How to Get a YouTube Transcript on iPad
The YouTube app on iPad hides the transcript behind a three-dot menu and won't let you select or copy the text. The fastest workaround: open the video in Safari, paste the link here, and grab a clean, copy-ready transcript in seconds.
Safari vs the YouTube App on iPad
Transcript is buried behind Description → ⋯ → Show transcript. Even when you find it, you can't select text, can't copy it out, and can't export it. Auto-generated captions look messy with timestamps on every line.
Paste the link, get a clean transcript in seconds. One-tap copy, drop into any iPad app. Works in Split View next to ChatGPT, supports every language YouTube does, and respects your iPad's dark mode.
Pro Tips for iPad Users
In Safari, tap Share → Add to Home Screen. youtube-transcript.ai lives next to your apps with its own icon — launches full-screen, no Safari chrome.
Drag youtube-transcript.ai to one side, ChatGPT to the other. Copy → paste → ask "summarize this" without ever leaving your iPad.
In the Shortcuts app, make a Share Sheet shortcut that opens youtube-transcript.ai/?v= with the shared URL. One tap from any YouTube share menu to a copy-ready transcript.
如何使用 YouTube 字幕提取工具
YouTube 字幕的常见用途
无需反复暂停和回放。获取完整字幕，粘贴到笔记应用，或让 AI 为你生成结构化笔记。
正在学习外语视频？复制字幕，让 ChatGPT 或 Claude 翻译成你的母语。
没时间看完整视频？将字幕粘贴到 AI，秒获精简摘要。
将 YouTube 视频内容转化为博客文章、社交媒体帖子、通讯或节目笔记 — AI 承担繁重工作。
提取引用、查找特定信息，或让 AI 从长篇讲座或访谈中提炼所有要点。
将任何教学视频转化为学习指南。让 AI 根据字幕生成闪卡、测验或备考摘要。
Frequently Asked Questions — iPad
How do I get a YouTube transcript on iPad?
Open Safari on your iPad and go to youtube-transcript.ai. Paste the YouTube video URL into the box and tap Get Transcript. The full text appears in a few seconds — tap Copy to send it to ChatGPT, Notes, Pages, or any other app. No app install, no sign-up.
Why can't I see "Show transcript" in the YouTube app on iPad?
The YouTube iPad app hides the transcript option behind the description's three-dot menu, and even when you find it you cannot select or copy the text — only scroll through it. That is why most iPad users open the video in Safari and use a transcript tool instead.
Does this work on iPadOS 17 and iPadOS 18?
Yes. youtube-transcript.ai runs entirely in Safari and works on every iPadOS version that supports modern Safari, including iPadOS 17 and iPadOS 18. It also works in Split View and Slide Over alongside ChatGPT, Notes, or Pages.
Can I save youtube-transcript.ai as an app icon on my iPad?
Yes. Open the site in Safari, tap the Share button, then choose Add to Home Screen. iPadOS installs it as a Progressive Web App with its own icon — tap to launch it like a native app, no App Store required.
Can I make a Shortcut to grab transcripts faster?
Yes. In the Shortcuts app, create a Share Sheet shortcut that takes a URL input and opens https://youtube-transcript.ai/?v=[video id]. From any YouTube share menu on your iPad, tap your shortcut to jump straight to the transcript page.
Will this drain my iPad battery or slow it down?
No. The transcript extraction happens on the server, not on your iPad. Safari only renders a few hundred kilobytes of text — much lighter than playing the video itself.
Is it free to extract a YouTube transcript on iPad?
完全免费的，不用注册也没有限制，直接用就好。
支持哪些视频？
YouTube 上有字幕的视频都可以，大部分英文视频本身就有自动字幕。
要等多久？
通常几秒就好，不管视频多长都一样快。
能翻译成中文吗？
可以的！复制字幕贴到 ChatGPT 或 Claude 里，几秒就能翻好。
一般大家拿来做什么？
做笔记、写摘要、喂给 AI 问问题、翻译、整理成文章，用法很多。
支持其他语言吗？
如果视频本身有多语言字幕都能抓取，也可以复制后用 AI 翻成你需要的语言。
能下载保存吗？
可以的，输出的是干净的纯文本，复制到任何地方都行。
跟 SubKun 是什么关系？
同一个团队做的～如果你想要实时双语字幕、AI 摘要这些功能，可以试试SubKun。