YouTube Transcript to Claude

Get the transcript of any YouTube video and add it to Claude project knowledge in one click. Summarize, search, and cite videos.

Claude can't watch videos. This extension fixes that. It adds an Add to Claude button to every YouTube video, right next to Like and Share. Click it and the full transcript lands in your Claude project as clean markdown with timestamps. Ask questions, get summaries, pull quotes. Claude cites the exact moment anything was said.You can also preview the transcript first. Open the extension on any video to read it, then add it to a project, copy the markdown, or download the file. WHAT IT DOES - Grabs the transcript of any YouTube video with captions, manual or auto generated - Formats it with the title, channel, link, and a timestamp every 30 seconds - Uploads it straight into the Claude project you pick - Remembers your default project, so next time is truly one click - Preview, copy, or download any transcript without uploading anything. WHY PEOPLE USE IT - Summarize long videos, lectures, and podcasts in seconds - Build a research library Claude can search across every conversation - Chat with a video: ask questions and get answers with timestamps - Keep a watch later list your AI has already read PRIVATE BY DESIGN No API key. No signup. No servers. The extension uses the claude.ai session already open in your browser, and the transcript travels from YouTube to claude.ai without touching anything else. Nothing is collected or tracked. WHAT YOU NEED A free or paid claude.ai account with at least one project, and a video with captions.Not affiliated with Anthropic or YouTube.