YouTube is a great tool for learning English! You-tldr captures subtitles with one click, allowing you to quickly take notes, copy and check the Chinese meaning of single words

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March 28, 2025

YouTube has new videos on a variety of topics every day, so it is a very good learning channel for people who are learning English. However, if you don’t have enough listening skills and vocabulary, you will still be able to watch the whole video. I find it difficult, and this article will recommend a very useful auxiliary tool "you-tldr", which can capture YouTube video subtitles with one click. It not only allows you to read the subtitles while watching the video, but also allows you to find words you don't understand. You can quickly copy notes or look up Chinese explanations.

You-tldr Introduction

you-tldr is very simple to use. After entering the website, just click on the subtitles you want to capture. Paste the YouTube URL, and then press Transcribe on the right:

Wait a few seconds, and the bottom will be divided into two blocks. The video will be displayed on the left and the subtitles will be displayed on the right. A timeline will also be marked in front of each section for your convenience. Find where we have talked so far:

Like this, when you see a word you don’t understand, you can copy it in reverse, then look up the Chinese meaning in the dictionary, or even add it to the list:

If you have installed a translation extension plug-in like me, you can query the Chinese explanation with one click without leaving this window:

There are some functions at the top, from left to right they are "Download subtitles, Hightlight, summary and translation language", but this is only available to paid users:

Although you cannot download subtitles with one click, you can actually copy each paragraph through the copy function. Paste, the effect is the same, and there is also a one-click copy function in the lower right corner of each paragraph. You can use the free version, and you can also share it to Facebook, Twitter or WhatsApp:

NOTES The note-taking function is also only available for payment. Version usage:

In addition, if Transcribe later displays The video is no longer available, you should be able to find it after trying a few times. This tool may be a bit new at the moment, and sometimes it cannot be found:

Supplementary information

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