YouTube Transcript Extractor

What You Get

• Terminal Output: Prints the transcript with [HH:MM:SS] timestamps.
• Local File: Writes youtube_transcript_{video_id}.txt in the current working directory.
  • Includes the source video URL and the full transcript content.

Requirements

• Python 3.9+ (Recommended)
• Network environment that can access YouTube transcript APIs.
• Python Dependencies:
  • youtube-transcript-api

Quick Start

Step 1: (Optional) Create a Virtual Environment