youtube-summariser 0.3.0

Summarize YouTube videos using AI (OpenAI or Anthropic)

YouTube Summariser

A command-line tool that summarizes YouTube videos using AI. It extracts transcripts from YouTube videos and generates structured summaries using OpenAI or Anthropic models.

Installation

pip install youtube-summariser

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/weijianzhg/youtube-summariser
cd youtube-summariser
pip install -e .

Configuration

API Keys

Set your API key for your preferred provider:

# For OpenAI
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key

# For Anthropic
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key

Or create a .env file in your working directory:

OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key
# or
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key

Default Provider

The default provider is Anthropic. You can override this per command using --provider.

Usage

# Basic usage - saves summary to auto-generated filename
youtube-summariser "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Specify output filename
youtube-summariser "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID" -o my_summary.txt

# Print to terminal only (no file saved)
youtube-summariser "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --no-save

# Use a specific provider
youtube-summariser "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID" --provider openai

Options

Flag	Description
-o, --output	Specify output filename (default: summary_<video_id>_<timestamp>.txt)
--no-save	Print summary to terminal without saving to file
--provider	LLM provider to use: openai or anthropic
-v, --version	Show version number
-h, --help	Show help message

Output Format

YouTube Video Summary
=====================
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
Video ID: VIDEO_ID
Generated: 2025-01-01 14:30:00
Model: anthropic / claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929

## Main Topics
...

## Key Points
...

## Detailed Summary
...

## Notable Quotes
...

## Timestamps for Important Moments
...

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• An API key for OpenAI or Anthropic

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.