Logseq YouTube Captions

Overview

A Logseq plugin that fetches the captions for any YouTube video referenced in a block and inserts the full transcript as a child block. Useful for keeping a searchable record of talks and tutorials in your graph, and even more useful when paired with an LLM plugin that can summarise or extract takeaways from the transcript.

Features

• One slash command (/get-youtube-captions) or block-menu entry
• Works with embedded {{video}} blocks and any YouTube URL format
• Configurable caption language
• Pairs naturally with the GPT-3 plugin for summarisation

Usage

1. Drop a YouTube link into any block
2. Run /get-youtube-captions from the slash menu
3. The transcript lands as a child block under the link

URL formats supported:

• Standard youtube.com/watch?v=…
• Short links youtu.be/…
• Embedded {{video …}} blocks

Pairing with an LLM plugin

Run my GPT-3 plugin on the resulting transcript to:

• Pull the top five takeaways from a long talk
• Summarise lectures and tutorials
• Extract key points from interviews

Settings

• Caption language
• Helpful error messages when the requested language isn’t available

Installation

Search for get-youtube-captions in the Logseq Marketplace.

Technology Stack

• TypeScript with Vite
• Logseq Plugin API
• YouTube caption extraction
• Semantic-release for publishing