YouTube Transcript Fetcher

A tool to fetch transcripts from YouTube channels using either YouTube's API or AI transcription (Whisper) as a fallback.

Features

• Fetch transcripts from YouTube channels or single videos
• Supports both regular videos and Shorts
• Uses YouTube transcript API when available
• Falls back to AI transcription (Whisper) when no transcript exists
• Bulk channel processing

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• FFmpeg
• Deno (for cache)
• YouTube cookies (for accessing age-restricted/private content)

Installation

pip install -r requirements.txt

Setup

1. FFmpeg: Install FFmpeg and update the path in ytpro.py
2. Deno: Install Deno and update the path in ytpro.py
3. Cookies: Export your YouTube cookies to cookies.txt (see cookie-export)
4. Model: The Whisper model will download automatically on first run

Usage

python ytpro.py

Select:

• 1 - Single channel
• 2 - Multiple channels

Enter channel URL(s) when prompted. Transcripts will be saved in folder(s) named after the channel.

Configuration

Edit ytpro.py to change:

• MODEL_SIZE - Whisper model size (tiny, base, small, medium, large)
• TOP_N - Number of videos to fetch per channel

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file