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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"
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# 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. For an overview with an example transcript search, see [YouTube transcripts](https://keep.md/features/youtube-transcripts).

## 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.