YouTube Bulk Transcript
Pulls the transcript from a YouTube video, an entire playlist, or a whole channel in one go, and downloads it as plain text — with an API and Claude/Cursor integration for developers.
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Description
If you've ever wanted the text of a YouTube video without watching it — for research, note-taking, or feeding it to an AI — you've probably copy-pasted auto-generated captions one video at a time. YouTube Bulk Transcript does that at scale: point it at a single video, a playlist, or a whole channel, and it hands back clean transcript files (with optional timestamps) for everything at once, as a ZIP if needed.
It supports every language YouTube offers captions in, including auto-translated ones, and doesn't require an API key to use from the web interface. Beyond the website, there's a Chrome extension, a bookmarklet, a REST API, and — notably — an MCP integration so tools like Claude Code or Cursor can pull transcripts directly into an AI workflow. Pricing is pay-per-credit with no subscription: a single video is free, and bulk credit packs range from a few dollars to about $13 for 2,000 credits.
💬 Our review
The short version: it's a narrow, well-executed utility — no subscription, does exactly one job, and the MCP integration makes it unusually relevant for people building AI workflows around YouTube content.
Most transcript tools either force a monthly subscription for bulk use or don't support playlist/channel-level extraction at all; this one charges per credit with no recurring fee, which fits its target user (researchers, creators, and developers doing occasional bulk pulls rather than daily heavy use). The MCP support is the real differentiator for a technical audience — it means an AI agent can fetch a channel's transcripts as part of a larger task without a human manually exporting files first. The catch: it can only pull transcripts YouTube already has captions for, so videos without any captions (auto-generated or manual) are out of reach, and API/MCP calls cost double the standard per-credit rate.
💰 Pricing
📊 Global score
🤖 AI-enriched data
Gratuit pour une vidéo unique. Paiement à l'usage, sans abonnement : 5 crédits 2,99 $, 20 crédits 3,99 $, 100 crédits 4,99 $, 500 crédits 5,99 $, 1 000 crédits 9,99 $, 2 000 crédits 12,99 $. Accès API/MCP facturé au double du tarif crédit standard.
Pros
Paiement à l'usage, aucun abonnement obligatoire
Gratuit pour une vidéo unique
Extraction en masse par playlist ou chaîne entière
Intégration MCP native pour Claude/Cursor
Cons
Ne fonctionne que si YouTube fournit déjà des sous-titres sur la vidéo
Accès API/MCP facturé au double du tarif crédit standard
Pas open source