YouTube Transcript Pro vs Perch

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YouTube Transcript Pro compared with Perch
Detail	YouTube Transcript Pro	Perch
What it does	Free YouTube transcript downloader for videos, playlists, and entire channels	A calm Mac app that runs your Claude Code sessions side by side and tells you which one needs you
Stage	Startup	MVP
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	GB	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Free
Pricing	Free Tier: 10 credits/month (no credit card required, +5 bonus credits when registering). Starter Pack: $4/month for 500 credits ($0.008/credit). Creator Pack: $9/month for 1,200 credits ($0.0075/credit). Pro Pack: $19/month for 3,000 credits ($0.0063/credit). All paid plans include monthly credit r	Not given
Key features	Single video transcript extraction Bulk playlist and channel extraction Multiple export formats (TXT, JSON, SRT, PDF, Markdown) LLM-ready format optimized for AI Timestamp synchronization Multi-language caption translation SRT subtitle export for video editing No YouTube API key required Parallel batch processing Include or exclude timestamps in downloads	Dashboard grouped by whose move it is Notifications only when a session, reviewer, or CI needs you Chat view and the real Claude Code terminal Automatic PR tracking across repos and worktrees Deep focus mode Sessions that keep running across restarts and updates Import existing Claude Code sessions Next steps with owners and status Claude keeps up to date Works with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Azure Boards
What makes it different	10 free credits every month, no credit card required Fast extraction: single videos in 5 seconds, 1000-video channels in 1-2 minutes No API setup or technical configuration needed Zero data retention and no third-party selling of usage logs Multiple download formats including LLM-optimized for AI	All data stays on your Mac with no account required No tracking or analytics Notarized by Apple with built-in privacy Quiet until something needs you Free beta with no pricing required
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	2 +1 (up) since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	4	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	17	13
Referring domains (Majestic)	14	23

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