YouTube Transcript in French
Searching for a YouTube transcript in French? Paste the video link into the extractor above and you get the full French transcript as readable text in seconds — every spoken line, ready to skim, search, copy, or download. It works with French subtitles uploaded by the creator and with YouTube's auto-generated French captions.
You can read the text with or without timestamps, copy it to your clipboard, or save it as a TXT or SRT file. If your goal is understanding rather than quoting, the AI summary tab gives you a TL;DR, five key points, and a chapter breakdown in English — a fast way to get the gist of a French video.
Free, no sign-up — paste a YouTube link and get the script in seconds.
Open the extractorHow to extract a French transcript from a YouTube video
Open the video on YouTube and copy its URL from the address bar or the Share button. Paste it into the input box at the top of this page and click Extract Script. Within a few seconds the full transcript appears — as clean plain text or as a timestamped view with [mm:ss] markers on each line.
One thing to know: the extractor does not have a language dropdown, and for most French videos it does not need one. It reads the caption tracks YouTube stores for the video and picks automatically — English when an English track exists, otherwise the first available track. A French-language video usually has only a French track, so that is what you get.
French auto-captions: what to expect
French subtitles typed up by the creator are usually clean: correct spelling, accents on the right letters, sensible punctuation. Auto-generated French captions come from speech recognition, so quality varies with the audio — clear, moderately paced speech comes out well; fast delivery, background music, and strong accents produce more errors.
Expect the classic weak spots: proper names, numbers, loanwords, and liaison-heavy phrases where words run together. If you are quoting or translating from an auto-generated French transcript, verify those passages against the audio first — the timestamped view makes that quick.
For French learners and teachers
A French transcript turns any video into reading material. Learners can follow the text at their own pace instead of pausing every few seconds, look up unfamiliar words in context, and see how spoken French actually looks on the page — contractions, filler words, and all. Teachers can pull quotes and dialogue for exercises without retyping anything.
For francophone creators and translators
If you publish videos in French and want to reach a global audience, your transcript is the raw material: extract it, then run the text through a translation tool to draft English subtitles, descriptions, or a blog post. That is much faster than transcribing from scratch.
The same shortcut works in the other direction. For a French interview, conference talk, or documentary segment you need in English, extract the French transcript, translate the text, and keep the SRT download if you need the timing. Before committing to a full translation, the AI summary gives you the main points in English.