How to Transcribe a YouTube Video
To transcribe a YouTube video, copy the video URL and paste it into LiteScribe. It downloads the audio, transcribes it with timestamps and speaker labels, and adds an AI summary and topic tags. No manual download or file conversion is needed, and it works in 100+ languages.
How it works
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Copy the YouTube link
Open the video on YouTube and copy its URL. Videos, Shorts, and live stream recordings all work.
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Paste it into LiteScribe
Paste the link into the upload screen. LiteScribe downloads the audio, extracts it, and starts transcribing automatically.
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Get a clean transcript
Your transcript arrives with timestamps, speaker labels, an AI summary, and topic tags so you can scan and search it quickly.
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Repurpose the content
Export to TXT, SRT for captions, DOCX, PDF, or PPTX, or ask AI to turn the video into a blog outline or key takeaways.
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