macOS 13+ · Menu Bar App

YouTube,
transcribed
instantly.

Paste any YouTube link. Get the full transcript in seconds.
Chat with it using AI. All from your menu bar.

Download for Mac Buy for $5 →

Free 7-day trial · No credit card required

 File Edit View

Sat 1 Mar 9:41 AM

Features

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

⚡

Instant transcripts

Paste any YouTube URL and get the full transcript in seconds. Supports auto-generated and manual subtitles in any language.

▶ youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ →

✨

AI Chat

Ask any question about the video. Summarize, extract key points, translate — your AI, your model.

What are the 3 main takeaways?

1. Start with the problem, not the solution…

📚

Your Library

Every transcript saved automatically. Organize with folders, filter by channel, search everything.

📁 Research 12

📁 Podcasts 8

📁 Tutorials 24

⌨

Keyboard first

Global shortcut to trigger transcription from anywhere on your Mac — no app-switching needed.

⌃⇧S

Open Transcribe

⌃⌘S

Quick transcribe

📤

Export anywhere

Copy to clipboard, export as TXT, Markdown, SRT subtitles, JSON, or CSV. Paste straight into any app.

.txt

.md

.srt

.json

.csv

🔒

Your API keys. Your data.

Transcribe uses your own OpenAI-compatible API key — OpenAI, Ollama, Groq, OpenRouter, or any other provider. Nothing is stored on our servers. Your transcripts live locally, always.

How it works

Three steps.
Done.

Paste a YouTube URL

Open Transcribe from your menu bar or press your hotkey. Drop in any YouTube link.

→

Get the transcript

Transcribe fetches the full transcript in seconds. Clean, readable, formatted your way.

→

Copy, export, or chat

One-click copy, export in 5 formats, or open the AI chat to ask anything about the video.

Pricing

One price.
Yours forever.

Lifetime License

$5 one-time · 3 devices

✓ Unlimited transcripts
✓ AI chat on every transcript
✓ Full library with folders
✓ All export formats
✓ Keyboard shortcuts
✓ All future updates
✓ Use your own AI provider

Buy for $5

7-day free trial — no credit card needed

YouTube,transcribedinstantly.

Everything you need.Nothing you don't.