yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-langs "en" --convert-subs srt --skip-download "URL" Use code with caution.
To download auto-generated subtitles using , the primary command you need is --write-auto-subs . While standard subtitles are manually uploaded by creators, auto-generated ones are created by YouTube’s speech recognition technology and require specific flags to be retrieved. Quick Command Reference yt-dlp download auto generated subtitles
If you just want the English auto-generated subtitles as an SRT file without downloading the video itself, use: yt-dlp download auto generated subtitles
yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-langs "en" --embed-subs "URL" Use code with caution. yt-dlp download auto generated subtitles