FOSS YouTube™ subtitle extractor. No ads, no tracking, no premium. Just SRT, VTT, and TXT.
Users
82
+24 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#91K
#76K among extensions
Version
1.1.5
updated 8 Oct 2026
Users
monthly, 8 months
Latest, 19 Oct 2026:82 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 8 months
Latest, 19 Oct 2026:1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About YTSubExtract for YouTube™
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What's New (October 2026):
- 🐛 Reliability fixes for playlist detection, tab handling, and recent YouTube API changes
- ⏹️ Stop improved — stopping while a download is still starting no longer lets the rest of the batch run, and subtitles that already finished are still delivered
What's New (April 2026):
- 🎉 Playlist support: download entire playlists as ZIP files
- 🎉 Select specific videos from playlists
- 🎉 Real-time download progress indicator
YTSubExtract is a lightweight tool for extracting subtitles from YouTube videos. No accounts, no subscriptions, no ads.
Features:
🔹 Multiple extraction methods with automatic fallback
🔹 Export formats: SRT, VTT, TXT
🔹 Built-in translation via Google's `tlang` parameter
🔹 Clean TXT output (no timestamps) for AI prompts
🔹 Download entire playlists as ZIP files
🔹 Select specific videos from playlists
🔹 Real-time download progress
🔹 No tracking, no data collection, no telemetry
🔹 Persists translation settings across sessions
Technical Details:
✅ Manifest V3 compatible
✅ Open source
✅ No ads or premium features
✅ Minimal browser performance impact
Usage:
1️⃣ Open any YouTube video or playlist
2️⃣ Click the YTSubExtract icon
3️⃣ Select format and language
4️⃣ For playlists: select videos to include
5️⃣ Click the download button
Requirements:
- YouTube account login required for proper functioning (without login some videos may not work)
Support: https://github.com/hellpanderrr/YTSubExtract/discussions
Disclaimer: YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.