Playtext

by jigyasa.a.verma@gmail.com · Tools

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 21 Oct 2026

Paste a YouTube link and get a clean, readable transcript — copy, search, or download as TXT or SRT.

Users

−1 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#187K

#156K among extensions

Version

1.7.0

updated 5 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 2 months

Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 12 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 months

Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Playtext

Playtext turns a YouTube video into a clean, readable transcript. Open a video, click the extension, and hit Generate. Playtext uses captions already attached to the video official captions when they exist, auto-generated ones when that is all YouTube has, then stitches broken subtitle lines into paragraphs you can actually read. You can: • Copy the full transcript • Search inside it • Show optional timestamps • Download TXT or SRT • Open a full-page view for long lectures If you are already on YouTube, Playtext fills the current video automatically. You can also paste any YouTube link. Playtext works on your computer. It does not create an account, does not upload your transcripts, and does not run ads. Note: videos with no captions cannot be transcribed. Quality follows the source captions. Official tracks read best.