Free YouTube Comment DownloaderExport Comments in Any Format

The fastest free YouTube comment downloader. Export every comment and reply from any video as TXT, JSON, Markdown, CSV, or XML — no account, no install, no cost.

100% free — no hidden costs5 export formatsReply threads includedNo account or API key needed

Paste a YouTube URL above to fetch comments.

How to Download YouTube Comments — 3 Steps

The fastest YouTube comment exporter online. Go from URL to downloaded file in under 30 seconds.

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Copy the YouTube Video URL

Grab the link from any YouTube video page — standard watch URLs, Shorts, and embed links all work.

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Paste Into Skipioo

Hit the Paste button or type the URL into the field above and click Fetch Comments. Results load in seconds.

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Export as TXT, CSV, JSON, or More

Pick your format and click Download. All comments, all replies, all metadata — in one file, for free.

Why Export YouTube Comments?

YouTube comments are one of the richest sources of unfiltered audience data on the internet — questions, reactions, complaints, praise, and debate all in one thread. A free YouTube comment downloader lets you work with that data instead of just reading it.

Sentiment analysis, NLP training sets, community audits, brand monitoring, academic research — all of these workflows start with a clean export. Manually copy-pasting comments from a browser isn't an option once you're past a few dozen rows.

Skipioo's YouTube comment exporter fetches up to 1,000 comments including all reply threads and delivers them in five structured formats. Pick CSV for spreadsheets, JSON or XML for code pipelines, or TXT and Markdown for human-readable archives.

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Sentiment Analysis

Export to CSV and run NLP pipelines to quantify positive, negative, and neutral reactions at scale.

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Academic Research

Pull structured comment datasets for sociology, linguistics, media studies, or computational social science.

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Community Audits

Identify spam, toxic patterns, or brand-safety issues across a channel's comment history.

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Comment Archival

Preserve full comment threads before a video goes private, gets deleted, or comments are turned off.

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Voice-of-Customer Research

Mine real viewer questions and pain points to inform product, content, or marketing strategy.

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ML Training Data

JSON and XML exports plug directly into labeling tools and training pipelines for text classification models.

Skipioo vs Other YouTube Comment Exporters

Most free YouTube comment downloaders cap you at a handful of comments or lock formats behind a paywall. Skipioo doesn't.

FeatureSkipiooOther Exporters
Free YouTube comment downloader
5 export formats (TXT/JSON/CSV/XML/MD)Limited
Reply threads in every export
Top comments ranked by likes
No YouTube API key needed
No account or sign-up required
Works on iPhone & AndroidLimited
Cost$0$10+/mo

Which Export Format Should You Use?

Every format includes comment text, author, date, likes, and reply threads. Here's when to pick each one.

CSV

Best for spreadsheets

Open directly in Excel or Google Sheets. Each comment is a row with columns for author, date, likes, text, and parent ID. Ideal for sorting, filtering, and pivot tables.

JSON

Best for developers

Nested structure preserves reply threads natively. Plug straight into Python, Node.js, or any data pipeline. The go-to format for NLP and ML workflows.

XML

Best for pipelines

Schema-friendly format for enterprise tools, XSLT transformations, and legacy data systems. Includes full thread hierarchy with parent_id attributes.

TXT

Best for reading

Plain readable text — one comment per block. Perfect for quick review, sharing with non-technical stakeholders, or archiving a thread as a document.

Markdown

Best for documentation

Formatted with headers and bold author names. Drop it into Notion, Obsidian, GitHub, or any Markdown-compatible tool for a clean, readable comment log.

Everything in Skipioo's YouTube Comment Exporter

Built for researchers, data analysts, and marketers who need structured comment data — not just a screenshot.

5 Export Formats

Export YouTube comments as TXT, JSON, Markdown, CSV, or XML. Every format includes author, date, like count, and reply threads.

Top Comments by Likes

Our free YouTube comment downloader ranks the 5 most-liked comments automatically, so you instantly see what hit hardest.

Full Reply Threads

Every nested reply is exported alongside its parent comment. CSV and XML include a parent ID column to reconstruct thread structure.

Completely Private

Comments are fetched from the YouTube Data API directly in your browser. Nothing is stored on our servers — ever.

No Install, Any Device

This YouTube comment exporter runs entirely in your browser. iPhone, Android, desktop — no app, no extension, no setup.

No Account Required

Paste a YouTube URL and download comments instantly. No Google account, no API key, no registration of any kind.

What Researchers & Analysts Say

"I needed a free YouTube comment downloader for a linguistics paper. Skipioo pulled 800+ comments in seconds and the CSV was clean enough to import straight into R."

Priya S.

PhD Researcher, Linguistics

"I export YouTube comments every week to track sentiment on our brand videos. The JSON format plugs straight into our dashboard. Nothing else comes close for free."

Tom W.

Brand Analyst

"Tried four other YouTube comment exporters — they either wanted a paid plan or broke on videos with long threads. Skipioo works first try, every time, for free."

Aisha D.

Content Strategist

Frequently Asked Questions

Download YouTube Comments — Free, Right Now

Paste any YouTube URL above to fetch and export comments in TXT, JSON, CSV, XML, or Markdown. No install, no account, no cost.