How do I find transcripts for TED and TEDx talks? – TED

TED.com

Interactive transcripts are available in multiple languages for nearly all videos in our library at www.ted.com/talks.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Read Transcript button underneath the video player.

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2. The transcript will open to the right of the video player.

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3. If the talk has been translated into a certain language, you'll be able to view the transcript in that language by clicking the drop-down menu and selecting it from the list.

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These transcripts are interactive: the words are highlighted as the speaker says them, and if you click on the text, the video will skip directly to that sentence.

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If you'd like to print the transcript, follow these steps:

Highlight the text by dragging the cursor over it
Copy the text to your clipboard (⌘+C on Mac; CTRL+C on PC)
Paste the text to a word or text document (⌘+V on Mac; CTRL+V on PC)
Print the document

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Mobile devices

You can access interactive transcripts on the mobile version of TED.com in the same way as above. It's important to note that the transcript will cover the video itself, so it might be a better option to use subtitles (which are available for any video that has a transcript).

Transcripts are not currently available in the TED app for iOS or Android, though it's a feature our developers will be glad to consider. Let us know at contact@ted.com!

YouTube

You can access transcripts for most TED talks on YouTube by following these steps:

Click the "3 dots" icon located next to the *Share* button

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Click *Open Transcript* (if it's available)
The transcript will open in a window to the right of the video player

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At the bottom of the transcript, you might see the text "English (auto-generated)"
If a human-created translation is not available, YouTube will default to automatic captions, which are not always accurate
Click that text to open a menu with all language options

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If available, you'll be able to choose a transcript that has been transcribed by one of our TED Translators. There may also be other languages available in this menu.
To print this transcript, highlight the text by dragging the cursor over it
Copy the text to your clipboard (⌘+C on Mac; CTRL+C on PC)
Paste the text to a word or text document (⌘+V on Mac; CTRL+V on PC)
Print the document