Download videos, fetch transcripts, and analyze YouTube content with yt-dlp (with JavaScript support), transcript API, and speech-to-text capabilities.
Installation
npx claude-plugins install @dotclaude/dotclaude-plugins/yt-transcribe
Contents
Folders: agents, commands
Files: ARCHITECTURE.md, QUICK_REFERENCE.md, README.md, SETUP_GUIDE.md
Documentation
Download videos, fetch transcripts, and analyze YouTube content
Download videos with yt-dlp (with JavaScript support), fetch transcripts via API, and perform intelligent analysis with built-in speech-to-text capabilities.
🎯 Commands
/yt-transcribe- Main command to transcribe a video/yt-download- Download a video with format selection/yt-analyze- Analyze video metadata and transcript quality/yt-fetch-transcript- Fetch transcript via API or speech-to-text
📦 Installation
# Add the dotclaude marketplace
/plugin marketplace add dotclaude/marketplace
# All plugins install automatically with the marketplace
🚀 Quick Start
/yt-transcribe "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
/yt-download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --format best
/yt-analyze "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
/yt-fetch-transcript "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --method api
💡 Use Cases
- Content Analysis - Transcribe videos, extract key points, summarize content
- Research & Documentation - Download and analyze educational content, lectures
- Accessibility - Generate transcripts for videos without captions
- Data Collection - Extract transcript data for NLP analysis or archival
- Quality Checking - Validate transcript accuracy and completeness
🔧 Requirements
- yt-dlp - For downloading videos with JavaScript support
- Python 3.7+ - Runtime for yt-dlp and transcript processing
- ffmpeg (optional) - For video format conversion
- OpenAI Whisper (optional) - For local speech-to-text transcription
📄 License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details
🌟 Part of the DotClaude Ecosystem
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- Adaptive Learning - Skill building and teaching
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- Data Intelligence & Analytics - Data processing
- YouTube Transcribe & Download - This plugin
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