Frequently Asked Questions

INDXR.AI is a web-based tool for extracting transcripts from YouTube videos. You can use it to download captions as text files, generate subtitles in SRT or VTT format, process entire playlists at once, and transcribe videos that don't have captions using AI. Content creators use it to repurpose video content into blog posts. Researchers use it to analyze interview data. Students use it to create study notes from lecture videos.

Yes, INDXR.AI is 100% web-based. You don't need to install any browser extension, plugin, or software. Just open the website in any browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or mobile browsers) and paste a YouTube URL. Learn more about our extension-free approach.

No account is required for basic transcript extraction from single videos. Creating a free account unlocks additional features: a personal transcript library, playlist extraction, and AI transcription.

Yes, you can use transcripts for any purpose including commercial projects. However, the content of the transcript belongs to the original video creator. INDXR.AI only extracts publicly available captions — we don't grant rights to the underlying content.

Go to the Transcribe page, paste the YouTube video URL into the input field, and click Extract. Once the transcript loads, click the Export button and select TXT format.

Yes, using our AI transcription feature. When a video doesn't have captions, INDXR.AI can transcribe the audio using AssemblyAI. This feature uses credits (1 credit per minute of audio). Learn more about AI transcription.

Use the Playlist tab in the dashboard. Paste the playlist URL, and INDXR.AI will scan all videos. See our playlist extraction guide for details.

Yes. After extracting a transcript, click Export and select SRT. See our SRT download guide for more information.

Extracting transcripts from videos with existing YouTube captions costs 0 credits. For AI transcription, 1 credit = 1 minute of audio. Check our pricing page for current packages.

No, purchased credits never expire. Once you buy a package, those credits remain in your account until you use them.

Credits are used for AI transcription (1 credit per minute) and AI summarization (3 credits per summary). Your credit balance is shown in your dashboard. View packages on our pricing page.

INDXR.AI supports: TXT (with or without timestamps), SRT, VTT, CSV, Markdown, and RAG-optimized JSON. All formats are available for both YouTube caption extraction and AI transcription.

For videos with existing YouTube captions, extraction is nearly instant (1-3 seconds). For AI transcription, processing time is roughly 1-2 minutes per 10 minutes of audio.