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YouTube generates automatic transcripts for most videos. You can view them directly on YouTube or download them for use in research, note-taking, or content creation. For more accurate transcripts, Talk2Memo can transcribe the video audio directly.
How to view a YouTube transcript
Open the YouTube video in a browser
Click the three-dot menu below the video
The transcript appears on the right side of the screen
Click any line to jump to that point in the video
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