youtube-downloader

Topics in the source

• YouTube Transcript Downloader
• When to Use This Skill
• How It Works
• Default Workflow:
• Installation Check
• If Not Installed
• Check Available Subtitles
• Download Strategy

This skill helps download transcripts (subtitles/captions) from YouTube videos using yt-dlp. Activate this skill when the user: Provides a YouTube URL and wants the transcript Asks to "download transcript from YouTube" Wants to "get captions" or "get subtitles" from a video Asks to "transcribe a YouTube video" Needs text content from a YouTube video 1. Check if yt-dlp is installed - install if needed 2. Try manual subtitles first (--write-sub) - highest quality, human-created 3. Fallback to auto-generated (--write-auto-sub) - usually available 4. Convert to plain text - deduplicate and clean up VTT format 5. Save to output directory as a markdown file with filename based on video title 6. Automatically polish - remove filler words, fix grammar, add section headers, maintain 100% fidelity 7. Confirm the download and show the user where the file is saved IMPORTANT: Always check if yt-dlp is installed first: Attempt automatic installation based on the system: macOS (Homebrew): Linux (apt/Debian/Ubuntu): Alternative (pip - works on all systems): If installation fails: Inform the user they need to install yt-dlp manually and provide them with installation instructions from https://githu

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