How-To Guides
Step-by-step instructions for common extraction tasks.
How to Download YouTube Subtitles
Step-by-step guide to download YouTube subtitles as SRT or plain text. Free, no extension or software needed.
How to Get a YouTube Transcript
Three free methods to get a YouTube transcript: web tool, native YouTube view, and chrome extension.
How to Convert YouTube to SRT
Convert any YouTube video to SRT subtitle format with timestamps. Free, no software install.
How to Get a YouTube Transcript for ChatGPT
Convert any YouTube video to clean text for ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM. Summarize, fact-check, analyze videos with AI.
How to Extract Text from a Website
Extract clean text or Markdown from any webpage. Strip ads and nav, keep the content. Free, no signup.
How to Convert YouTube Transcript to Plain Text
Convert any YouTube video to clean plain text. Free, no software install. Strip timestamps, save as TXT.
How to Copy a YouTube Transcript
Copy a YouTube transcript to clipboard in seconds. Two free methods compared: web extractor and YouTube's native transcript view.
How to Translate a YouTube Transcript
Translate any YouTube transcript to another language. Free methods (Google Translate, DeepL, ChatGPT) plus built-in SubExtract Pro translation.
How to Get a YouTube Shorts Transcript
Extract transcripts from YouTube Shorts in seconds. Same process as regular videos — free, no signup for the basic tier.
How to Export YouTube Comments to CSV
Export YouTube video comments to CSV with author, like count, replies, and timestamps. Free for basic use.
How to List All Videos from a YouTube Channel
Get every video from any YouTube channel with views, likes, dates, and durations. Export as CSV. Free for basic use.
How to Get a TikTok Transcript
Extract transcripts from public TikTok videos in seconds. Free, no signup. Works on vm.tiktok.com and full URLs.
How to Download TikTok Captions
Download TikTok captions and transcripts from any public video. Free, no app install needed.
How to Extract Captions from Instagram Posts and Reels
Extract Instagram captions, hashtags, and Reel transcripts. Free, no signup. Works on public posts only.
How to Transcribe an X (Twitter) Video
Transcribe any public X (Twitter) video to clean text in seconds. Free, no signup required.
How to Crawl a Website to Clean Markdown
Crawl an entire website and extract every page as clean Markdown. Free for basic use. Perfect for RAG corpora and docs migration.
How to Scrape a Website to Plain Text or Markdown
Convert any URL to clean Markdown or plain text. Strip ads and nav. Free, no signup. Perfect for LLM context.