Youtube Fetcher
Retrieve transcripts from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Vimeo and other video sites, summarize or analyze what was said (and shown on screen), or save an Obsidian-ready Markdown knowledge-base note with captions or a Whisper transcript, creator metadata, frames, language, and source provenance. Use for a video URL, video ID or local video file when the request needs spoken content, on-screen text, or an archival note. A bare video link defaults to saving a note.
Install
npx skills add JimmySadek/video-fetcher-to-markdown --skill youtube-fetchergit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JimmySadek/video-fetcher-to-markdown.git /tmp/video-fetcher-to-markdown
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/video-fetcher-to-markdown/. ~/.claude/skills/youtube-fetcherPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# Video Fetcher to Markdown Formerly YouTube Fetcher. The skill name stays `youtube-fetcher` so existing installs keep updating. An independent open-source tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube, Google, or any other video platform it reads. Two scripts, one for each kind of source: | Source | Script | How | |---|---|---| | YouTube with captions | `scripts/fetch_transcript.py` | Reads YouTube's captions. Fast, downloads nothing, no API key. | | Instagram, TikTok, X, Vimeo, Facebook and other sites; YouTube without captions; a local video or audio file | `scripts/fetch_media.py` | Downloads with `yt-dlp`, transcribes locally with Whisper, adds a contact sheet of frames. | Both export archival Markdown, plain text, JSON, SRT, or WebVTT and share the same output rules below. Optional `yt-dlp` adds creator descriptions, chapters, upload dates, and duration to YouTube notes. ## Choose the result the user asked for - **Bare link, archive, or save:** create a Markdown note. Use the user's named directory or exact file when supplied, then report the absolute saved path. - **Summary, question, or analysis:** retrieve captions with `--stdout --timestamps`, read the result, and answer the request with timestamp links where useful. Saving an extra note is optional unless requested. - **Transcript or subtitle export:** choose the requested format. `--format txt` means plain text; `text` is the legacy name for Markdown.
Details
- Skill name
youtube-fetcher- Repository
- JimmySadek/video-fetcher-to-markdown
- License
- MIT
- Repo updated
- 7 October 2026
- Listed in
- VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills
FAQ
What does the Youtube Fetcher skill do?
Retrieve transcripts from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Vimeo and other video sites, summarize or analyze what was said (and shown on screen), or save an Obsidian-ready Markdown knowledge-base note with captions or a Whisper transcript, creator metadata, frames, language, and source provenance. Use for a video URL, video ID or local video file when the request needs spoken content, on-screen text, or an archival note. A bare video link defaults to saving a note.
How do I install the Youtube Fetcher skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add JimmySadek/video-fetcher-to-markdown --skill youtube-fetcher. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Youtube Fetcher popular?
It lives in JimmySadek/video-fetcher-to-markdown, which has 518 GitHub stars and 46 forks, and is included in 1 curated skill list.
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