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Get a Recipe from a YouTube Video

Paste a cooking video's YouTube link to get everything the cook says as text, with timestamps: ingredients, amounts, and each step. Print it or keep it in your notes. Free, no sign-up.

How to get a recipe from a YouTube video

  1. 1

    Copy the cooking video link

    Full recipe videos, Shorts, and cooking livestreams all work.

  2. 2

    Paste it above

    The transcript loads with timestamps, so you can find each step without scrubbing the video.

  3. 3

    Cook from the text

    Open the Summary or Notes tab for the steps in order, or download the transcript as PDF to keep in the kitchen.

Stop pausing the video with floury hands

Read the steps at your own pace instead of rewinding a video while you cook. Click any line to replay the moment the cook shows a technique.

Save recipes you'll make again

Keep the transcript in Notion, Google Docs, or a recipe app, with the video link and timestamps for the tricky parts.

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Need transcripts at scale? Use the API

The same transcripts are available through the YouTube Transcript API: timestamped JSON, text, SRT, VTT, CSV, or Markdown, 150+ languages, and AI transcription for videos without captions. Or connect the YouTube MCP server to Claude, Cursor, or Codex and just paste links in chat.

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer ts_live_..."
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Common questions

Can I get the ingredient list from a YouTube video?

The transcript has every ingredient and amount the cook says out loud. Open the Notes tab for the recipe organized into points, and check amounts against the video, since some cooks only show them on screen.

Does it work with YouTube Shorts recipes?

Yes. Paste the Short's link like any other video.

Can I print a recipe from a YouTube video?

Yes. Download the transcript or notes as PDF, or untick Timestamps first for clean text.

Can I translate a recipe video?

Yes. Translate the transcript into 150+ languages to follow a recipe in a language you don't speak.

What if the video has no captions?

The free tool reads the captions YouTube already has, creator-uploaded or auto-generated, and most videos with speech have them. For a video with no captions at all, click Transcribe the audio with AI: it's on paid plans and credit packs, at 1 credit per minute.