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24 alternatives to Profanity Police

Check for swear words in a youtube video, srt file, custom

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Profanity Police launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Profanity Buster▲66

   The API that helps you filter bad words from any text

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2YF
   YouTube Full Text Search – Search all of a channel from the commandline▲540

   yt-fts is a simple python script that uses yt-dlp to scrape all of a youtube channels subtitles and load them into an sqlite database that is searchable from the command line. It allows you to query a channel for specific key word or phrase and will generate time stamped youtube urls to the video containing the keyword.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Redactify▲95

   Automated profanity censoring for video & audio

   Jun 2026 · redactify.studio · its alternatives →

4. 4SI
   Search inside YouTube videos using natural language queries▲264

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5PC
   Profanity-check – A fast, robust Python library for detecting profanity▲14

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tisane API▲205

   Detect hate speech, cyberbullying, and more in 27 languages

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Stop Curse▲80

   Watch your language yourself, not with moderators

   2021 · its alternatives →

8. 8VS
   VideoMentions – Search YouTube based on the spoken words in videos▲295

   2022 · videomentions.com · its alternatives →

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   BeepThatOut▲108

   AI-powered profanity filtering for content creators

   2025 · beepthatout.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    YouDict - YouTube Dictionary▲114

    Search words, expressions & names!

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11CF
    CTRL-F for YouTube Videos▲137

    This is a small project i made years ago and updated to whisper last year, i still use it from time to time and thought it might be useful to others, or just put the idea out there for someone better than me to make a better implementation!

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    EasyTranscribe▲93

    Generate transcripts, SRT, VTT & captioned videos

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Proust▲86

    Transcribe YouTube videos like a pro

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14SF
    Search for words inside of YouTube videos▲32

    2015 · scan.video · its alternatives →

15. 15
    YouTube Transcripts 2.0▲170

    SEO optimized YouTube transcripts, now with one click

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bleepr▲84

    Flagging hate speech and propaganda on Twitter using AI

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Profanity Checker▲1

    Check and clean text snippets for blocked words

    Jul 2026 · apify.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GitHub▲6

    AI-powered tool to remove profanity, curse words from videos

    Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Nofanity▲71

    Nofanity removes swear words from YouTube videos

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Video Subtitles▲73

    Transcribe your videos with AI

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CleanTranscript▲6

    The most accurate YouTube Transcription API

    2025 · cleantranscript.com · its alternatives →

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    YouTubeTranscripts.app▲6

    Instant, free YouTube Transcripts at Your Fingertips

    2025 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Profanity API▲9

    Ship context-aware moderation in minutes, not weeks

    Jan 2026 · the-profanity-api.com · its alternatives →

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    YouTubeTranscripts.tech▲13

    perfect for creators, researchers, students, and AIbuilders

    2025 · youtubetranscripts.tech · its alternatives →

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