CommentGrab×
YouTube

YouTube comment exporter
free, straight to CSV

Open a video, click the CommentGrab widget and download its comments with their replies. Search them in a spreadsheet, or have AI pull out what viewers keep asking for.

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Up to 1,200 top-level commentsReplies includedNo account

YouTube at a glance

PagesVideos (watch and youtu.be links)
Read fromThe page, scrolled for you
RepliesOne level, under each comment
ScoreLikes
Limit1,200 top-level comments
FormatsCSV, JSON, Markdown, copy
What it does

What the YouTube export
gives you

CommentGrab scrolls the video's comment section for you and clicks each “more replies” link, so what you export matches what a patient reader would see.

  • Comments and their replies, with replies placed under the comment they answer
  • Likes, author and the date as YouTube shows it (for example “2 months ago”)
  • Any links people posted, in their own column
  • Shorts are detected, but comments load best on regular videos

Columns in every YouTube export

AuthorThe channel name of the commenter
TimeAs YouTube displays it
ScoreLikes
Is ReplyYes for replies
Depth0 for comments, 1 for replies
LinksURLs inside the comment
TextThe comment
Steps

How to export
YouTube comments

CSV opens in Excel and Google Sheets, JSON suits code and AI tools, and Markdown pastes into notes.

01

Open the video

Any YouTube video with comments. Let the page load.

02

Click the widget

CommentGrab scrolls the comments and opens replies, about 45 seconds at most.

03

Download

Pick CSV, JSON or Markdown, or copy to the clipboard.

In the app

What it looks like
on YouTube

CommentGrab widget open on a YouTube video page after a capture, with CSV, JSON, Markdown and copy buttons
The widget on a YouTube video page, after a capture.
A saved YouTube collection in the CommentGrab dashboard, Comments tab
The saved YouTube collection in the dashboard, ready to export or analyze.
Use it for

YouTube comments
put to work

Find what viewers ask for

Sort by likes to see the questions and requests with the most support.

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Research a niche

Export comments from competitors' videos and read the objections in one sheet.

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Search every comment

YCS stopped working; a CSV in Google Sheets searches faster anyway.

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Other platforms

Same widget
on 12 more sites

See all platforms

Amazon reviewsProduct reviews with stars
Bluesky repliesFull reply trees
Etsy reviewsListing reviews
GitHub issuesIssue and PR comments
Google Maps reviewsPlace reviews and owner replies
Hacker NewsFull comment trees
Reddit threadsFull threads, profiles, batches
Stack ExchangeAnswers by votes
Steam reviewsUp to 10,000 reviews
Trustpilot reviewsCompany reviews with stars

Compared with other tools

ExportComments alternative100 free results, then a paid plan
Comment Exporter for YouTube alternativeReplies are premium
YCS alternativeNot updated since 2024
Apify alternativeFrom $0.90 per 1,000 comments
FAQ

YouTube export
questions

How do I download all comments from a YouTube video?

Install CommentGrab, open the video and click the widget. It loads up to 1,200 top-level comments with their replies and exports them as CSV, JSON or Markdown.

Can I export YouTube comments to Excel?

Yes. Choose CSV: it's UTF-8 and opens in Excel and Google Sheets with author, date, likes, reply depth and permalink as columns.

Does it include replies?

Yes. Replies come under the comment they answer, one level deep, the way YouTube shows them.

Does it work on YouTube Shorts?

Shorts are detected, but comment loading works best on regular videos, so use the watch page where you can.

Is CommentGrab free for YouTube?

Yes. Every export is free, with no account and no credits. AI analysis is optional and runs on your own OpenAI key.

Does it send my YouTube data anywhere?

No. Exports and saved threads stay in your browser. The only outside service is OpenAI, and only when you start an analysis with your own key.

Download YouTube comments free

Install CommentGrab, open a YouTube video and click the widget. Free, no account.

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