YouTube to Obsidian: Extract Transcripts & Notes

Want to capture insights from YouTube videos in your Obsidian vault? Naidis makes it effortless. Extract full transcripts, get AI summaries, and make videos searchable.

The Problem

You watch a great YouTube video. Maybe it's a lecture, tutorial, or podcast. You want to:

• Save the key insights to your notes
• Reference specific moments later
• Search across all your video notes
• Connect video content to other notes

Manually transcribing is painful. Copy-pasting from YouTube's transcript is tedious. There's a better way.

The Solution: Naidis YouTube Module

Naidis extracts YouTube transcripts with one click.

How It Works

1. Copy a YouTube URL
2. Paste it into Naidis
3. Click "Extract"
4. Full transcript appears in your vault

That's it. The transcript is now a markdown file in your Obsidian vault—fully searchable, linkable, and permanent.

What You Get

Each extracted video creates a note with:

• Title: Video title as note heading
• Metadata: Channel, date, duration, URL
• Full Transcript: Timestamped text
• Clickable Timestamps: Jump to any moment

Example Output

# How to Build a Second Brain - Tiago Forte

**Channel**: Tiago Forte
**Date**: 2023-05-15
**Duration**: 45:23
**URL**: https://youtube.com/watch?v=...

## Transcript

[00:00] Today I want to talk about building a second brain...
[00:45] The core idea is that your brain is for having ideas...
[02:15] The first principle is capture. You need to...

Workflow: From Video to Knowledge

Step 1: Capture

Watch a video. When you find it valuable, paste the URL into Naidis.

Step 2: Process

Read through the transcript. Highlight key passages. Add your own notes in the margins.

Step 3: Connect

Link to other notes in your vault. Create connections between video insights and your existing knowledge.

Step 4: Review

Use Naidis spaced repetition to review key highlights. Convert insights to flashcards.

Step 5: Search

Later, use Naidis AI chat to ask questions. "What did Tiago Forte say about capture?" The AI finds relevant passages across all your video notes.

Real Use Cases

Students & Learners

• Capture lecture recordings
• Create study notes from educational videos
• Build a searchable knowledge base of courses

Researchers

• Document interviews and talks
• Collect expert opinions on topics
• Build literature reviews from video sources

Professionals

• Save conference talks
• Capture training videos
• Document webinars for reference

Content Creators

• Research competitor videos
• Gather inspiration and ideas
• Build a swipe file of great content

Tips for Power Users

1. Use Templates

Create an Obsidian template for video notes. Add sections for:

• Key takeaways
• Action items
• Related notes
• Questions

2. Tag Systematically

Use consistent tags: #video, #youtube, #lecture, #podcast. Makes filtering easy.

3. Link Liberally

Connect video notes to related concepts. Your video library becomes part of your knowledge graph.

4. Review Regularly

Don't just capture—review. Use spaced repetition to actually learn from videos.

Why Naidis for YouTube?

Get Started

1. Install Naidis
2. Open the YouTube module
3. Paste any YouTube URL
4. Your transcript is ready

$3.99/mo or $39/year. All YouTube videos. Forever.

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See also: Research Workflow, AI Second Brain