Copy the transcript text by clicking and dragging to highlight the text, then right-click and click ‘ Copy ’, or use the keyboard shortcut ‘ CTRL/Command + C ’.ĥ. They’re helpful to leave on when you’re creating subtitles.Ĥ. You can click ‘ Toggle timestamps ’ to switch timestamps on or off. View the video’s transcript next to the video. Go to the ‘ Three dots ’ menu underneath the video player and click ‘ Show transcript ’. Open and navigate to your preferred video. How to Download YouTube Subtitles Manually Keep reading to learn how to download subtitles from YouTube, both manually and using Notta ’s YouTube subtitle downloader. I’ve spent some time figuring out the best ways to download YouTube subtitles so you can do it yourself. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I’ve worked with YouTube a lot over the past decade and I love that they now allow you to read separate transcript text alongside any videos you watch. After all, you spend hours painstakingly creating it, so you’ll want to make sure it’s inclusive, right? That’s why as a creator, one of your main responsibilities is to include subtitle text so as many people as possible can enjoy and find use in your content. It excludes many people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or don’t speak your language. Without subtitles, video content isn’t accessible.