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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.

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# 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
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