A workflow for exporting YouTube lecture transcripts into Markdown notes with clickable timestamps, built for Obsidian and similar note-taking tools.
NotebookLM only reads a YouTube video's caption track. If there isn't one, the import fails. Here's why that happens and how to get a transcript anyway.
Follow a YouTube channel, add a keyword, and get an email with the exact sentences and a link to the moment when a new video says it. Free plan included.
Understand why transcripts are missing, when Whisper can help, and how to import a transcript you are authorized to use.
Search your saved YouTube transcripts, verify quotes against the source audio, and export video-level research summaries.
Collect channel captions in a background job, control your Whisper budget, and understand pauses, cooldowns, and partial results.
YouTube retired its Clips feature on April 17, 2026 and replaced it with timestamp links. Here's what changed, why it matters, and how to still get a real downloadable clip.