yt-selenium
CommunityYouTube transcripts via real-browser automation
AuthorEndUser123
Version1.0.0
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System Documentation
What problem does it solve?
Extract YouTube transcripts by automating a real Firefox browser session with Selenium to bypass TLS bot detection and access transcripts when API-based methods fail or are blocked.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Real-browser transcript extraction: Uses Selenium Firefox to fetch transcripts from YouTube videos.
- Authenticated sessions: Requires a Firefox profile with YouTube login to access age-restricted or gated transcripts.
- Batch processing and caching: Processes multiple videos from batch_status.sqlite queue and caches transcripts in transcripts.sqlite.
- Compatibility: Works alongside yt-dlp and supports per-channel extraction.
Quick Start
Run the skill with a configured Firefox profile to start extracting transcripts.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
selenium
Components
scripts
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