youtube-extractor

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Turn YouTube videos into Obsidian notes.

AuthorCodcyber101
Version1.0.0
Installs0

System Documentation

What problem does it solve?

YouTube video content is often difficult to reuse for knowledge building. This skill automates extraction of metadata and transcripts and outputs a ready-to-use Obsidian note, saving time and ensuring consistency.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Transcript and metadata extraction: Pulls video title, channel, duration, thumbnail URL, and transcript to seed notes.
  • Obsidian note generation: Fills the youtube-video-notes template to produce structured notes that integrate with your knowledge base.
  • Use Case: When researching a topic, convert each video into a consistent Obsidian note for quick reference, annotation, and cross-linking.

Quick Start

Provide a YouTube URL to the script to extract data and generate a ready-to-use Obsidian note using the youtube-video-notes template.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

yt-dlpyoutube-transcript-apigoogle-generativeaipython-dotenv

Components

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Name: youtube-extractor
Download link: https://github.com/Codcyber101/Doc-Consult-Agent/archive/main.zip#youtube-extractor

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