Translate YouTube transcript to Arabic

To translate a YouTube transcript to Arabic, paste the video link, choose Arabic as the target language, pick a text file, SRT or VTT, and select Translate subtitles. The captions are fetched, auto-generated ones included, and only their text is translated; every timestamp stays where it was. Arabic is part of Pro.

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How to translate a YouTube transcript to Arabic in 3 steps

Paste the YouTube link, paste a transcript, or choose an .srt or .vtt file.
On Pro, check that Arabic is selected, then pick Text, SRT or VTT as the output.
Select Translate subtitles, check any flagged cues, check the file in a player that supports right-to-left text, then download the file.

Example output

Real output of this tool, generated on 2026-10-20 from a video in the public library: MrBeast Joins The Sharks And Likes What He Sees | Shark Tank US | Shark Tank Global (Shark Tank Global). It is shown unedited; a run on the same video can word things differently.

Input

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00:00:02,260 --> 00:00:24,720
Next up is a company using AI to re-imagine the ultimate classic toy. Hey Sharks, I'm Andrew. And I'm Kevin. We're both dads from rural Pennsylvania and we're here seeking $200,000 for a 10% stake in our company.

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00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:40,720
Sharks, play isn't what it used to be. Kids glued to their phones, their tablets, video games. We love technology, but not like this. Well, we want to see kids get up, get outside, get in the backyard and just invent crazy games. That's why we created Ball 2.

Output

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00:00:02,260 --> 00:00:24,720
التالي هي شركة تستخدم الذكاء الاصطناعي لإعادة تصور اللعبة الكلاسيكية المطلقة. أهلاً بك يا أسماك القرش، أنا أندرو. وأنا كيفن. نحن أبوان من ريف بنسلفانيا ونحن هنا نطلب 200,000 دولار مقابل حصة 10% في شركتنا.

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00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:40,720
يا أسماك القرش، اللعب لم يعد كما كان. الأطفال ملتصقون هواتفهم، وأجهزتهم اللوحية، وألعاب الفيديو. نحن نحب التكنولوجيا، ولكن ليس هكذا. حسنًا، نريد أن نرى الأطفال ينهضون، ويخرجون إلى الخارج، ويذهبون إلى الفناء الخلفي ويبتكرون ألعابًا مجنونة فقط. ولهذا السبب أنشأنا Ball 2.

Text file, SRT or VTT in Arabic

Download subtitles.ar.txt (one caption per line, no timestamps), subtitles.ar.srt (for a video editor or YouTube Studio) or subtitles.ar.vtt (for HTML5 players). The text is in Arabic; every start and end time is the original one.

From a YouTube link each cue is a paragraph of several caption lines, so most cues are too long to show on screen. For Arabic subtitles that fit the screen, translate the .srt or .vtt file made for the video instead: it keeps its own cues.

Notes on Arabic translations

Arabic is written right to left. The file stores the text in reading order; players that support right-to-left text display it that way. If punctuation appears at the wrong end in another player, that player's right-to-left handling is the cause, not the timing or the file.

Free and Pro

Without an account: AI tools need a free account.
Free account: 5 AI runs per day, videos up to 60 minutes. Arabic is not in the free plan, which covers Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese.
Pro: 30 AI runs per hour, videos up to 120 minutes. Up to 5,000 cues, 50 languages, 5 at once as a ZIP, and a glossary of terms to keep.

Limits you should know

AI tools need a free account. A free account gets 5 runs for videos up to 60 minutes. Pro allows 30 runs per hour for videos up to 120 minutes. A run that fails or finds nothing reliable is not counted.
Results are private to you. They are not added to the public transcript library and not listed in the sitemap.
Machine translation: ask a native Arabic speaker to check it before you publish subtitles.
A video without captions cannot be translated from its link. Get its text with AI transcription first, then paste it here.

FAQ

Is the translation in Modern Standard Arabic or a dialect?

No dialect is requested: the target is simply "Arabic", and the sample above is written in Modern Standard Arabic, not in a spoken dialect such as Egyptian or Gulf Arabic. If your viewers expect a dialect, have a native speaker adapt the file.

Are numbers written in Arabic or Western digits?

The model is told to keep numbers as they are, and in the sample above the amounts stay in Western digits rather than Eastern Arabic digits. If your audience uses the other form, change it in the text; the time codes are not affected.

Can I translate an English YouTube transcript to Arabic?

Yes. The captions can be in English or another language, auto-generated ones included; you only choose the target, Arabic.

Can I upload the Arabic SRT to YouTube?

Yes, and the times match the video. For subtitles viewers read on screen, translate the .srt file you made for the video rather than the link: from a link each cue is a paragraph of several caption lines and is usually flagged as too long.

Is translating to Arabic free?

Arabic needs Pro. The free plan translates into Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese.

By Kenji Saito · Updated 2026-10-20