youtube-transcript
Extract YouTube video transcripts and metadata as Markdown.
"Extract YouTube video transcripts with metadata and save as Markdown to Obsidian vault. Use this skill when the user requests downloading YouTube transcripts, converting YouTube videos to text, or extracting video subtitles. Does not download video/audio files, only metadata and subtitles."
What it does
Extracts transcripts and metadata from YouTube videos and saves them as structured markdown notes in your Obsidian vault. Works with subtitles and closed captions — does not download video or audio files.
What you get
- Full transcript — complete text with timestamps from the video’s subtitles
- Metadata — title, channel, upload date, duration, description, tags
- Markdown note — properly formatted with YAML frontmatter, ready for your vault
When to use
When you want to capture the content of a YouTube video as searchable text in your knowledge base — lectures, tutorials, interviews, conference talks. Pairs well with transcript-analyzer for extracting structured insights from the transcript.