video-transcript-downloader
Download videos, audio, subtitles, and clean paragraph-style transcripts from YouTube and any other yt-dlp supported site. Use when asked to “download this video”, “save this clip”, “rip audio”, “get subtitles”, “get transcript”, or to troubleshoot yt-dlp/ffmpeg and formats/playlists.
npx skills add anbeime/skill --skill video-transcript-downloader --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Video Transcript Downloader `./scripts/vtd.js` can: - Print a transcript as a clean paragraph (timestamps optional). - Download video/audio/subtitles. Transcript behavior: - YouTube: fetch via `youtube-transcript-plus` when possible. - Otherwise: pull subtitles via `yt-dlp`, then clean into a paragraph. ## Setup ```bash cd ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/video-transcript-downloader && npm ci ``` ## Transcript (default: clean paragraph) ```bash ./scripts/vtd.js transcript --url 'https://…' ./scripts/vtd.js transcript --url 'https://…' --lang en ./scripts/vtd.js transcript --url 'https://…' --timestamps ./scripts/vtd.js transcript --url 'https://…' --keep-brackets ``` ## Download video / audio / subtitles ```bash ./scripts/vtd.js download --url 'https://…' --output-dir ~/Downloads ./scripts/vtd.js audio --url 'https://…' --output-dir ~/Downloads ./scripts/vtd.js subs --url 'https://…' --output-dir ~/Downloads --lang en ``` ## Formats (list + choose) List available formats (format ids, resolution, container, audio-only, etc): ```bash ./scripts/vtd.js formats --url 'https://…' ``` Download a specific format id (example): ```bash ./scripts/vtd.js download --url 'https://…' --output-di
- Setup
- Transcript (default: clean paragraph)
- Download video / audio / subtitles
- Formats (list + choose)
- Notes
- Troubleshooting (only when needed)
cd ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/video-transcript-downloader && npm ci brew install yt-dlp ffmpeg yt-dlp --version ffmpeg -version | head -n 1
What does the video-transcript-downloader skill do?
Download videos, audio, subtitles, and clean paragraph-style transcripts from YouTube and any other yt-dlp supported site. Use when asked to “download this video”, “save this clip”, “rip audio”, “get subtitles”, “get transcript”, or to troubleshoot yt-dlp/ffmpeg and formats/playlists.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add anbeime/skill --skill video-transcript-downloader --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From anbeime/skill, a repository with 4,714 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.