YOUTUBE CAPTION IMPORT
Bring existing YouTube captions into a private editor
Start from captions you can already access. Preserve their cue timing, correct the text and export a clean transcript without an audio-downloader promise.
Two supported inputs
Preserve timing when the caption file has it.
Paste SRT or WebVTT to keep existing cue boundaries and timestamps. Paste plain caption text when timing is not available; the project remains useful for editing, copying and TXT or Markdown export, but it will not pretend to be subtitle-ready.
A cleaner intent
Use the importer when subtitles already exist.
This workflow is for creators, editors and researchers who can already access the caption text and want a better place to correct or reformat it. It is not a promise to extract audio from every public video.
When you own or have permission to process the underlying media, the upload workflow can create a new transcript. Keeping those two paths separate protects the product from pretending that a public URL grants media rights.
Questions, answered
YouTube caption import questions
Does CastTranscript download YouTube audio?
No. The importer accepts caption text you can already access. If captions are unavailable, upload an authorized media file through the separate transcription workflow.
Which caption formats can I paste?
You can paste SRT, WebVTT or plain caption text. Timed formats keep their cue structure, while plain text remains untimed.
Can untimed text be exported as SRT?
No. CastTranscript does not invent subtitle timing for plain text. Untimed imports can be edited, copied and exported as TXT or Markdown.
Will an imported transcript be indexed by search engines?
No. The project stays inside the owner’s account and project routes are marked noindex.
Private by default
Already have the captions? Bring them into the editor.
Preserve real cue timing, correct the text and export a clean file.