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youtube-transcribe-skill

Name: youtube-transcribe-skill
Rating: 5 (716 reviews)
Author: feiskyer

Extract subtitles/transcripts from a YouTube video URL and save as a local file. Use when you need to extract subtitles from a YouTube video.

TL;DR

Extract YouTube subtitles and save as local .txt file via CLI or browser automation.

What Is It

Extract subtitles from YouTube video URLs
Save subtitles as local .txt files
Supports multiple languages and formats
Uses CLI or browser automation

Key Features

Verify URL format and extract video title
Prioritize yt-dlp CLI extraction
Fallback to browser automation if CLI fails
Auto-detect and click 'Show more' and 'Show transcript' buttons
Extracts timestamped subtitle text via DOM injection
Saves file with video title and timestamp format

How to Use

1.Verify URL format and get video title
2.Check for yt-dlp availability and run CLI extraction
3.Retry with user-specified browser if needed
4.Fallback to browser automation if tools missing
5.Click 'Show more' and 'Show transcript' buttons
6.Extract and save subtitles via DOM script

Guardrails & Gotchas

CRITICAL CHECK: If yt-dlp not found AND mcp tools not available, STOP and notify user
MUST use --cookies-from-browser=chrome in yt-dlp
MUST retry with user-specified browser on browser errors
MUST save file as <Video Title>.txt
MUST report file path, language, and line count

GitHub Stats

Author

@feiskyer

Repository

feiskyer/claude-code-settings

Stars

716

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