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title: "Save YouTube transcripts and videos as readable Markdown | Keep"
description: "Save YouTube videos with their transcripts to read later in Keep, and auto-sync new uploads from channels you follow."
canonical: "https://keep.md/docs/youtube"
language: "en"
---

# Save YouTube videos and transcripts

Save YouTube videos with their transcripts to read later in Keep, and auto-sync new uploads from channels you follow.

Personal saves individual YouTube videos with their transcripts. It can also follow channels and save new uploads in the background.

## Save a single video

Paste any YouTube URL into the [Keep Web Clipper](https://keep.md/docs/extension), the [CLI](https://keep.md/docs/cli), or the [API](https://keep.md/docs/api). Keep saves the title, URL, video metadata, transcript, and available content as Markdown.

## Follow a channel

Add a YouTube channel as a source to automatically save new uploads in the background. Keep checks for new videos every few hours and saves each one into your library.

1.  Open [Source settings](https://app.keep.md/settings/sources#subscriptions) and add a new source.
2.  Choose YouTube channel and enter the channel URL or handle.
3.  Optionally enable a one-time backfill to import recent videos (up to 90 days).
4.  Keep checks for new uploads in the background and saves them automatically.

## Accepted channel formats

You can provide the channel in several formats and Keep resolves it automatically:

**handle:** `@Fireship` or `youtube.com/@Fireship`

**channel ID:** `UCsBjURrPoezykLs9EqgamOA`

**custom URL:** `youtube.com/c/channelname`

**video URL:** any video URL from the channel (Keep looks up the channel from the video)

## Backfill options

**start from now (default):** only captures videos published after you add the source. No historical import.

**one-time backfill:** imports videos from the past 1 to 90 days when you first add the channel. The source captures only new uploads after that import.

## What Personal includes

Personal includes video saves, YouTube channel follows, and transcript processing. Duplicate videos already in your library are skipped.

## Removing a channel

Open [Source settings](https://app.keep.md/settings/sources#subscriptions) and remove the channel source. Existing videos stay in Saved. Only future syncs stop.