PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION TOOL

YouTube Podcast Transcript

Long-form interviews. Talk shows. Commentary. Get the full text from any podcast on YouTube.

Works on any podcast — even 3+ hour episodes

5 REASONS TO TRANSCRIBE

Why transcribe podcasts

Extract exact quotes

Podcast guests say things worth quoting. A transcript lets you find the exact wording without scrubbing through hours of audio.

Research and citation

Journalists, academics, and students use podcast transcripts as citable sources. Having the text makes it easy to reference specific statements with timestamps.

Read instead of listen

Reading is 2-3x faster than listening. When you need the information but not the audio experience, a transcript lets you consume a 2-hour podcast in 20 minutes.

Share clips as text

Text is easier to share than audio. Copy a compelling section from the transcript and post it on social media, in a newsletter, or in a group chat.

Accessibility

Transcripts make podcast content accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and to anyone who prefers reading over listening.

NO LENGTH LIMITS

Works on long videos

Podcasts are long. A typical episode runs 1 to 3 hours, and many popular shows regularly exceed that. Most transcription tools cap out at 30 or 60 minutes, forcing you to split the audio or pay extra for longer files.

TubeScript handles the full duration of any YouTube video. Whether it is a 20-minute interview clip or a 4-hour marathon episode, you get the complete transcript with timestamps from start to finish. No splitting, no workarounds, no length surcharges.

This makes TubeScript particularly well-suited for podcast listeners who want transcripts of shows like Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Andrew Huberman, or any of the thousands of long-form interview shows on YouTube.

CLEANER OUTPUT

Better than auto-captions

YouTube generates automatic captions for most videos, but accessing them as readable text is surprisingly difficult. You have to open the video, click the three-dot menu, select "Show transcript," and then manually copy the text — which comes out as a wall of unpunctuated, unformatted fragments.

Auto-captions also lack paragraph breaks, proper capitalization, and speaker labels. For a podcast with two or more speakers, the result is nearly unusable. Names, technical terms, and brand names are frequently wrong.

TubeScript produces clean, readable transcripts with proper punctuation, paragraph structure, and timestamps. The text is ready to read, search, copy, or share — no cleanup required.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does it work on 3-hour podcasts?

Yes. TubeScript handles videos of any length, including multi-hour podcasts. Many transcript tools cap at 30 or 60 minutes, but TubeScript processes the full video regardless of duration.

Can I copy just a section of the transcript?

Yes. The transcript is displayed as selectable text with timestamps. You can highlight and copy any portion you need, or use the one-click button to copy the entire transcript.

Does it work on podcasts without captions?

Yes. TubeScript uses AI-powered transcription that works on any YouTube video, whether or not the uploader has added captions. It listens to the audio and generates the transcript directly.

Is it free?

You get 2 free transcripts per day with no signup required. For unlimited podcast transcripts, TubeScript Pro is $6 per month.

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