Send YouTube Transcripts to Microsoft Copilot
Get any YouTube video's transcript into Copilot in seconds
Or just change youtube.com to 2outube.com in your browser
Swap 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com' in any video URL to instantly get the full transcript. Copy it, paste it into Microsoft Copilot, and ask for summaries, key points, or analysis — no tools or accounts required.
The Trick
youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
2outube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
Just change 'y' to '2'
Works with any YouTube video that has captions
Using Transcripts with Microsoft Copilot
Grab the YouTube video URL
Copy the URL of any YouTube video you want to analyze in Copilot. It should look like youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID. Works with lectures, interviews, tutorials, podcasts, and news videos.
Swap the domain to 2outube
In your browser's address bar, change 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com' and press Enter. The full transcript loads immediately — no login, no paste box, no extension needed.
Copy the transcript
Select all the transcript text on the 2outube page and copy it to your clipboard. The transcript includes timestamps if you need them, or you can copy just the plain text.
Paste into Microsoft Copilot and prompt
Open Microsoft Copilot (copilot.microsoft.com or the Copilot sidebar in Edge/Windows). Paste the transcript and add your prompt — ask for a summary, bullet-point key takeaways, action items, a study guide, or anything else. Copilot processes the full transcript in one go.
Quick Start
Get the transcript
Navigate to the YouTube video you want to summarize or analyze.
Change youtube to 2outube
In the URL bar, replace 'youtube.com' with '2outube.com' — just swap the first letter from 'y' to '2'. Hit Enter and the transcript appears instantly.
Paste into Microsoft Copilot
Copy the full transcript from 2outube and paste it into Copilot with a prompt like 'Summarize this transcript' or 'List the key points.' Copilot will analyze the entire video text and respond in seconds.
Ready-Made Template
Here is the transcript from a YouTube video. Please:
1. Write a 3-sentence summary of the main topic
2. List the 5 most important points as bullet points
3. Identify any action items or recommendations mentioned
4. Note any key terms, names, or concepts I should look up
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[PASTE TRANSCRIPT HERE]
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Keep your response concise and well-organized.Questions
Does this work with any YouTube video?
Yes, any video with captions — including auto-generated ones. This covers the vast majority of YouTube videos. Live streams without captions and a small number of videos with disabled captions won't have transcripts available.
Is it really free?
Completely free. No account, no limits, no subscription. Just change the URL and copy the transcript.
Can Microsoft Copilot handle a full YouTube transcript?
Yes. Microsoft Copilot supports long context inputs, so you can paste transcripts from videos ranging from a few minutes to an hour or more. For very long videos (2+ hours), consider breaking the transcript into sections and prompting Copilot in multiple turns.
Which version of Copilot should I use?
Any version works — copilot.microsoft.com, the Copilot sidebar built into Microsoft Edge, or Copilot in Windows 11. Microsoft 365 Copilot also works if you have access. The free web version at copilot.microsoft.com is sufficient for transcript analysis.
What can I ask Copilot to do with a YouTube transcript?
Quite a lot: summarize the video, extract key takeaways, generate a study guide, create action items, translate the content, rewrite it as a blog post, pull out quotes, identify the main argument, or quiz you on the material. Copilot is especially good at structured summaries and bullet-point breakdowns.
Do I need a Microsoft account to use Copilot?
You can use Copilot at copilot.microsoft.com with limited free queries without signing in. For longer sessions and higher-quality responses, signing in with a free Microsoft account is recommended. A Microsoft 365 subscription unlocks Copilot Pro with GPT-4o.
Does 2outube store or share my transcript data?
No. 2outube simply fetches the publicly available captions from YouTube and displays them. There is no account system, no data storage, and nothing is logged. Whatever you paste into Copilot is between you and Microsoft.
Can I use this to summarize foreign-language YouTube videos in English?
Yes. Copy the transcript in its original language from 2outube, paste it into Copilot, and ask it to 'translate and summarize in English.' Copilot handles most major languages well, making this an easy way to get English summaries of non-English YouTube content.
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