paste a link, read it in your language

Translate a YouTube transcript for free.

Paste a public video URL to get its original captions and translation side by side, with timestamps preserved. No upload, account, or video download required.

the first 10 minutes are on us

Free preview of the first 10 minutes. Verli reads the video's public captions and never downloads the video.

How to translate a YouTube transcript

1.

Paste the public URL

Copy the link to a public YouTube video that has manual or automatic captions. Verli never downloads the video itself.

2.

Choose your language

Pick one of 60+ translation languages. Verli keeps each translated line aligned with the original timestamp.

3.

Read and copy

Preview up to 10 minutes with original and translated text together, then copy the timestamped result in one click.

Fast when captions exist, flexible when they do not

Public captions first

The URL tool reads an existing public caption track, so results arrive without waiting for the entire video to play or upload.

A live fallback

If a video has no accessible transcript, open Verli and share the playing tab's audio to translate it in real time instead.

Both languages on screen

You see the original transcript and the English translation together, which is better for learning a language, quoting accurately, or checking a claim.

Not just YouTube

The same setup translates Twitch, podcasts, video calls, and anything else your computer plays. One tool for all of it.

The YouTube translation gap, honestly

YouTube is closing part of this gap itself: auto-generated captions exist for many languages and auto-dubbing is rolling out to more channels. If you watch popular uploaded videos from big creators, those built-in tools may be all you need, and we would rather tell you that than pretend otherwise.

The gap that remains is everything live and everything long-tail. Livestreams get no auto-dubbing. Niche languages get rough or missing auto-captions. Small channels, regional news, podcasts uploaded as video, university lectures, gaming streams: this is most of YouTube, and it is where a translation layer that works from raw audio earns its place.

Verli is that layer. It runs in a browser tab next to YouTube, listens to what is playing, and scrolls a live transcript with translation in 60+ languages. There is nothing to install for the basic setup, the free plan includes 60 minutes every month, and only active listening time counts against your minutes.

Frequently asked questions

How do I translate a YouTube video to English?

Paste the public YouTube URL into the transcript translator, choose English, and Verli will show the video's public captions with a timestamped English translation. If captions are unavailable, play the video and use Verli's live tab-audio translation instead.

Does it work on YouTube livestreams?

Yes, and that is where Verli helps most. Live content gets no auto-dubbing and often poor auto-captions, while Verli translates the stream as it happens.

Doesn't YouTube already auto-translate videos?

Sometimes. Uploaded videos in major languages often have auto-captions you can machine-translate, and auto-dubbing is expanding. Verli covers what those miss: livestreams, premieres, videos without captions, and languages where auto-captions are unreliable.

Which languages can it translate?

Verli transcribes and translates between 60+ languages, including Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, and Hindi, with automatic detection of the language being spoken.

How much does it cost?

The URL tool previews the first 10 minutes of a public caption track for free without an account. Verli's live product also includes 60 minutes of transcription and translation each month, with paid plans starting at $7.99 per month for 10 hours.

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