https://github.com/ynlmz/ytcaptiongrabber

A Chrome extension that extracts YouTube video subtitles with ease
https://github.com/ynlmz/ytcaptiongrabber

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A Chrome extension that extracts YouTube video subtitles with ease

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ynlmz/ytcaptiongrabber
• Owner: ynlmz
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-01-11T22:51:35.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-12T10:29:51.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-13T02:05:43.810Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: chrome, extension
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 664 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
#  YTCaptionGrabber

A Chrome extension that allows you to easily extract subtitles from YouTube videos with just one click.

## 🎯 Features

- **Easy to Use**: Simply click the "Extract Subtitles" button below any YouTube video

- **Multiple Output Options**: 

  - Copy to clipboard

  - Save as file

- **Flexible Format Support**:

  - SRT (SubRip)

  - VTT (WebVTT)

  - TXT (Plain text)

- **Timestamp Options**: Include or exclude timestamps in the extracted subtitles

## 📸 Screenshots

### Extension Interface



  



### Extract Button on YouTube



  



## 🚀 Installation

1. Download or clone this repository

2. Open Chrome and navigate to `chrome://extensions/`

3. Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner

4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the extension directory

## ⚙️ Settings

You can customize the extension behavior through the popup menu:

- **Output Type**: Choose between clipboard or file output

- **File Format**: Select SRT, VTT, or TXT format (when saving as file)

- **Include Timestamp**: Toggle timestamp inclusion in the output

## 📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.