YouTube Playlist Transcriber 🎥📝

Skip the watching, get straight to the insights. Extract complete YouTube transcripts to feed into AI for instant summaries and analysis.

💡 Perfect For AI-Powered Content Analysis

Don't have time to watch hours of videos? Get full transcripts instantly and let AI do the heavy lifting:

• ✨ Feed transcripts to ChatGPT/Claude for instant summaries
• 📊 Process entire playlists - analyze 100+ videos in minutes, not hours
• 🎯 Extract key insights from long-form content without watching

✨ Key Features

• 📋 Full Playlist Support: Process entire YouTube playlists (up to 100 videos) automatically
• 🎯 Single Video Mode: Quick transcript extraction for individual videos
• 🔒 100% Private: Runs locally - your data never leaves your computer
• 📄 Complete Transcripts: Full text with timestamps, ready for AI processing
• ⚡ Real-time Progress: Watch processing with live updates

🚀 Quick Start

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/mapy1874/youtube-playlist-transcriber.git
cd youtube-playlist-transcriber

2. Install dependencies and start:

npm install
npm start

3. Open in your browser: Visit http://localhost:3000 and paste either:

• Single video URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=...
• Playlist URL: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=...

Copy the transcript and paste into your favorite AI tool for instant summaries!

🎯 Common Use Cases

• 📝 Meeting/Conference Analysis: Extract key points from recorded sessions
• 🎓 Educational Content: Convert lectures into study notes
• 📊 Competitive Research: Analyze competitor content at scale
• 📰 News Tracking: Process multiple news videos for trend analysis

🔧 API Endpoints

Playlist Processing:

• GET /api/playlist?playlistUrl=... - Process entire playlist
• GET /api/playlist/stream?playlistUrl=... - Streaming with progress

Single Video:

• GET /api/transcript?videoUrl=... - Single video transcript
• GET /api/transcript/stream?videoUrl=... - Streaming single video

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Save hours of watching time. Get transcripts, feed them to AI, extract insights instantly.