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Transform YouTube videos into beautifully formatted ebook articles with transcripts
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| name | youtube-to-ebook |
| description | Transform YouTube videos into beautifully formatted ebook articles with transcripts |
Transform YouTube videos from your favorite channels into well-written magazine-style articles, delivered as an EPUB ebook.
Ask: "Set up YouTube to ebook for me"
I'll guide you through:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
python main.py | Generate ebook from latest videos |
python main.py --channels | Edit channel list |
python dashboard.py | Launch web dashboard |
youtube-newsletter/
├── get_videos.py # Fetch latest videos
├── get_transcripts.py # Extract transcripts
├── write_articles.py # Transform to articles
├── send_email.py # Create EPUB & send
├── main.py # Run full pipeline
├── channels.txt # Your channel list
└── .env # API keys
Problem: Filtering by duration doesn't work—some Shorts are longer than 60 seconds.
Solution: Check if the /shorts/ URL resolves:
def is_youtube_short(video_id):
shorts_url = f"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/{video_id}"
response = requests.head(shorts_url, allow_redirects=True, timeout=5)
return "/shorts/" in response.url
Problem: YouTube Search API doesn't return truly chronological results.
Solution: Use the channel's uploads playlist via playlistItems API:
# Get uploads playlist ID from channel
channel_info = youtube.channels().list(
part="contentDetails",
forHandle=handle
).execute()
uploads_playlist_id = channel_info["items"][0]["contentDetails"]["relatedPlaylists"]["uploads"]
# Fetch from uploads playlist (always chronological)
youtube.playlistItems().list(
part="snippet",
playlistId=uploads_playlist_id,
maxResults=15
).execute()
Problem: YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcript() no longer works.
Solution: Use instance method:
from youtube_transcript_api import YouTubeTranscriptApi
ytt_api = YouTubeTranscriptApi()
transcript = ytt_api.fetch(video_id)
Problem: Fetching many transcripts quickly triggers rate limits.
Solution: Add 2-second delays between requests:
import time
for video in videos:
transcript = get_transcript(video["video_id"])
time.sleep(2)
Problem: Auto-transcripts misspell names and technical terms.
Solution: Include video title and description in Claude's context—these usually have correct spellings.
Problem: GitHub Actions and cloud servers are blocked by YouTube for transcript fetching.
Solution: Run automation locally on your Mac using launchd:
<!-- ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.youtube.ebook.plist -->
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.youtube.ebook</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/bin/python3</string>
<string>/path/to/main.py</string>
</array>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>3</integer>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>7</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
Edit the prompt in write_articles.py to change article tone:
Add Gmail credentials to .env to receive ebooks via email:
GMAIL_ADDRESS=your@gmail.com
GMAIL_APP_PASSWORD=your-app-password
┌─────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐ ┌────────────┐
│ Fetch Videos│───▶│Get Transcripts│───▶│Write Articles │───▶│Create EPUB │
│ (YouTube API)│ │(Transcript API)│ │ (Claude AI) │ │ (ebooklib) │
└─────────────┘ └──────────────┘ └───────────────┘ └────────────┘
The generated EPUB contains: