Send YouTube Transcripts to Things 3
Turn any YouTube video into Things 3 tasks in seconds
Or just change youtube.com to 2outube.com in your browser
Swap 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com' in any video URL to get the full transcript free. Copy the text, paste it into Things 3 or use it with the Send YouTube Transcripts shortcut to capture action items, notes, and to-dos directly from any video.
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 Things 3
Find your YouTube video
Open any YouTube video you want to capture — a tutorial, lecture, podcast, or planning video. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar.
Swap the URL to get the transcript
Change 'youtube.com' to '2outube.com' in the URL. Hit enter and the full video transcript loads instantly — no account, no paste box, no waiting.
Copy the transcript text
Select all the transcript text on the 2outube page and copy it. You'll have the full, timestamped or clean text ready to use however you need.
Create tasks in Things 3
Paste the transcript into a new Things 3 note or use the iOS Shortcuts app with a 'Send YouTube Transcripts to Things 3' shortcut to automatically parse the content and create individual tasks for each action item, step, or idea from the video.
Quick Start
Get the transcript
Navigate to any YouTube video with captions enabled. Copy the full video URL from your browser.
Change youtube to 2outube
In the URL, replace 'youtube.com' with '2outube.com' — for example, youtube.com/watch?v=ABC123 becomes 2outube.com/watch?v=ABC123. The transcript appears immediately.
Send to Things 3
Copy the transcript text and paste it into a Things 3 task or project note. Or use an iOS Shortcuts automation to parse the transcript and split it into individual to-do items automatically.
Ready-Made Template
## Video: [TITLE]
Source: [2outube URL]
### Key Takeaways
- [ ] [Action item from transcript]
- [ ] [Action item from transcript]
- [ ] [Action item from transcript]
### Notes
[Paste relevant transcript sections here]
### Follow-up Tasks
- [ ] Research: [topic mentioned in video]
- [ ] Read: [book/article referenced]
- [ ] Watch: [related video recommended]
---
Use this as a Things 3 project template. Paste the 2outube transcript into the Notes field, then extract each action item as a separate to-do. Tag with 'video-notes' for easy filtering.Questions
Does this work with any YouTube video?
Yes, any video with captions.
Is it really free?
Completely free. No account, no limits.
How do I send a YouTube transcript to Things 3 automatically?
Use the iOS Shortcuts app to build a simple automation: get the clipboard URL, swap 'youtube.com' for '2outube.com', fetch the transcript text, then use the Things 3 URL scheme (things:///add) to create a new task or project with the transcript as the note body.
Can I split a transcript into multiple Things 3 tasks?
Yes. Copy the transcript from 2outube, paste it into a text editor or the Shortcuts app, then use line breaks or timestamps as delimiters to split the content. Each chunk can become its own Things 3 to-do. A Shortcuts workflow can automate this splitting.
Does Things 3 have a YouTube integration built in?
Things 3 doesn't have a native YouTube integration, but it supports URL schemes and Shortcuts automations on iOS and Mac. You can use 2outube to get the transcript, then pass it into Things 3 via Share Sheet, Shortcuts, or manual paste.
What if the video has no captions?
2outube works with any video that has captions — either auto-generated by YouTube or manually uploaded by the creator. If a video has no captions at all, no transcript will be available. Most popular videos on YouTube include auto-generated captions.
Can I use this on iPhone or iPad with Things 3?
Yes. On iOS, open the YouTube video in Safari, edit the URL in the address bar to replace 'youtube.com' with '2outube.com', and the transcript loads in the browser. Copy the text and switch to Things 3 to paste it into a task note.
Is there a faster way than copying and pasting every time?
Yes — build a one-tap iOS Shortcut. Set it to accept a YouTube URL as input, replace 'youtube' with '2outube', open the transcript page, and send the result to Things 3 using the things:///add?title=Video Notes¬es=[transcript] URL scheme. Run it from the Share Sheet on any video.
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