You have recorded dozens, maybe hundreds, of episodes. Somewhere in there a guest said exactly the line you want for a clip, and you cannot remember which episode it was. If your podcast lives on YouTube, you can transcribe every episode in one batch and make the whole show searchable.
What you get
- A searchable archive. Find any quote, name or topic across every episode.
- Faster show notes. Start from the text instead of a blank page.
- Content to repurpose. Quotes for social, summaries for newsletters, posts for your blog.
- Better accessibility. A readable version of every episode for your audience.
Step 1: Submit the channel
Paste your channel URL or @handle into the dashboard. Scriptube collects the whole channel in one batch: full episodes, Shorts and past live streams. That last part matters for podcasters who record live and publish the stream afterwards. If you keep episodes in a playlist, you can submit the playlist, or mix a playlist, a channel and single videos in one request. Duplicates are removed automatically.
You see the estimate before you confirm: video count and credits. There are no daily limits or batch size caps, and credits are the only limit. See pricing for plans.
Step 2: Watch it run
The batch page shows a progress bar, videos per minute and time left, plus a batch map with one coloured square per video. You pay only for transcripts you get. Videos with no captions are not charged. Long live streams and older uploads are the most likely to have no captions on YouTube, so check those first if any show up in the Failed or Skipped tabs. Why this happens is explained in why some YouTube videos have no transcript. AI transcription for videos without captions is coming soon.
Step 3: Search the whole show
Open your library, filter by your channel and search. Try a guest's name, a book you mentioned, or a topic you keep returning to. Sort by posted date to follow how the show evolved, or by views to see which episodes pulled in the most listeners. Each transcript also carries title, publish date, duration, views, likes, comment count and thumbnail.
Step 4: Write show notes from the transcript
A repeatable recipe:
- Export the episode as TXT, or as SRT or VTT if you want timestamps.
- Scan for the three to five main topics and write one line for each.
- Pick two or three quotes worth highlighting, and copy them exactly.
- Add chapter timestamps using the timed text. Our guide on timestamped show notes from chapters shows how.
- List every book, tool or person mentioned, with links.
The full workflow is in YouTube transcripts for podcast show notes.
Step 5: Backfill the back catalogue
New episodes are easy to handle. The real win is the archive. Sort by posted date, oldest first, and work through a handful of old episodes per week, adding notes and chapters. Search engines and listeners both benefit from pages that describe what an episode covers.
Step 6: Reuse the words
- Social clips. Search for strong lines and cut matching moments from the video.
- Newsletter. Summarise one episode per issue and link to it.
- Guest outreach. Share a guest's best quotes with them when the episode goes live.
- Episode index. Export CSV with titles, dates and views for a master spreadsheet.
A quality note
Auto-generated captions are good but not perfect, especially with names and jargon. Always proofread quotes before you publish them, and check guest names. See how accurate auto-captions are.
Reading is free
Reading or exporting transcripts you already own costs nothing, so you can come back and export in a new format whenever you need one.
Transcribe your show
Paste your channel into the dashboard, review the estimate and confirm. Pick a plan on pricing if you need more credits for a long-running show.