Transcript Snag

A Chrome extension for YouTube

A video’s words.
Ready to use.

[ TS / 01 ]For the thought
you want to revisit.
The line you want
to keep.

Open the transcript beside your video. Take the words with you.

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01 / A working example

Sample video → transcript

Sample video · not a real YouTube videoInteractive preview
0:00 / 0:54

How Memory Works in Machines — sample

Invented words. A real chance to try the controls.

Sample 01 / 02
Transcript SnagSIDE PANEL

How Memory Works in Machines — sample

TRANSCRIPT

Choose a line to move the sample playhead.

YOUR SAMPLE EXPORT
# How Memory Works in Machines — sample

> Sample video · not a real YouTube video

**0:00** A memory begins with something worth noticing.

**0:08** Imagine a notebook with a page for every new idea.

**0:17** The useful part is finding the right page again.

**0:26** Connections give each note a little more context.

**0:36** A familiar question can point us back to an old thought.

**0:45** Keep the words, then see what you can make with them.

Explore the sample: play, jump to a line, or take the text with you.

02 / Out of the player

A useful format.
A fresh starting point.

From a spoken thought to a note you can work with. Choose Markdown, plain text, or your clipboard.

Markdown

.md

For notes that benefit from headings and a little structure.

# How Memory Works in Machines — sample

> Sample video · not a real YouTube video

**0:00** A memory begins with something worth noticing.

**0:08** Imagine a notebook with a page for every new idea.

Sample excerpt / with timestamps

Plain text

.txt

For a simple document you can open in any text editor.

How Memory Works in Machines — sample
Sample video · not a real YouTube video

[0:00] A memory begins with something worth noticing.

[0:08] Imagine a notebook with a page for every new idea.

Sample excerpt / with timestamps

OR, COPY Copy the transcript to your clipboard and paste it into your own notes.

03 / What it does

Beside the video.
Part of your flow.

How it handles data

  1. A transcript at your side

    Open a YouTube video’s transcript in a side panel.

  2. Find the moment

    Click a timestamp to jump to that point in the video. Show or hide timestamps when you need them.

  3. Take the text with you

    Export as .md or .txt, or copy the transcript to your clipboard.

  4. Move on. It follows.

    Navigate to another video and the transcript updates automatically.

Transcript Snag

Keep the words.
Make something of them.

Add to Chrome

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