youtube-transcribe-skill
Extract subtitles/transcripts from YouTube videos. Triggers: "youtube transcript", "extract subtitles", "video captions", "视频字幕", "字幕提取", "YouTube转文字", "提取字幕".
npx skills add feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill --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.
# YouTube Transcript Extraction Extract subtitles/transcripts from a YouTube video URL and save them as a local file. Input YouTube URL: $ARGUMENTS ## Step 1: Verify URL Confirm the input is a valid YouTube URL (supports `youtube.com/watch?v=`, `youtu.be/`, and `youtube.com/shorts/` formats). If no URL is provided via arguments, check the conversation context for a YouTube link. ## Step 2: CLI Quick Extraction (Priority Attempt) Use command-line tools to quickly extract subtitles. ### 2.1 Check Tool Availability Execute `which yt-dlp`. - If `yt-dlp` is **found**, proceed to 2.2. - If `yt-dlp` is **not found**, skip to **Step 3**. ### 2.2 Get Video Title ```bash yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser=chrome --get-title "[VIDEO_URL]" ``` - **Tip**: Always add `--cookies-from-browser` to avoid sign-in restrictions. Default to `chrome`. - If it fails with a browser error (e.g., "Could not open Chrome"), ask the user to specify their available browser (e.g., `firefox`, `safari`, `edge`) and retry. ### 2.3 Download Subtitles ```bash yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser=chrome --write-auto-sub --write-sub --sub-lang zh-Hans,zh-Hant,en --skip-download --output "<Video Title>.%(ext)s" "[VIDEO_URL]" ``` ###
- Step 1: Verify URL
- Step 2: CLI Quick Extraction (Priority Attempt)
- 2.1 Check Tool Availability
- 2.2 Get Video Title
- 2.3 Download Subtitles
- 2.4 Convert to Plain Text
- 2.5 Verify Results
- Step 3: Browser Automation (Fallback)
- 3.1 Check Tool Availability
- 3.2 Open Video Page
- 3.3 Analyze Page State
- 3.4 Expand Video Description
- 3.5 Open Transcript Panel
- 3.6 Extract Content via DOM
yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser=chrome --get-title "[VIDEO_URL]" yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser=chrome --write-auto-sub --write-sub --sub-lang zh-Hans,zh-Hant,en --skip-download --output "<Video Title>.%(ext)s" "[VIDEO_URL]"
What does the youtube-transcribe-skill skill do?
Extract subtitles/transcripts from YouTube videos. Triggers: "youtube transcript", "extract subtitles", "video captions", "视频字幕", "字幕提取", "YouTube转文字", "提取字幕".
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill --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 feiskyer/claude-code-settings, a repository with 1,619 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.