video-fetcher-to-markdown

Name: video-fetcher-to-markdown Review
Item: video-fetcher-to-markdown
Rating: 3.2
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Data & Analytics Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Converts video content into searchable, structured Markdown notes with transcripts and metadata, eliminating manual transcription overhead and enabling knowl…

Portable AI-agent skill: turn YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X and other video links into Obsidian-ready Markdown notes: captions or local Whisper transcripts, frames, metadata and timestamps

Convert YouTube video links into searchable Markdown notes with transcripts and timestamps.
Extract captions from social media videos and organize them as structured Obsidian notes.
Generate video metadata and key frames as reference material for research documentation.

501 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Converts video content into searchable, structured Markdown notes with transcripts and metadata, eliminating manual transcription overhead and enabling knowledge workers to integrate video insights into documentation systems.

Best for

Engineering teams and consultants building knowledge bases in Obsidian or similar systems who need rapid video-to-text conversion for training, decision logging, or research documentation.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/JimmySadek/video-fetcher-to-markdown

By JimmySadek

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install JimmySadek/video-fetcher-to-markdown

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me convert YouTube video links into searchable Markdown notes with transcripts and timestamps

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars501Contributors1Last updated2026-10-07LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-26 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Quiet

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 485 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.
Single maintainer. Consider the risk if this person stops maintaining the project.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.25 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedOct 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 485 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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