How to Get a YouTube Transcript With Timestamps (2026)
YouTube shows a transcript panel inside the player, but it's awkward to copy, hard to search, and gone the moment captions are disabled. JotVox gives you the whole transcript on one page — every line timestamped — that you can copy in one click or download as a file.
The fastest way to get a YouTube transcript
1. Copy the video URL (works with normal videos, Shorts and live replays).
2. Paste it into JotVox. If the video has captions, they're pulled instantly and free — no account needed.
3. Read it with timestamps, hit Copy, or download TXT (notes/blogs), SRT (subtitle editing) or VTT (web players).
No captions? Use AI transcription
If a creator turned captions off, JotVox can transcribe the audio instead with 98%+ accuracy on clear speech. Either way you end up with the same clean, timestamped text.
Why timestamps matter
Timestamps let you jump to the exact moment a point was made, cite "at 12:04 they said…", and turn a long talk into skimmable notes. For a 45-minute interview that's the difference between minutes and seconds of work.
Related: turn a YouTube video into a blog post and which transcript format to choose.