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YouTube doesn't have a direct download transcript button, but you can copy the transcript text from the transcript panel. For a cleaner, more accurate transcript, Talk2Memo can transcribe the video audio directly.
How to copy a YouTube transcript
Open the YouTube video in a browser
Click the three-dot menu below the video
Click in the transcript panel and select all (Ctrl+A)
Copy and paste into a document
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