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. 5 free credits, no credit card required.
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 — 5 free credits, no credit card required.
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. 5 free credits, no credit card required. 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. 5 free credits, no credit card required. Works on public posts only.
How to Transcribe an X (Twitter) Video
Transcribe any public X (Twitter) video to clean text in seconds. 5 free credits, no credit card 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. 5 free credits, no credit card required. Perfect for LLM context.
How to Search a YouTube Transcript for a Specific Quote
Find any quote or moment in a long YouTube video by searching its transcript instead of scrubbing through the timeline.
How to Search Captions Across an Entire YouTube Channel
Export every caption from a channel or playlist at once, then search across all of them for a keyword, quote, or topic.
How to Make Videos Accessible Without Paying for Captions
YouTube and TikTok already auto-generate captions for free — extract and reuse them instead of paying a captioning service.
Why a YouTube Video Has No Captions (and What to Do)
The real reasons a YouTube video has no captions available, and the options that actually work when extraction comes back empty.
How to Check If YouTube Auto-Captions Are Accurate
A fast workflow for spot-checking auto-generated caption accuracy before you publish, cite, or repurpose them.