Send YouTube Transcripts to Tana
Get any YouTube transcript into Tana without extensions
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 and paste directly into Tana as a node — no extensions, no API keys, no signup required.
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 Tana
Swap the URL
While watching any YouTube video, replace 'youtube.com' with '2outube.com' in your browser's address bar. Hit enter and the full transcript loads instantly on the same page.
Copy the transcript
Select all the transcript text — with or without timestamps depending on your preference. Transcripts with timestamps are useful for referencing specific moments; clean text is easier to paste as continuous Tana nodes.
Create a node in Tana
In Tana, create a new node for the video. Add fields like Title, URL, Date Watched, and Source. This becomes the parent node that holds your transcript and any notes you derive from it.
Paste and tag in Tana
Paste the transcript as a child node under your video node. Use Tana's supertag system to tag it as #transcript or a custom type. From there you can highlight key passages, create references, and link insights across your knowledge graph.
Quick Start
Get the transcript
Find any YouTube video you want to capture. Copy the URL from your browser.
Change youtube to 2outube
In the URL bar, change 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com' — just swap the 'y' for a '2'. The full transcript appears on the page instantly.
Paste into Tana
Copy the transcript text and paste it into a Tana node. Structure it with supertags like #transcript, #video, or #source to make it searchable and linkable across your graph.
Ready-Made Template
%%tana%%
- [Video Title] #video
- URL:: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
- Channel:: [Channel Name]
- Date watched:: [[2026-02-18]]
- Topic:: [Topic tag]
- Transcript #transcript
- [Paste full transcript text here as child nodes, one paragraph or timestamp block per node]
- Key insights
- [Your takeaway 1]
- [Your takeaway 2]
- Action items
- [Any follow-up tasks]Questions
Does this work with any YouTube video?
Yes, any video with captions — including auto-generated captions. If a video has no captions at all, no transcript is available.
Is it really free?
Completely free. No account, no limits, no API key needed. Just swap the URL and copy.
How do I structure the transcript in Tana?
Paste the transcript as child nodes under a parent video node. Apply a custom supertag like #transcript to make it queryable. You can break it into paragraph-sized nodes for easier referencing and linking.
Can I get the transcript with timestamps for Tana?
Yes. 2outube shows transcripts with timestamps by default. You can copy the timestamped version and use timestamps as node markers so you can reference specific video moments alongside your notes.
Can I use this with Tana's AI features?
Absolutely. Once the transcript is in Tana as a node, you can run Tana AI commands on it — summarize, extract action items, generate questions, or reformat. The transcript becomes a first-class object in your graph.
Does it work with non-English YouTube videos?
Yes. 2outube retrieves whatever captions the video has. If the video has English auto-captions or multi-language subtitles, you'll get the available transcript in that language.
Is there a way to automate this into Tana?
For manual use, copy-paste from 2outube into Tana is the fastest workflow. For automation, you could use the 2outube transcript with a tool like Make or Zapier to push text into Tana via its API, using 2outube as the transcript source step.
What if the transcript is very long?
Long transcripts paste fine into Tana. For very long videos, consider splitting the transcript into logical sections — each as a separate child node — to keep your graph navigable and make Tana AI summaries more precise.
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