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Best YouTube Scraping Tools — Free & No-Code (2026)

Compare the best free YouTube scraping tools for extracting playlist data, comments, tags, thumbnails, and subtitles without coding.

Krawly Editorial Team avatarBy Krawly Editorial TeamIn-house engineers, writers & reviewers·Updated

Why Scrape YouTube Data?

YouTube is the world's second largest search engine and a massive data source. Marketers, researchers, and content creators scrape YouTube to:

  • Analyze competitor video strategies
  • Research trending topics and keywords
  • Collect comments for sentiment analysis
  • Extract subtitles for content repurposing
  • Download thumbnails for reference
  • Krawly YouTube Tools (Free, No-Code)

    Krawly offers 11 dedicated YouTube tools — all free, no signup required:

    Playlist Tools

  • Playlist Scraper — Extract all video metadata from any playlist
  • Thumbnail Extractor — Get available thumbnail resolutions for a video
  • Comment Tools

  • Comments Extractor — Extract comments with likes and reply counts
  • Content Tools

  • Subtitles Extractor — Extract available captions and subtitle text
  • Video Downloader — Download supported public video media
  • Analytics Tools

  • Shorts Analyzer — Analyze YouTube Shorts performance
  • Video Statistics — Review public video metrics
  • Comparison: Krawly vs Other YouTube Scrapers

    FeatureKrawlyApify YouTube ScraperOctoparse
    PriceFreePaid ($49/mo+)Free trial, then paid
    Signup requiredNoYesYes
    No-codeYesPartialYes
    Comment extractionYesYesYes
    Tag extractionYesYesLimited
    Subtitle extractionYesNoNo
    Playlist bulk exportYesYesLimited
    API accessYes (free tier)Yes (paid)Yes (paid)
    Data export formatsJSON, CSV, ExcelJSONCSV, Excel

    How to Use Krawly's YouTube Scraper

    Example: Extract Playlist Data

    1. Find a YouTube playlist URL (e.g., a competitor's tutorial series)

    2. Go to YouTube Playlist Scraper

    3. Paste the URL and click "Run"

    4. Get structured data: titles, descriptions, video IDs, thumbnail URLs

    5. Export as CSV for spreadsheet analysis

    Example: Review Video Statistics

    1. Find a high-performing video in your niche

    2. Go to YouTube Video Statistics

    3. Paste the video URL

    4. Review the public view, like, and engagement metrics returned by the tool

    5. Compare those metrics with other videos in the same topic

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