YouTube Transcripts▌
by kimtaeyoon83
Extract and analyze YouTube transcripts in multiple languages. Use our YouTube transcriptor to easily transcribe for You
Extract and analyze video captions and subtitles in multiple languages.
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best for
- / Content creators analyzing video scripts
- / Researchers extracting data from educational videos
- / Language learners studying video content
- / SEO specialists creating text versions of video content
capabilities
- / Extract transcripts from YouTube videos
- / Retrieve captions in multiple languages
- / Include timestamps in transcripts
- / Filter out ads and promotional content
- / Parse YouTube Shorts URLs
what it does
Extracts transcripts and captions from YouTube videos in multiple languages. Supports various URL formats including YouTube Shorts.
about
YouTube Transcripts is a community-built MCP server published by kimtaeyoon83 that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Extract and analyze YouTube transcripts in multiple languages. Use our YouTube transcriptor to easily transcribe for You It is categorized under search web, other. This server exposes 1 tool that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
how to install
You can install YouTube Transcripts in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.
license
MIT
YouTube Transcripts is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
README content is unavailable from source data for this server.
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- What is the YouTube Transcripts MCP server?
- YouTube Transcripts is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for YouTube Transcripts?
- This profile displays 67 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.7 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
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Ratings
4.7★★★★★67 reviews- ★★★★★Tariq Dixit· Dec 28, 2024
We evaluated YouTube Transcripts against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Hana Wang· Dec 24, 2024
We evaluated YouTube Transcripts against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Hana Gupta· Dec 20, 2024
We wired YouTube Transcripts into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Dec 16, 2024
We evaluated YouTube Transcripts against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Kiara Khanna· Dec 12, 2024
I recommend YouTube Transcripts for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Ren Garcia· Dec 12, 2024
YouTube Transcripts is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Zara Farah· Nov 19, 2024
Useful MCP listing: YouTube Transcripts is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Amelia Malhotra· Nov 15, 2024
Useful MCP listing: YouTube Transcripts is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Nov 7, 2024
Useful MCP listing: YouTube Transcripts is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Zara Li· Nov 3, 2024
According to our notes, YouTube Transcripts benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
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