Youtube Transcript

This project allows you to download YouTube video transcripts, audio, and video content.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• ffmpeg (required for audio conversion)
  • Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
  • macOS: brew install ffmpeg
  • Windows: Download from ffmpeg.org

Dependencies

• youtube-transcript-api >= 0.6.1
• yt-dlp >= 2025.1.26

Project Structure

.
├── srcs/
│   ├── main.py
│   ├── youtube_service.py
│   └── urls.txt
├── audio/          # Downloaded audio files
├── video/          # Downloaded video files
├── transcripts/    # Generated transcripts
├── requirements.txt
└── setup.sh

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/afuma/Youtube_transcript.git
cd Youtube_transcript

2. Run the setup script to create a virtual environment and install dependencies:

./setup.sh

Usage

1. Add YouTube URLs to srcs/urls.txt, one URL per line.
2. Run the main script:

python srcs/main.py

The script will:

• Download video transcripts to the transcripts/ directory
• Download audio files to the audio/ directory
• Download video files to the video/ directory

Deactivating Virtual Environment

When you're done, you can deactivate the virtual environment:

deactivate