YouTube Content Toolkit
Extract transcripts, summaries, and metadata from YouTube videos for content repurposing.
Keywords: youtube, transcript, content, video, cli, automation, python, open-source, agent, MIT
Part of the itsPremkumar Hermes / OpenClaw / Paperclip agent stack — 31 free, MIT-licensed, CI-tested agent-native tools.
What it does
Turning a video into usable text (blogs, clips, summaries) is manual. YouTube Content Toolkit solves this: Extract transcripts, summaries, and metadata from YouTube videos for content repurposing.
Best for: Content creators, marketers, and agents repurposing video.
Features
- Fetch a transcript
- Summarize a video
- Pull metadata
- Repurpose into posts
- Batch a playlist
Install
# Requires Python 3.8+. No pip install needed.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itsPremkumar/youtube-content/main/youtube_content.py
# Or copy the file anywhere — it's self-contained.
Quick start
python youtube_content.py --help # list options
Use cases
- Fetch a transcript
- Summarize a video
- Pull metadata
- Repurpose into posts
- Batch a playlist
Why choose this over alternatives
| Alternative | Why this skill is better |
|---|---|
| Watching full videos | Transcript-first repurposing. |
| Manual notes | Structured metadata + summary. |
| One-off tools | Transcript + summary + metadata together. |
FAQ (SEO / AEO)
Q: Transcript?
A: Yes — caption/text extraction.
Q: Summary?
A: Generated from the transcript.
Q: Metadata?
A: Title, channel, duration, etc.
Q: Offline?
A: No — fetches from YouTube.
Geo / local reach
Built and maintained by @itsPremkumar (Chennai, India · serving developers worldwide). Free for individuals and teams everywhere. Documentation in English; tool output is locale-neutral.
CI integration
# .github/workflows/verify.yml
name: Verify
on: [push]
jobs:
verify:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Self-test youtube-content
run: python youtube_content.py --help
Support
Free + MIT-0 (free, modifiable, no attribution required). Sponsor if useful:
- GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/itsPremkumar
- Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/itsPremkumar
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