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MediaCaption
YouTube transcripts even when captions are missing
Turn YouTube links into clean, searchable transcripts with timestamps. Copy useful passages, jump to exact moments, and export TXT, SRT, or VTT. When public captions are missing, MediaCaption can create the transcript with AI speech-to-text.
MediaCaption started with a simple goal: make spoken video content usable without juggling a transcript grabber, subtitle converter, and separate AI transcription tool. Paste a YouTube link, then read, search, copy, or export the timestamped transcript. If public captions are missing, AI transcription can fill the gap. Feedback from creators, editors, researchers, and developers is especially welcome.
It would be great if MediaCaption could auto-detect the spoken language and offer a one-click translation into English or other major languages, especially for non-English videos where translations matter most.
Would love to see a "summary" button that pulls out the key takeaways and timestamps for longer videos, saves me from skimming 40 minutes of transcript when I'm researching.
Pasted a long interview link and was surprised how fast the timestamps lined up with the actual dialogue. Copying a quote straight to my notes was genuinely handy.
Would love a side-by-side view that shows the transcript next to the YouTube video so I can scrub through while reading, instead of switching tabs. That would make jumping to specific moments way smoother when I'm working through longer videos.
the way it jumps straight to the exact timestamp when you click a line in the transcript is genuinely smooth, feels like it was built by people who actually use youtube for research and got tired of scrubbing back and forth
finally found a tool that actually nails the timestamps when i jump to a specific line. the AI fallback saved me on a video with no captions, quality was solid enough to skim.
The fallback to AI speech-to-text when captions are missing is a really thoughtful touch, most tools just throw an error and leave you stuck. Clean export options sealed the deal for me.
Pasted in a long interview link and it pulled captions with timestamps instantly, even skipping straight to the part I needed was super smooth. The SRT export saved me a real headache for editing.
Would love a way to search across every transcript I've generated so far, not just within a single video. A sidebar with a global search that jumps to the timestamp in the right video would make this way more useful for research.
Pasted a long interview link and the timestamps landed perfectly on each speaker shift, which saved me a ton of scrubbing. The AI fallback worked on a video with no captions at all, though it was a touch slow on a 40 minute clip.
One thing I'd love is a simple way to share a transcript link with a specific timestamp highlighted so my team can jump straight to the exact quote we discussed without scrubbing through the video.
honestly really useful tool, the timestamp jump feature alone saves me a ton of time. one thing that would make it even better is letting users highlight and clip short sections directly into shareable links with the transcript snippet attached, kind of like a mini soundbite feature. that way i could send a friend straight to the exact quote without making them scrub through the video
being able to summarize a transcript into a few bullet points would save me a ton of time when skimming long podcasts, can you add a summarize button that pulls the key takeaways
Would love to see a Chrome extension that adds a "transcribe this" button right on the YouTube page itself so I don't have to copy paste links.
About MediaCaption on Product Hunt
“YouTube transcripts even when captions are missing”
MediaCaption was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 17 upvotes and 15 comments, placing #93 on the daily leaderboard. Turn YouTube links into clean, searchable transcripts with timestamps. Copy useful passages, jump to exact moments, and export TXT, SRT, or VTT. When public captions are missing, MediaCaption can create the transcript with AI speech-to-text.
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