Send YouTube Transcripts to Bear
Get any YouTube transcript into Bear in under a minute
Or just change youtube.com to 2outube.com in your browser
Change youtube.com to 2outube.com in any video URL to instantly get the full transcript. Copy it, open Bear, create a new note, and paste. No extensions, no accounts, no friction — just your video content in your notes.
The Trick
youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
2outube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
Just change 'y' to '2'
Works with any YouTube video that has captions
Using Transcripts with Bear
Swap the URL
Find any YouTube video you want to capture. In the address bar, change 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com' and hit Enter. The full transcript loads instantly on the page.
Copy the transcript
Select all the transcript text on the 2outube page. You can copy just the text, or include timestamps if you want to reference specific moments later in your Bear note.
Create a new note in Bear
Open Bear and press Cmd+N (Mac) or tap the compose icon (iOS) to create a new note. Give it a title like the video name or topic for easy retrieval later.
Paste and tag
Paste the transcript into your Bear note. Add tags like #youtube, #notes, or your topic area so the note surfaces in the right context. Bear's full-text search means the entire transcript becomes instantly searchable across your note library.
Quick Start
Get the transcript
Navigate to the YouTube video you want to capture in your browser.
Change youtube to 2outube
In the URL bar, replace 'youtube.com' with '2outube.com' — one character swap. Press Enter and the transcript appears immediately.
Paste into a Bear note
Copy the transcript text from 2outube, open Bear, create a new note, and paste. Add tags to organize it alongside your other research and reading notes.
Ready-Made Template
# [Video Title]
**Source:** [YouTube URL]
**Date watched:** [Date]
**Channel:** [Channel Name]
---
## My Notes
[Your thoughts, highlights, key takeaways]
---
## Full Transcript
[Paste 2outube transcript here]
---
#youtube #transcript #[topic-tag]Questions
Does this work with any YouTube video?
Yes, any video with captions.
Is it really free?
Completely free. No account, no limits.
Can I use Bear's tagging system to organize YouTube transcripts?
Yes — Bear's tagging is perfect for this. Add tags like #youtube/transcripts or nested tags by topic (#research/economics) so transcripts show up in the right tag views alongside your other notes.
Will the transcript include timestamps?
2outube shows the full transcript as it appears on YouTube, including timestamps where available. You can copy with or without them depending on whether you need to reference specific moments in your Bear notes.
Can I search my saved transcripts inside Bear?
Yes. Bear indexes the full text of every note, so once you paste a transcript in, every word becomes searchable. You can find any video you've saved by searching a phrase you remember from it.
Does this work on iPhone and iPad with Bear?
Yes. Open the YouTube video in Safari on iOS, swap the URL to 2outube.com, copy the transcript, then switch to Bear and paste into a new note. The whole flow works on mobile.
What if the video doesn't have captions?
If a YouTube video has no captions — auto-generated or manual — there's no transcript to fetch. This applies to live streams, some older videos, and videos where the creator disabled captions. Most videos uploaded in the last few years have auto-captions.
Can I use Bear's backlinks to connect transcript notes to other notes?
Absolutely. Bear's wiki-style links let you reference a transcript note from anywhere in your library. For example, a research note on a topic can link directly to the transcript note, keeping your knowledge graph connected.
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