Baoyu Youtube Transcript
Downloads YouTube video transcripts/subtitles and cover images by URL or video ID.
Install
npx skills add JimLiu/baoyu-skills --skill baoyu-youtube-transcript -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- JimLiu/baoyu-skills27.2k
- Category
- Media
- Updated
- 3d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,228 tokens
- Runs scripts
- Yes, review before use
What it does
Downloads YouTube video transcripts/subtitles and cover images by URL or video ID. Supports multiple languages, translation, chapters, and speaker identification. Caches raw data for fast re-formatting. Use when user asks to "get YouTube transcript", "download subtitles", "get captions", "YouTube字幕", "YouTube封面", "视频封面", "video thumbnail", "video cover image", or provides a YouTube URL and wants the transcript/subtitle text or cover image extracted.
YouTube Transcript
Downloads transcripts (subtitles/captions) from YouTube videos. Works with both manually created and auto-generated transcripts. No API key or browser required, uses YouTube's InnerTube API directly and automatically falls back to yt-dlp when YouTube blocks the direct API path.
Fetches video metadata and cover image on first run, caches raw data for fast re-formatting.
Script Directory
Scripts in scripts/ subdirectory. {baseDir} = this SKILL.md's directory path. Resolve ${BUN_X} runtime: if bun installed → bun; if npx available → npx -y bun; else suggest installing bun. Replace {baseDir} and ${BUN_X} with actual values.
| Script | Purpose |
|---|---|
scripts/main.ts | Transcript download CLI |
Usage
# Default: markdown with timestamps (English)
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <youtube-url-or-id>
# Specify languages (priority order)
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --languages zh,en,ja
# Without timestamps
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --no-timestamps
# With chapter segmentation
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --chapters
# With speaker identification (requires AI post-processing)
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --speakers
# SRT subtitle file
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --format srt
# Translate transcript
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --translate zh-Hans
# List available transcripts
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --list
# Force re-fetch (ignore cache)
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --refresh
