# How to transcribe a YouTube video

Published: 2025-11-01T22:30:00.000Z
Canonical: https://wow.pjh.is/journal/how-to-transcribe-a-youtube-video

With [MacWhisper](https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper), the process is:

1. Copy YouTube URL.
2. Paste into MacWhisper.
3. Wait for the video to download.
4. Wait for the transcript (\~10 seconds for 30 minutes of audio[^1]).

You'll get output like [this](https://wow.pjh.is/static/files/2025-11-macwhisper-parakeet-youtube-transcript-example.txt).

You pay 59 EUR for lifetime use of the software, then transcriptions are free.

For more details on MacWhisper, see [how to transcribe audio or video files](https://wow.pjh.is/journal/how-to-transcribe-audio-and-video-files).

[Loom video](https://www.loom.com/share/d3156c832ea14ee7ad0f140f8913d439)

[^1]: Using the Parakeet V3 transcription model on an M4 MacBook Pro with 48GB RAM. It should work fine with any M-series MacBook Pro, but lower-spec machines will be slower.