Leaderboard/Knowledge/youtube-fetcher-to-markdown
Last commit on August 3, 2026·Created on March 4, 2026

JimmySadek/youtube-fetcher-to-markdown

Converts YouTube videos into structured, queryable Markdown notes for knowledge bases.
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#419
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In Knowledge
#20
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Description

This skill transforms YouTube URLs into archival records containing transcripts, creator metadata, and video chapters. It is designed for researchers and Obsidian users who need to move spoken content into a text-based format for analysis, summarization, or long-term storage.

By automating the extraction of captions and provenance data without requiring an API key, it streamlines the process of turning video content into a structured knowledge-base record.

WHO IT'S FOR
Obsidian users
archiving YouTube videos as structured notes
Researchers and students
extracting transcripts for analysis and summarization
Personal knowledge management (PKM) practitioners
building queryable Markdown knowledge bases from video
Content curators
saving YouTube metadata and chapters to Markdown
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Compatibility & Install
1 Skill · 5 Compatible agents · 3 categories · 1 install path
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Claude CodeCodexCursorGemini CLIWindsurf
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