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Notes and summaries
Turn long videos into readable notes without stopping at each timestamp.
YouTube transcript cleaner
Remove timestamps from YouTube transcripts
Paste copied YouTube captions or upload a transcript file, then clean timestamps privately in your browser.
5 free cleans per day without an account · 25 per day with a free account
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Why clean YouTube transcripts
YouTube captions are easier to read without timecodes
Copied YouTube transcripts often put a timestamp on every few lines. TimeWipe removes those markers and leaves the spoken words.
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Content reuse
Draft blogs, newsletters, and social posts from cleaned captions.
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Search and study
Highlight and quote video content without timing noise in the way.
Example
See the timestamps disappear
The spoken words stay. Timing lines and file syntax go away.
YouTube paste
0:00 welcome back to the channel 0:04 today we are looking at three ways to clean transcripts 0:10 the first step is to remove timestamps
Clean text
Welcome back to the channel. Today we are looking at three ways to clean transcripts. The first step is to remove timestamps.
Works for the YouTube transcript panel and downloaded caption files.
Get your transcript
How to get your YouTube transcript
Follow these steps in your app, then clean the text here.
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Open the video transcript
On YouTube, open the transcript panel below the video (⋯ menu → Show transcript).
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Copy the text
Select all transcript text and copy it to your clipboard.
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Clean in TimeWipe
Paste below and click Clean Timestamps.
How TimeWipe cleans it
Three steps in this page
Paste or upload, clean once, then copy or download readable text.
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Paste your transcript
Add the copied YouTube text to the box above.
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Remove timestamps
TimeWipe strips line times, brackets, and common caption markers.
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Use the clean text
Copy or download the result for notes, docs, or AI tools.
What we remove from YouTube transcripts
The cleaner targets timing markers and keeps your words.
Line timestamps
Removes times like 0:04, 01:12, and 1:02:33 at the start of lines.
Bracketed times
Handles [00:12], (01:04:22), and similar pasted formats.
Downloaded captions
Also cleans SRT, VTT, and SBV content when you upload or paste those files.
Use cases
Popular uses
Clean text is easier to read, quote, summarize, and share.
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Video summaries
Summarize videos without timestamps breaking up every sentence.
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Blog drafts
Use captions as a starting point for articles and tutorials.
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Course notes
Review lessons as plain text instead of timed lines.
Also try
Other transcript cleaners
Same private browser cleanup, with tips for each source.
Optional paid features
Format, translate, and save cleaned transcripts
Pro and Studio add AI formatting, translation, a saved library, and exports when you need more than one-time cleanup.
FAQ
Questions people ask before cleaning transcripts
Short answers for the practical things that matter before you paste, upload, copy, or save transcript text.
Can TimeWipe pull a transcript from a YouTube link?
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Can TimeWipe pull a transcript from a YouTube link?
▾Not today. Paste or upload the transcript so cleanup stays private and reliable in your browser.
Is this free?
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Is this free?
▾Yes, within the daily free limits. Guests get 5 cleans per day; free accounts get 25.
Will it change what was said?
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Will it change what was said?
▾No. The free cleaner removes timing markers and keeps the transcript wording.