Captions

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Content · Sub-category: translation

type:review

Extract closed captions and subtitles from YouTube videos. Use when the user asks for captions, closed captions, CC, accessibility text, or wants to read what was said in a video. Supports timestamps and multiple languages. Great for deaf/HoH accessibility, content review, quoting, and translation.

What this skill does

Captions is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the translation sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/captions/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user asks for captions, closed captions, CC, accessibility text, or wants to read what was said in a video. Supports timestamps and multiple languages.

Who uses this skill

The Captions skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.