Send YouTube Transcripts to Obsidian

Get any YouTube transcript into your Obsidian vault in seconds

Or just change youtube.com to 2outube.com in your browser

Swap 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com' in any video URL to instantly get the full transcript — then paste it into Obsidian as a note. No signup, no extensions, no friction. Your knowledge base, enriched with video content.

✓ Free✓ No signup✓ Works with any video

The Trick

Before: youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

→

After: 2outube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

Just change 'y' to '2'

Works with any YouTube video that has captions

Using Transcripts with Obsidian

Find a YouTube video worth saving

Open any YouTube video you want to capture — a lecture, podcast, tutorial, or talk. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar.

Swap the URL to 2outube

In the URL, change 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com'. Hit enter and the full transcript loads instantly on the page — no account, no waiting.

Copy the transcript text

Select all the transcript text on the 2outube page. You can copy the raw timestamped text or clean it up as you paste — whichever fits your Obsidian workflow.

Paste into a new Obsidian note

Create a new note in Obsidian, add YAML frontmatter with the video title, URL, and date, then paste the transcript. Use Obsidian's block references, tags, and backlinks to connect it to your existing notes and build a permanent record of the video's ideas.

Quick Start

Get the transcript

Open the YouTube video you want. Copy the URL from the address bar.

Change youtube to 2outube

In the URL, replace 'youtube.com' with '2outube.com' — just change the 'y' to '2'. The transcript appears immediately.

Paste into Obsidian

Copy the transcript and paste it into a new Obsidian note. Add frontmatter, tags, and backlinks to weave it into your knowledge graph.

Ready-Made Template

---
title: "{{VIDEO TITLE}}"
source: "{{YOUTUBE URL}}"
transcript_via: "2outube.com"
author: "{{CHANNEL NAME}}"
date_watched: {{YYYY-MM-DD}}
tags: [youtube, transcript, {{TOPIC}}]
---

# {{VIDEO TITLE}}

## Summary
<!-- Write a 2-3 sentence summary of the video -->

## Key Ideas
- 
- 
- 

## My Notes
<!-- Your thoughts, questions, and reactions -->

## Full Transcript

{{PASTE TRANSCRIPT HERE}}

## Related Notes
- [[  ]]

Questions

Does this work with any YouTube video?

Yes, any video with captions.

Is it really free?

Completely free. No account, no limits.

Do I need the Obsidian Web Clipper or any plugin to use this?

No plugins required. Copy the transcript from 2outube and paste it directly into any Obsidian note. That said, the template above works great with Templater if you want to automate frontmatter creation.

Will the transcript include timestamps?

Yes. 2outube shows the full transcript with timestamps so you can reference specific moments in the video from your Obsidian notes.

Can I use this with Obsidian's Daily Notes or Zettelkasten system?

Absolutely. Paste the transcript into a daily note for fleeting captures, or create a dedicated literature note using the template above. The transcript text is plain text, so it plays well with any Obsidian workflow.

What if the video doesn't have captions?

2outube requires that the video has captions enabled — either auto-generated or manually added by the creator. Most YouTube videos have auto-captions. If a video has none, the transcript won't be available.

Can I get transcripts in other languages for Obsidian?

If the video has captions in multiple languages, 2outube can pull those too. This is useful for language learners keeping notes in their target language alongside English.

Is there a faster way to do this regularly?

If you watch a lot of YouTube, bookmark 2outube.com so it's one click away. Then just swap the URL whenever you find a video worth adding to your vault. No extension needed — the URL swap is the shortcut.

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