Watch2Text

Turn any video into clean, readable text you can keep.

Paste a link and get a Markdown file with real paragraphs, YAML frontmatter, and timestamp links back to the exact moment in the video. Skim a 40-minute talk in five, search it, drop it into your notes, or hand it to an AI. No proprietary service, no lock-in. The files are yours.

Captioned videos are instant and free. Articles too.

How it works

Paste a link

A YouTube video or any web article. Captioned videos come back instantly and cost nothing.

We clean the mess

Cues stripped, duplicate fragments merged, real paragraphs rebuilt with a timestamp on each one.

Own the file

Plain Markdown with YAML frontmatter. Drop it in Obsidian, Notion, a folder, or straight into an AI.

CaptionsFree and instant for most YouTube videos.
ArticlesMain content only. No nav, ads, or comments.
WhisperComing soon. Caption-less videos, transcribed with your own key.