Cross-platform subtitle downloader · SRT · VTT · TXT

Subtitle Downloader — any video URL to SRT or VTT.

Paste a link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, or Rumble and download the subtitles as a real SRT, VTT, or TXT file. We detect the platform automatically — no extension, no signup to try. YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook carry precise cue timing straight from the source caption track.

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2.4M

Videos transcribed

41K

Active creators

98.7%

Accuracy benchmark

12s

Median turnaround

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One paste — subtitles out as a file

Transcript Summary Repurpose

00:00:05 Most people optimize the wrong thing — they chase reach when the real lever is retention.

00:00:14 Retention is a promise you keep every three seconds. Break it once and the graph falls off a cliff.

00:00:23 So the edit isn't decoration. The edit is the argument.

00:00:31 Watch where your own attention drops. That's the frame your audience leaves on too.

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What you download

A real subtitle file from any URL.

One box takes a link from seven platforms and hands back an SRT, VTT, or TXT. Where the source has a caption track, the timing comes with it.

Real subtitle files, not a copy box

Download an actual .srt, .vtt, or .txt you can drop straight into Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci, CapCut, or a web player — not just text on a page to copy and reformat.

Precise timing where it counts

For YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook we pull the source caption track, so the SRT carries accurate cue start and end times — frame-critical work lands in sync without re-timing.

Clean text export everywhere else

Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and Rumble return the spoken text cleanly formatted. You still get an SRT/VTT/TXT — the cue timing on those is approximate, so use them for reading and repurposing, not frame-locked burn-ins.

How it works

Paste a URL, download subtitles in three steps.

Paste, pick a format, download. We detect the platform for you — your first run is on us, no signup, no watermark on the output.

Paste any video URL

Drop a link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, or Rumble into the box above. We detect the platform automatically — no need to pick a per-site tool.

We pull the subtitles

For YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook we read the source caption track with its cue timing. For the others we return the spoken text cleanly formatted. Median: twelve seconds.

Pick your format

SRT for editors, VTT for web players, TXT for plain text, or PDF for a formatted transcript. Download one, or grab several in a single go.

Beyond the download

More than a subtitle downloader.

Every subtitle track can be translated to 40 languages, summarized, or repurposed into eight content formats — in the same tab.

Auto-detect the platform

One input box. Paste any supported URL and we route it to the right extractor — no per-site tool to pick.

40-language translation

Translate the subtitles into Spanish, French, Mandarin, Arabic, and 36 more — same paste, exported as SRT or VTT.

AI summaries

A two-sentence TL;DR plus the key takeaway — skim a long video before you open the file.

Repurpose to 8 formats

Turn the transcript into a thread, a blog draft, a LinkedIn post, or a newsletter — one URL, many outputs.

Who this is for

Built for people who ship captions across platforms.

Editors captioning cross-platform cuts

Social teams pulling subs from TikTok and Reels

Accessibility leads adding SRT tracks

Marketers repurposing clips into posts

Localizers building multilingual packs

Researchers archiving searchable transcripts

How it works

How to download subtitles from any video URL.

This is the cross-platform subtitle downloader: one box that takes a link from seven platforms and hands back a real SRT, VTT, or TXT file. It runs in the browser — no extension, no install, no login to try.

Download a file, not a copy-paste blob

The point of a subtitle downloader is the file. You get an actual .srt, .vtt, or .txt — properly formatted, UTF-8 encoded, ready to drop into an editor timeline or a web player. No selecting text off a page and cleaning up line breaks by hand.

Every platform in one box

Paste a link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), or Rumble. The tool detects the platform from the URL and routes it to the right extractor automatically — you never choose a per-site downloader. Podcast episode links (Spotify, Apple Podcasts) are handled by the separate audio tools.

Precise cue timing on YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook

For these three, we pull the video's own caption track, so the exported SRT and VTT carry accurate cue start and end times taken from the source. That is what you want for burn-in captions, timeline sync, and any frame-critical edit — the cues line up without a re-timing pass.

Clean text export for Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and Rumble

These platforms return the spoken content as text rather than a timed caption track, so the SRT/VTT we build for them uses approximate, evenly spaced timing rather than exact cue boundaries. It is perfect for reading, notes, translation, and repurposing — just don't rely on it for frame-locked subtitle burn-ins.

What this tool needs — and what it does not do

This is a downloader: it pulls subtitles that already exist for a video. It is not a transcription engine, so a video with no captions and no accessible spoken-text source has nothing to download. If you need captions built from the audio — for a raw upload or a silent-captioned video — use our caption generator or subtitle generator, which transcribe with Whisper and create the SRT/VTT from scratch.

Translate, summarize, and repurpose in one place

Once the subtitles are out, translate them into 40 languages and export the translated SRT/VTT, generate a two-sentence summary, or turn the transcript into a thread, blog draft, LinkedIn post, or newsletter — all from the same paste, without a second tool.

FAQ

Common questions.

How do I download subtitles from a video?

Paste the video URL into the box above and click. We detect the platform — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, or Rumble — pull the subtitles, and let you download them as SRT, VTT, TXT, or PDF. No extension and no signup to try.

Which platforms does the subtitle downloader support?

Video URLs from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Rumble. YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook return subtitles with precise cue timing from the source caption track; the others return cleanly formatted spoken text with approximate timing.

What subtitle formats can I download?

SRT (SubRip) for editors, VTT (WebVTT) for HTML5 web players, TXT for plain readable text, and PDF for a formatted transcript. SRT and VTT import natively into Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, Avid, and CapCut.

Is the cue timing accurate on every platform?

Not equally. For YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook the SRT/VTT carries accurate cue start and end times from the source caption track — good for frame-critical burn-ins. For Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and Rumble the timing is approximate, since those return spoken text rather than a timed track. Use those for reading, translation, and repurposing rather than frame-locked captions.

How is this different from the YouTube subtitle downloader?

The YouTube subtitle downloader is a focused, YouTube-only page. This one is the cross-platform tool: paste a link from any of seven platforms and it auto-detects the source. If you only ever work with YouTube, either works — this page is for mixed-platform workflows.

Can I download subtitles from a video that has no captions?

No — a downloader can only pull subtitles that already exist. If a video has no caption track and no accessible spoken-text source, there is nothing to download. For those, use our caption generator or subtitle generator, which transcribe the audio with Whisper and build the subtitle file from scratch.

Do I need a Chrome extension?

No — it's a web tool. Paste a URL in the browser tab you already have open and download. Extension-based downloaders break every time a platform ships a UI change; a server-side tool doesn't.

Are the downloaded files watermark-free?

Yes. Every file — SRT, VTT, TXT, PDF — ships clean, with no attribution line or "Made with…" tag. Use them on client deliverables and commercial projects without obligation.

“We pull subs off YouTube, TikTok, and Reels every day. One box that spits out clean SRT files — no per-site tool hunt — saved us an editor a week.”

Priya Nair

Content ops · social agency

Paste a URL — download the subtitles.

One box for every platform. SRT, VTT, or TXT out in two clicks. First runs are on us, no signup and no watermark.

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