diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7230cb..a465b20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ pip install yt-dlp
   * Inputs:
     * `url` (string, required): URL of the video
 
+* **download_transcript**
+  * Download and clean video subtitles to produce a plain text transcript without timestamps or formatting
+  * Inputs:
+    * `url` (string, required): URL of the video
+    * `language` (string, optional): Language code (e.g., 'en', 'zh-Hant', 'ja'). Defaults to 'en'
+
 ## Usage Examples
 
 Ask your LLM to:
@@ -80,6 +86,8 @@ Ask your LLM to:
 "Download Chinese subtitles from this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
 "Download this video in 1080p: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
 "Download audio from this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
+"Get a clean transcript of this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
+"Download Spanish transcript from this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
 ```
 
 ## Manual Start
diff --git a/src/__tests__/subtitle.test.ts b/src/__tests__/subtitle.test.ts
index 19e360b..1e55ea2 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/subtitle.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/subtitle.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import { describe, test, expect } from '@jest/globals';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { listSubtitles, downloadSubtitles } from '../modules/subtitle.js';
+import { listSubtitles, downloadSubtitles, downloadTranscript } from '../modules/subtitle.js';
+import { cleanSubtitleToTranscript } from '../modules/utils.js';
 import { CONFIG } from '../config.js';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 
@@ -51,4 +52,60 @@ describe('Subtitle Functions', () => {
         .toThrow();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('downloadTranscript', () => {
+    test('downloads and cleans transcript successfully', async () => {
+      const result = await downloadTranscript(testUrl, 'en', testConfig);
+      expect(typeof result).toBe('string');
+      expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(result).not.toContain('WEBVTT');
+      expect(result).not.toContain('-->');
+      expect(result).not.toMatch(/^\d+$/m);
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('handles invalid URL', async () => {
+      await expect(downloadTranscript('invalid-url', 'en', testConfig))
+        .rejects
+        .toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('cleanSubtitleToTranscript', () => {
+    test('cleans SRT content correctly', () => {
+      const srtContent = `1
+00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,000
+Hello <i>world</i>
+
+2
+00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,000
+This is a test
+
+3
+00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,000
+<b>Bold text</b> here`;
+
+      const result = cleanSubtitleToTranscript(srtContent);
+      expect(result).toBe('Hello world This is a test Bold text here');
+    });
+
+    test('handles empty content', () => {
+      const result = cleanSubtitleToTranscript('');
+      expect(result).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    test('removes timestamps and sequence numbers', () => {
+      const srtContent = `1
+00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,000
+First line
+
+2
+00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,000
+Second line`;
+
+      const result = cleanSubtitleToTranscript(srtContent);
+      expect(result).not.toContain('00:00');
+      expect(result).not.toMatch(/^\d+$/);
+      expect(result).toBe('First line Second line');
+    });
+  });
 }); 
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diff --git a/src/index.mts b/src/index.mts
index 2310dc1..6dbe2c6 100644
--- a/src/index.mts
+++ b/src/index.mts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { CONFIG } from "./config.js";
 import { _spawnPromise, safeCleanup } from "./modules/utils.js";
 import { downloadVideo } from "./modules/video.js";
 import { downloadAudio } from "./modules/audio.js";
-import { listSubtitles, downloadSubtitles } from "./modules/subtitle.js";
+import { listSubtitles, downloadSubtitles, downloadTranscript } from "./modules/subtitle.js";
 
 const VERSION = '0.6.26';
 
@@ -148,6 +148,18 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
           required: ["url"],
         },
       },
+      {
+        name: "download_transcript",
+        description: "Download and clean video subtitles to produce a plain text transcript without timestamps or formatting.",
+        inputSchema: {
+          type: "object",
+          properties: {
+            url: { type: "string", description: "URL of the video" },
+            language: { type: "string", description: "Language code (e.g., 'en', 'zh-Hant', 'ja'). Defaults to 'en'" },
+          },
+          required: ["url"],
+        },
+      },
     ],
   };
 });
@@ -211,6 +223,11 @@ server.setRequestHandler(
         () => downloadAudio(args.url, CONFIG),
         "Error downloading audio"
       );
+    } else if (toolName === "download_transcript") {
+      return handleToolExecution(
+        () => downloadTranscript(args.url, args.language || CONFIG.download.defaultSubtitleLanguage, CONFIG),
+        "Error downloading transcript"
+      );
     } else {
       return {
         content: [{ type: "text", text: `Unknown tool: ${toolName}` }],
diff --git a/src/modules/subtitle.ts b/src/modules/subtitle.ts
index 206378b..4a71cb8 100644
--- a/src/modules/subtitle.ts
+++ b/src/modules/subtitle.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as fs from "fs";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as os from "os";
 import type { Config } from '../config.js';
-import { _spawnPromise, validateUrl } from "./utils.js";
+import { _spawnPromise, validateUrl, cleanSubtitleToTranscript } from "./utils.js";
 
 /**
  * Lists all available subtitles for a video.
@@ -105,4 +105,65 @@ export async function downloadSubtitles(
   } finally {
     fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Downloads and cleans subtitles to produce a plain text transcript.
+ * 
+ * @param url - The URL of the video
+ * @param language - Language code (e.g., 'en', 'zh-Hant', 'ja')
+ * @param config - Configuration object
+ * @returns Promise resolving to the cleaned transcript text
+ * @throws {Error} When URL is invalid, language is not available, or download fails
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * try {
+ *   const transcript = await downloadTranscript('https://youtube.com/watch?v=...', 'en', config);
+ *   console.log('Transcript:', transcript);
+ * } catch (error) {
+ *   console.error('Failed to download transcript:', error);
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+export async function downloadTranscript(
+  url: string,
+  language: string,
+  config: Config
+): Promise<string> {
+  if (!validateUrl(url)) {
+    throw new Error('Invalid or unsupported URL format');
+  }
+
+  const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), config.file.tempDirPrefix));
+
+  try {
+    await _spawnPromise('yt-dlp', [
+      '--skip-download',
+      '--write-subs',
+      '--write-auto-subs',
+      '--sub-lang', language,
+      '--sub-format', 'ttml',
+      '--convert-subs', 'srt',
+      '--output', path.join(tempDir, 'transcript.%(ext)s'),
+      url
+    ]);
+
+    const srtFiles = fs.readdirSync(tempDir)
+      .filter(file => file.endsWith('.srt'));
+
+    if (srtFiles.length === 0) {
+      throw new Error('No subtitle files found for transcript generation');
+    }
+
+    let transcriptContent = '';
+    for (const file of srtFiles) {
+      const srtContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(tempDir, file), 'utf8');
+      transcriptContent += cleanSubtitleToTranscript(srtContent) + ' ';
+    }
+
+    return transcriptContent.trim();
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
 } 
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diff --git a/src/modules/utils.ts b/src/modules/utils.ts
index 70d897f..a1efb49 100644
--- a/src/modules/utils.ts
+++ b/src/modules/utils.ts
@@ -145,4 +145,39 @@ export function generateRandomFilename(extension: string = 'mp4'): string {
   const timestamp = getFormattedTimestamp();
   const randomId = randomBytes(4).toString('hex');
   return `${timestamp}_${randomId}.${extension}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cleans SRT subtitle content to produce a plain text transcript.
+ * Removes timestamps, sequence numbers, and HTML tags.
+ * 
+ * @param srtContent - Raw SRT subtitle content
+ * @returns Cleaned transcript text
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * const cleanedText = cleanSubtitleToTranscript(srtContent);
+ * console.log(cleanedText); // 'Hello world this is a transcript...'
+ * ```
+ */
+export function cleanSubtitleToTranscript(srtContent: string): string {
+  return srtContent
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(line => {
+      const trimmed = line.trim();
+      // Remove empty lines
+      if (!trimmed) return false;
+      // Remove sequence numbers (lines that are just digits)
+      if (/^\d+$/.test(trimmed)) return false;
+      // Remove timestamp lines
+      if (/^\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}[.,]\d{3}\s*-->\s*\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}[.,]\d{3}$/.test(trimmed)) return false;
+      return true;
+    })
+    .map(line => {
+      // Remove HTML tags
+      return line.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '');
+    })
+    .join(' ')
+    .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+    .trim();
 } 
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