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Private video transcription, built for the terminal

A local-first CLI for creators, researchers, and AI agents handling authorized YouTube workflows.

Local-First Privacy
Apple Silicon Optimized
Agent-Native (SKILL.md)
Anti-Hallucination Cleanup
Translation Workflows
# Install ytx globally ~ ❯ pip install git+https://github.com/amateur-dev/ytx.git
# Transcribe and translate an authorized video ~ ❯

See It In Action

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Local-First Privacy

No cloud transcription accounts required. All processing stays securely on your machine unless you explicitly opt into a cloud translation API.

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Apple Silicon Speed

Optimized for Mac GPUs with mlx-whisper. Transcribe long-form video locally in seconds, free from per-minute cloud fees.

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Agent-Native Workflow

Ships with a native SKILL.md. Just ask Claude Code or your preferred terminal agent to run the transcription and watch it operate autonomously.

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Anti-Hallucination Cleanup

Built-in safeguards automatically identify and silently remove Whisper's repetitive translation hallucination loops caused by background noise.

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Translation Built In

Pipe your transcripts directly into local CLI agents (Claude, OpenCode, Ollama), offline packages, or Cloud APIs for flawless localization.

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Multi-Mode Usability

Trigger workflows via the guided interactive TUI wizard, script it headlessly in your bash pipelines, or let an AI agent drive.