YouTube Transcript in French
Turn any YouTube video into clean French (Français) text. Paste a link, get the full transcript, then copy it, download it as TXT/PDF/SRT, or translate it — all free, no sign-up.
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French YouTube runs from Paris-based creators and Quebec comedy to African news channels and online courses. A French transcript gives you the full text of a video with its accents, ready to read, quote or translate.
Transcription YouTube gratuite : convertir une vidéo en texte
Collez le lien de n'importe quelle vidéo YouTube et obtenez la transcription complète en français en quelques secondes. Copiez le texte, téléchargez-le en TXT, PDF ou SRT, ou traduisez-le dans plus de 100 langues. C'est gratuit et sans inscription.
How to get a French YouTube transcript
- Copy the URL of the YouTube video.
- Paste it into the search bar above and press Generate.
- If the video has French captions, they're extracted instantly. Otherwise, generate the transcript and translate it to French.
- Copy the text, or download it as TXT, PDF, or SRT.
Translate to and from French
Many YouTube videos only have captions in one language. With the transcript in hand you can translate it into French — or take a French video and translate its transcript into 100+ other languages — in a couple of clicks. This makes French content accessible to a wider audience and helps Français-speaking creators repurpose videos for global viewers.
What you can do with a French transcript
- Read a long French video instead of watching the whole thing.
- Turn French lectures into study notes.
- Create French subtitles (SRT) for your own videos.
- Repurpose French videos into blog posts and social content.
- Quote or cite exact moments from French videos.
- Learning French with the transcript alongside the video.
- Subtitling videos for French-speaking audiences.
- Quoting French interviews and speeches accurately.
French at a glance
- Script: Latin alphabet with accents (é, è, à, ç, ê, œ)
- Spoken in: France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada (Quebec) and much of West and Central Africa
- Text direction: Left to right
- Native name: Français
Tips for French transcripts and subtitles
- French typography puts a space before ! ? : and ; — keep it or remove it depending on where you publish the text.
- Auto-captions can confuse homophones such as "a / à" and "et / est"; proofread before quoting.
- Quebec French uses vocabulary that differs from France, which matters when translating.
More tools for French videos
- YouTube to Text — the plain French text of a video, without timestamps.
- YouTube Video Summarizer — a short summary of a long French video.
- YouTube to PDF — save the French transcript as a document.
- TXT to SRT — turn edited French text back into subtitles.
- How to translate a YouTube video into any language.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a YouTube transcript in French?
Paste the video link into the YouTube Transcript Generator. If the video has French captions, it extracts them directly; if not, you can generate the transcript and translate it into French in one click.
Is the French transcript tool free?
Yes. Extracting and copying a French transcript is completely free, with no account required.
Can I translate a video from French into another language?
Yes. Once you have the French transcript you can translate it into 100+ languages, and you can also translate transcripts from other languages into French.
Can I download the French transcript?
Yes — download it as TXT, PDF, or SRT. SRT keeps the timestamps for use as subtitles.
Are French accents preserved in the download?
Yes. é, è, à, ç, ê and œ are kept in the copied text and in TXT, PDF and SRT files.
Can I use the French transcript as subtitles?
Yes. Download it as SRT to keep the timestamps, then upload it to YouTube or load it in any video player.
Comment obtenir la transcription d'une vidéo YouTube ?
Copiez l'URL de la vidéo, collez-la dans le générateur de transcription et cliquez sur Générer. La transcription s'affiche aussitôt ; vous pouvez la copier ou la télécharger.