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
This tool helps researchers, marketers, or content analysts quickly get the full text transcript of any YouTube video. You provide a YouTube video link, and it outputs the video's transcript, optionally with timestamps, along with other video information like available languages. It's designed for anyone who needs to analyze or summarize spoken content from YouTube.
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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