youtube_to_text

yt2t is a command-line tool and extracts audio from YouTube video urls or a local audio file and converts it into text. It supports multiple languages and can optionally ignore YouTube transcripts.

Features

Extract audio from YouTube video URLs or a local audio file
Convert audio to text using local openai-whisper library
Support for multiple languages
Option to ignore YouTube transcripts and download youtube audio file directly

Installation

To install this project using pipx, use the following command:

from PyPI

pip install yt2t

from GitHub

git clone https://github.com/JFK/youtube_to_text.git
cd youtube_to_text
pipx install .

Usage

To convert audio files to text, run the following command:

yt2t [YouTube video URL or local audio file path] [-l language] [-ig]

Example:

yt2t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example -l

Options:

-l : Specify the language of the audio (default is ja). -ig : Ignore YouTube direct transcripts and generate text from a provided audio file.

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.