How To Search For Words In A YouTube Video

Finding specific words in YouTube videos can be tricky, especially with long videos. Luckily, there are tools like YouGlish and Filmot that can help. These tools let you search for exact words or phrases within videos, making it easier to find what you’re looking for. This guide will show you how to use these tools to quickly locate specific words in YouTube videos, saving you time and effort. Let’s dive in!

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How to Search for Words in a Specific YouTube Video

You can quickly find any part of a YouTube video by using your browser’s search feature together with YouTube’s caption feature. This lets you search through the video’s text.

Most YouTube videos have captions, which are either put there by the person who uploaded the video or made automatically. If a video doesn’t have captions, you’ll need to get a transcript first (move to the next section to learn how).

Go to the YouTube video you want to search. Open the video description, scroll down, and click “Show transcript.” This will display a list of captions next to the video with times.
If there’s a search bar above the transcript, type the word you’re looking for. It will highlight this word in the text. If there’s no search bar, you can press Ctrl + F (or Cmd + F on Macs) to use your browser’s search feature.
Click on the highlighted text to go to that part of the video where the word is spoken.

Remember that the captions might not always be correct, especially if they are generated automatically.

How to Get Transcript for YouTube Videos

If the video you’re looking at doesn’t have captions, you can use these tools to get a transcript and search for any word.

1. Video Insights Custom GPT

The Video Insights feature in ChatGPT can create transcripts and summaries of YouTube videos.

To use it, paste the URL of the YouTube video into ChatGPT and ask it to transcribe the video. If it’s your first time, you’ll need to sign up for Video Insights and permit it to use the Video Insights API. The transcription happens right in ChatGPT.

Once you have the transcript, you can press Ctrl/Cmd + F to search for any word. You can also ask ChatGPT to look up specific details or summarize the video for you.

If you haven’t used any GPT before, here’s a quick guide on how to access and use custom GPTs.

2. Notta AI

Notta AI is a great transcription tool that works in multiple languages and can transcribe YouTube videos without captions.

You can use Notta AI in two ways: through a Chrome extension or its web app.

To get a transcript using the Notta AI Chrome extension, click the extension icon, choose the language, and click “Start Recording.” Play the YouTube video. When you stop recording, Notta AI will save the transcript to your workspace.

Alternatively, use SaveFrom.Net or a browser extension to download the YouTube video. Upload the file to Notta AI, and it will create a transcript.

Notta’s free plan has some limitations. You can transcribe recordings up to three minutes long and a total of 120 minutes per month. Paid plans start at $9 per month.

How to Search for Words Across Every YouTube Video

1. YouGlish

Even though YouGlish is for improving English pronunciation, you can use it to find YouTube videos with specific words.

Go to the YouGlish website.
Enter the word or phrase you want in the search box and click “Say it.”
Use the controls below the video to play and skip to where the word or phrase appears.
Press Ctrl + Right arrow (Windows) or Cmd + Right arrow (Mac) to move to the next video.

YouGlish only works with videos that have manually added captions, not automatic ones.

2. Filmot

Another tool to find YouTube videos with specific words is Filmot. Unlike YouGlish, it can search both automatically generated and manually added captions. You can also search within a specific channel.

Filmot finds all videos with the word you entered and lets you filter them. The videos start playing right where the word is used. Note that it can only search videos uploaded before June 8, 2024.

Searching YouTube videos for words is very useful. If you upload videos, consider adding closed captions. This helps make your videos more searchable and improves accessibility.

Conclusion

Searching for specific words in YouTube videos is very useful for finding information quickly. Tools like YouGlish and Filmot make this process easy. YouGlish works with manually added captions, while Filmot can search both automatic and manual captions and lets you filter results by channel.

If you upload videos, adding closed captions can make your content more searchable and accessible. Try using these tools to enhance your YouTube experience!