YouTube Module

Extracts transcripts from YouTube videos, detects chapters with AI, and generates notes.

Usage

1. Open the Command Palette with Cmd+Shift+P
2. Select "YouTube"
3. Paste the YouTube URL
4. Click "Extract"

Features

Transcript Extraction

Uses yt-dlp to extract YouTube transcripts. Supports both auto-generated and manual transcripts.

AI Chapter Detection

Uses LLM to detect topic changes in the transcript and automatically generate chapters.

Timestamps

Extracted transcripts are displayed with timestamps. Click to jump to that specific time.

Note Template

You can customize the YouTube template in Settings:

# {{title}}

- **Channel**: {{channel}}
- **Duration**: {{duration}}
- **URL**: {{url}}

## Chapters
{{#chapters}}
- [{{time}}] {{title}}
{{/chapters}}

## Transcript
{{transcript}}

Requirements

• yt-dlp installation required

brew install yt-dlp

Tips

• Long videos may take some time for chapter detection
• Extraction is not possible for videos without transcripts
• If multi-language transcripts are available, the default language is selected