The Unlimited, Privacy-First Alternative to YouTube-Transcript.io

Yes. Because Ditto runs entirely on your own hardware as a browser extension, we have no server costs to pass on to you. It's truly unlimited—no tokens, no credits, no daily caps. Extract 10 transcripts or 10,000—it's all free. YouTube-Transcript.io's token system exists because they process your requests on their servers, which costs them money. Ditto's local architecture means zero marginal cost per extraction.

When you paste a URL into YouTube-Transcript.io or any cloud-based transcript service, they record that request on their servers. Your video history, the topics you're researching, and your usage patterns are all stored in their database. Ditto never receives your URLs, video titles, or transcripts—everything happens locally in your browser tab. We literally cannot see what you're watching because the data never leaves your machine.

Ditto is the leading privacy-first YouTube-Transcript.io alternative. Unlike YouTube-Transcript.io which requires tokens and cloud processing, Ditto offers unlimited extractions with 100% local processing. No account required, no usage limits, and works on platforms YouTube-Transcript.io doesn't support like Udemy, Coursera, and Teachable.

Yes. YouTube-Transcript.io is limited to public YouTube URLs you paste into their web interface. Ditto works directly in your browser on gated content platforms like Udemy, Coursera, Teachable, Kajabi, and Circle.so—courses you've already purchased and are logged into. Since Ditto runs locally, it extracts from any page you can access.

Cloud-based services like YouTube-Transcript.io have server costs for every transcript they process. They pass these costs on to users through token systems and paid tiers. Ditto has no server costs because all processing happens in your browser. No servers = no need to monetize your usage. This is why Ditto can be truly free forever.

Install Ditto from the Chrome Web Store in one click—no account needed. Pin it to your browser toolbar, navigate to any video with captions, and click the Ditto icon. The transcript is instantly copied to your clipboard. No more copying URLs, no more waiting for server processing, no more token anxiety. Works on Chrome, Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers.

Ditto requests only two permissions: activeTab (to read the current page when you click) and clipboardWrite (to copy the transcript). No background data collection, no analytics, no tracking. The source code is public on GitHub—verify it yourself. MIT-licensed and fully auditable.

Absolutely. Ditto copies clean, formatted text to your clipboard. Paste it directly into ChatGPT, Claude, or any AI assistant to summarize content, create study guides, generate flashcards, or ask questions about the material. Unlike cloud services, you choose which AI (if any) processes your text—it's your data, your choice.