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12 changes: 10 additions & 2 deletions extensions/fetch-youtube-transcript/CHANGELOG.md
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# Fetch Youtube Transcript Changelog

## [2.0.1] - 2025-06-24

### Breaking Changes

- Removed `youtube-transcript-scraper` dependency.
- Switched to `yt-dlp` for fetching transcripts. Users are now required to install `yt-dlp` separately.
- `ytdl-core` is no longer a dependency.

## [1.1.5] - 2024-12-18

### Fixed
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## [1.1.3] - 2024-12-10

### Fixed
### 1.1.3 Fixed

- Fixed issue due to ytdl-core

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## [1.1.1] - 2024-11-26

### Added
### 1.1.1 Added

- Initial project setup
- Basic functionality for fetching YouTube transcripts
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36 changes: 26 additions & 10 deletions extensions/fetch-youtube-transcript/README.md
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- Customizable download location
- Simple and intuitive interface

## Prerequisites

This extension requires `yt-dlp` to be installed on your system. You can install it using pip or homebrew:

```bash
pip install yt-dlp
```

Or

```bash
brew install yt-dlp
```

Or, refer to the official `yt-dlp` documentation for other installation methods: [https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#installation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#installation)

## Installation

Install this extension through the Raycast Store.

## Usage

1. Open Raycast
2. Select Your Preferred Language.
2. Run the "Fetch YouTube Transcript" command
3. Paste the YouTube video URL
- Provide the full YouTube video URL (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exampleID or https://youtu.be/exampleID)
4. **It will automatically fetch the transcript and save it to the downloads folder.**
5. You can change your preferred download folder and preferred language in Raycast extension settings.
1. Ensure `yt-dlp` is installed on your system (see Prerequisites).
2. Open Raycast
3. Select Your Preferred Language.
4. Run the "Fetch YouTube Transcript" command
5. Paste the YouTube video URL
- Provide the full YouTube video URL (e.g., <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exampleID> or <https://youtu.be/exampleID>)
6. **It will automatically fetch the transcript and save it to the downloads folder.**
7. You can change your preferred download folder and preferred language in Raycast extension settings.

## Author

Apoorv Khandelwal
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## Dependencies

- @raycast/api (v1.82.5)
- ytdl-core (v4.11.5)
- node-fetch (v3.3.2)
- @raycast/api (v1.94.0)

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