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youtube-transcribe-skill

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Extract YouTube subtitles, effortlessly.

Content & Communication#automation#video#subtitles#youtube#transcription#yt-dlp#content extraction
Authorfeiskyer
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the extraction of subtitles and transcripts from YouTube videos, saving you significant time on manual transcription or searching for external tools.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Dual Extraction Methods: Leverages yt-dlp CLI for fast extraction or browser automation as a robust fallback when CLI tools are unavailable.
  • Automatic Language Selection: Prioritizes common subtitle languages (zh-Hans, zh-Hant, en) for efficient content retrieval.
  • Local File Saving: Saves extracted transcripts to a local text file (<Video Title>.txt) for easy access, analysis, or translation.
  • Use Case: Extract the English transcript from a YouTube tutorial video and save it as a text file for quick reference or translation.

Quick Start

Use the youtube-transcribe-skill to extract subtitles from the YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

yt-dlpchrome-devtools-mcp

Components

Standard package

💻 Claude Code Installation

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Name: youtube-transcribe-skill
Download link: https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings/archive/main.zip#youtube-transcribe-skill

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