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How do I convert a YouTube video's text to a file?

Grab the title, description, and available text content from a YouTube link without copying and pasting by hand. Pick TXT, Word, or PDF and download in seconds.

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Paste the YouTube video URL into the box and choose your format. BrentList fetches the page and pulls the readable text it can access, like the title and description, into a TXT, Word, or PDF file you can download. It captures on-page text, not a transcript of spoken audio.

How it works

1

Copy the YouTube URL

Open the video on YouTube and copy the link from your browser bar or the Share button.

2

Paste it into the box

Drop the URL into the field above and pick your output format: TXT, Word, or PDF.

3

Convert and download

Click convert. BrentList fetches the page text and builds your file, ready to download instantly.

Frequently asked questions

It captures the readable text available on the YouTube page, such as the video title and description. It does not listen to the audio or generate a spoken-word transcript.
No. This tool extracts on-page text, not audio. If a creator has not published caption or description text, that spoken content will not appear in your file.
Choose TXT for quick copy and paste, Word if you plan to edit or reformat, and PDF if you want a clean, fixed layout to share or archive.
It only works with content a normal visitor can load. Private, deleted, or age or login restricted videos cannot be fetched.
Length does not matter because the tool reads page text, not the video itself. A longer video does not produce more text unless its description is longer.
Yes, it is completely free with no sign up, no software to install, and no watermark on your downloaded file.

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