mcp-youtube-transcript and transcriptor-mcp
These are competitors—both extract video transcripts via similar approaches (one using YouTube's native transcripts, the other via yt-dlp), though B offers broader platform support (YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bili) and dual transport protocols (stdio + HTTP/SSE) compared to A's YouTube-only focus.
About mcp-youtube-transcript
jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript
MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos
Exposes three tools via the Model Context Protocol: `get_transcript` and `get_timed_transcript` for retrieving video content with optional language selection, plus `get_video_info` for metadata. Implements automatic response pagination by splitting transcripts exceeding 50,000 characters with cursor-based retrieval to stay within LLM token limits. Integrates with Claude Desktop, Goose, and LM Studio through MCP, with Docker deployment support and configurable proxy handling for restricted networks.
About transcriptor-mcp
samson-art/transcriptor-mcp
An MCP server (stdio + HTTP/SSE) that fetches video transcripts/subtitles via yt-dlp, with pagination for large responses. Supports YouTube, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bilibili, VK, Dailymotion. Whisper fallback — transcribes audio when subtitles are unavailable (local or OpenAI API). Works with Cursor and other MCP host
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