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Baoyu Youtube Transcript

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Downloads YouTube video transcripts/subtitles and cover images by URL or video ID. Supports multiple languages, translation, chapters, and speaker identification. Caches raw data for fast re-formatting. Use when user asks to "get YouTube transcript", "download subtitles", "get captions", "YouTube字幕", "YouTube封面", "视频封面", "video thumbnail", "video cover image", or provides a YouTube URL and wants the transcript/subtitle text or cover image extracted.
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From the source SKILL.md

Downloads transcripts (subtitles/captions) from YouTube videos. Works with both manually created and auto-generated transcripts. No API key or browser required — uses YouTube's InnerTube API directly and automatically falls back to yt-dlp when YouTube blocks the direct API path.

What this skill does

Baoyu Youtube Transcript is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the video sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user asks to "get YouTube transcript", "download subtitles", "get captions", "YouTube字幕", "YouTube封面", "视频封面", "video thumbnail", "video cover image", or provides a YouTube URL and wants the transcript/subtitle text or cover image extracted.

Who uses this skill

The Baoyu Youtube Transcript Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 147,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\baoyu-youtube-transcript\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Baoyu Youtube Transcript Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Baoyu Youtube Transcript skill do?
Downloads YouTube video transcripts/subtitles and cover images by URL or video ID. Supports multiple languages, translation, chapters, and speaker identification. Caches raw data for fast re-formatting. Use when user asks to "get YouTube transcript", "download subtitles", "get captions", "YouTube字幕", "YouTube封面", "视频封面", "video thumbnail", "video cover image", or provides a YouTube URL and wants the transcript/subtitle text or cover image extracted.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Baoyu Youtube Transcript skill?
Use Baoyu Youtube Transcript when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the video area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Baoyu Youtube Transcript" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Baoyu Youtube Transcript skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Baoyu Youtube Transcript is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Cite this skill

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APA
guanyang. (2026). Baoyu Youtube Transcript [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript/
BibTeX
@misc{baoyu-youtube-transcript-2026,
  author    = {guanyang},
  title     = {Baoyu Youtube Transcript [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript/}
}

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