live transcription, mind maps, and AI chat, 20 free credits on signup.

Q: Is Transcript Guru free? A: Yes. YouTube caption transcripts are unlimited and free with no signup required. Create an account to unlock AI summaries, translation, live transcription, mind maps, and AI chat, with 20 free credits to get started. Most users never need to pay.

Q: Does it work on videos without captions? A: Yes. For videos with no captions, sign in and we'll transcribe the audio with AI Speech Recognition. There's no length limit for caption-based transcripts; AI transcription is metered by minute.

Q: Can it transcribe live streams? A: Yes. The extension captures broadcaster captions in real time on any captioned live stream, free for signed-in users. For streams without auto-captions, paid plans can transcribe the live audio with our AI Speech Recognition in 36+ languages.

Q: Can I upload my own audio? A: Yes. Upload an MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, or FLAC file from the dashboard at transcriptguru.io and get a transcript with chapters, summary, and translation. Works for podcasts, lectures, voice memos.

Q: Can I translate transcripts? A: Yes, into 75+ languages, streaming live into the extension panel. Works on transcripts, summaries, and live captions. No need to leave YouTube.

Q: What languages does the AI support? A: 75+ for translation. Caption extraction works for every language YouTube provides, including auto-generated captions. AI Speech Recognition covers 36+ languages with auto-detect.

Q: Is my data private? A: Yes. Authentication uses httpOnly cookies. We do not store JWT tokens or any sensitive data in your browser's localStorage. We do not sell your data. Full policy: https://transcriptguru.io/privacy

Q: What makes Transcript Guru a good fit for my workflow? A: A free daily quota with no signup, live stream support, 75+ translation languages streaming live into the panel, exports in TXT, SRT, VTT, PDF, and DOCX, and a privacy-first design that uses httpOnly cookies only. We never write tokens to your browser's local storage.

CONTACT

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