--- title: "Logseq YouTube Captions" description: "A released Logseq plugin that downloads YouTube captions into a child block, with slash and block-menu commands and configurable caption language." url: "https://briansunter.com/projects/logseq-youtube-captions" --- Jun 14, 2022 Launched Status checked Sep 15, 2026 # Logseq YouTube Captions A released Logseq plugin that downloads YouTube captions into a child block, with slash and block-menu commands and configurable caption language. [View Source](https://github.com/briansunter/logseq-get-youtube-captions) TypeScript Logseq YouTube Plugin 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](https://github.com/briansunter/logseq-plugin-gpt3-openai) 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 ## Related projects - [BlogSeq](/projects/blogseq) [A Logseq plugin that exports pages to portable Markdown, resolving references and bundling images and other assets; the current release is DB-version-only pre-alpha.](/projects/blogseq) - [Yougroup](/projects/groupie) [Yougroup is a local-first browser extension for YouTube Lists and combined Upload feeds, with Google sign-in and a paid Stripe subscription.](/projects/groupie) - [Logseq GPT-3 Plugin](/projects/logseq-gpt3-plugin) [A released Logseq plugin that sends block prompts to OpenAI text models and inserts responses as child blocks; the current project is a legacy GPT-3 integration.](/projects/logseq-gpt3-plugin) ## Share this project