# Transcribee

> Transcribe YouTube videos and local audio/video files with speaker diarization. Use when user asks to transcribe a YouTube URL, podcast, video, or audio file. Outputs clean speaker-labeled transcripts ready for LLM analysis.

- Skill: `modbender/transcribee` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 7 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add modbender/transcribee`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/modbender/transcribee/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: modbender (https://skillmd.com/u/modbender)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/modbender/transcribee

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# Transcribee

Transcribe YouTube videos and local media files with speaker diarization via ElevenLabs.

## Usage

```bash
# YouTube video
transcribee "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."

# Local video
transcribee ~/path/to/video.mp4

# Local audio
transcribee ~/path/to/podcast.mp3
```

**Always quote URLs** containing `&` or special characters.

## Output

Transcripts save to: `~/Documents/transcripts/{category}/{title}-{date}/`

| File | Use |
|------|-----|
| `transcription.txt` | Speaker-labeled transcript |
| `transcription-raw.txt` | Plain text, no speakers |
| `transcription-raw.json` | Word-level timings |
| `metadata.json` | Video info, language, category |

## Supported Formats

- **Audio:** mp3, m4a, wav, ogg, flac
- **Video:** mp4, mkv, webm, mov, avi
- **URLs:** youtube.com, youtu.be

## Dependencies

```bash
brew install yt-dlp ffmpeg
```

## Troubleshooting

| Error | Fix |
|-------|-----|
| `yt-dlp not found` | `brew install yt-dlp` |
| `ffmpeg not found` | `brew install ffmpeg` |
| API errors | Check `.env` file in transcribee directory |