Free tool
YouTube playlist transcript downloader
Paste a playlist URL and get every transcript in it — in playlist order, in whatever format you need.
Download playlist transcriptsOrder is preserved
Playlists usually have a sequence that matters — a course runs lesson 1 to lesson 12, a series builds on itself. Transcripts come back in playlist order, and the combined export keeps that order too, so a course reads as a course.
Playlists that span many channels
A playlist often collects videos from different creators. That is handled fine: each transcript records its own source channel, so you can tell who said what even when a single file contains a dozen different voices.
Works on unlisted playlists
If the playlist is reachable by URL, it can be extracted. Private playlists cannot be, because the videos are not publicly readable.
Typical uses
Turning a lecture series into revision notes, condensing a conference track down to the three talks worth watching, or loading a tutorial playlist into an AI assistant so you can ask it questions instead of scrubbing timelines.
Questions
Where do I find the playlist URL?
Open the playlist on YouTube and copy the address bar — anything containing list= works. A watch URL with a list= parameter works too.
Is there a limit on playlist length?
Up to 300 videos per job. Longer playlists can be run in batches, and already-extracted videos are served from cache rather than re-fetched.
Can I get one file for the whole playlist?
Yes — the combined export puts the entire playlist into a single document, which is what you want for NotebookLM or a long-context model.