yt-script v1.0.2

yt-script

yt-script is a command-line tool for fetching and formatting YouTube video transcripts. It supports multiple languages, various output formats, and optional translation of transcripts.

Table of Contents

• yt-script
  • Table of Contents
  • Features
  • Installation
    • Global Installation
    • Local Installation
  • Usage
    • Fetching Transcripts
    • Options
    • Examples
  • Development

Features

• Fetches transcripts for YouTube videos.
• Supports multiple languages.
• Outputs transcripts in various formats (pretty, JSON, plain text, SRT, WebVTT).
• Option to translate transcripts to different languages.
• Lists available languages for transcripts.

Installation

Global Installation

To install yt-script globally, run:

npm install -g .

Local Installation

To install yt-script locally for development or testing, run:

npm install .

Usage

Fetching Transcripts

The basic command to fetch a transcript is:

yt-script <video_id_or_url>

Options

• --list-transcripts: List available languages for the given videos.
• --languages <languages...>: List of languages in descending priority (default: ['en']).
• --format <format>: Output format (pretty, json, text, srt, webvtt; default: pretty).
• --translate <language>: Language to translate the transcript to.

Examples

1. Fetch transcript in default format (pretty):

   yt-script https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcd1234EFG

2. Fetch transcript in JSON format:

   yt-script https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcd1234EFG --format json

3. Fetch transcript and translate to French:

   yt-script https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcd1234EFG --translate fr

4. List available languages for a video:

   yt-script https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcd1234EFG --list-transcripts

5. Fetch transcript with multiple languages prioritized:

   yt-script https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcd1234EFG --languages en fr de

Development

For development, clone the repository and install the dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/zshmeta/ytScript.git
cd ytScript
npm install

Run the script locally:

node index.js <video_id_or_url>