OpenClaw YouTube Transcript

What this skill does

Transcribe YouTube videos to text by extracting captions and subtitles directly from the video URL using yt-dlp without audio processing.

How to install OpenClaw YouTube Transcript

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for openclaw-youtube-transcript and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab openclaw-youtube-transcript-1.0.1.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-youtube-transcript/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

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