Open the YouTube video
Copy the video URL
Use YouTube’s transcript feature if available
Click the three dots below the video
Select Show transcript
Copy the transcript text
Paste the transcript into a text editor
Use an online YouTube to text converter
Paste the video URL into the converter
Generate the transcript
Download or copy the text output
Use speech-to-text software
Upload the video or audio file
Run automatic transcription
Review and edit the text for accuracy
Save the final text file