How to extract closed caption transcript from YouTube video?

Question

Is it possible to extract the closed caption transcript from YouTube videos?

We have over 200 webcasts on YouTube and each is at least one hour long. YouTube has clo

Answer 1

Choose Open Transcript from the ... dropdown to the right of the vote up/down and share links.

This will open a Transcript scrolling div on the right side.

You can then use Copy. Note that you cannot use Select All but need to click the top line, then scroll to the bottom using the scroll thumb, and then shift-click on the last line.

Note that you can also search within this text using the normal web page search.