youtube-transcript

To download YouTube transcripts automatically, provide a YouTube URL and the skill retrieves subtitles via yt-dlp. It checks availability and supports both manual and auto-generated captions, saving them as a readable transcript.

When subtitles are unavailable, you can transcribe YouTube audio using Whisper as a fallback. The skill prompts for user confirmation before initiating the Whisper transcription process.

Yes, you need yt-dlp installed to extract YouTube subtitles. The skill relies on yt-dlp to retrieve available manual or auto-generated captions and handles the installation checks automatically.

YouTube transcripts are cleaned and deduplicated through post-processing. The skill retrieves raw subtitles via yt-dlp and formats the transcript output for convenient reading without redundant entries.

Yes, this tool supports both manual and auto-generated YouTube captions. It fetches available subtitles via yt-dlp and falls back to Whisper transcription if no subtitles are found.

The best way to get subtitles from a YouTube video URL is using yt-dlp to fetch available captions. If no subtitles exist, the skill optionally transcribes the audio with Whisper after user confirmation.