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usonian

(22,188 posts)
Tue Nov 4, 2025, 11:32 AM Tuesday

Do YouTube videos put you to sleep? Here's how to get readable transcripts in a few easy steps.

Readable means
• You can skim them.
• You can search them, and
• Easily go to what you are looking for.
• You can save them for easy reference.

Tried with this OP. Works OK.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132294853

1. Get your YouTube link. It shows up on the video somewhere.
2. Paste it into one of the following:
-- https://www.youtranscripts.com/
-- https://www.tubetranscript.com/en

3. Copy the text.
4. Paste it into Sentence Splitter
https://sentencesplitter.com/

You get sentences broken up, even with colored text for readability.
Optionally, it exports a doc file of the sentences.
NOT paragraphs. That must take enough energy to cool Omaha in the summer.

5. EXTRA CREDIT.
Copy the text and paste it into the text box at
https://pastebin.com
Take all the defaults and create a new paste.
You get a link to the text, saved at pastebin.
I usually share the "raw" link. Seems more readable to me.
WARNING. This probably breaks copyright, so personal use only. (ahem)
Pastebin does refuse to post certain content, I suspect related to violence.

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Do YouTube videos put you to sleep? Here's how to get readable transcripts in a few easy steps. (Original Post) usonian Tuesday OP
Thank you! SheltieLover Tuesday #1
The transcript link at YouTube only shows up on large/computer screens. usonian Tuesday #3
Thx. Used to be able to read it on phone. SheltieLover Tuesday #4
Hey, thanks. I hate watching slow-paced video podcasts, etc., Much rather skim text. Silent Type Tuesday #2

usonian

(22,188 posts)
3. The transcript link at YouTube only shows up on large/computer screens.
Tue Nov 4, 2025, 11:51 AM
Tuesday

It's visible downstream after you unroll the "more" function.
And disable timestamps and so on.

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