YT Transcriptor

This chrome extension is build for transcripting the youtube videos. It uses the flask server in the backend for translating english to hindi. It uses ML for translating. Python module english-to-hindi is used. Link of pip module https://pypi.org/project/englisttohindi/ for api references.

API Reference

Get translated response

  POST /api/translate 

Parameter	Type	Description
id	string	Required.

Prerequisite

python

1. Download and install python from https://www.python.org/
2. Install vscode
3. Install plugins for webdevlopment

Demo

Step 1

Clone the repository using vcs

  git clone https://github.com/vishalvikal/youtube-transcriptor.git

Step 2

Enable the developer option in chrome.
Take the help of this link https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769?hl=en

• Put this url in the chrome.

  

• Turn on the developer mode.

  

• Load the extension using load unpacked option.

  

• Select the extension. Use the chrome_extension directory for loading

  

• You will get in the extensions list.

  

Step 3

Navigate to the source directory and start the server.

  $ cd youtube-transcriptor
  #start the flask server 
  $ cd server
  #Before starting the server please install modules
  $ pip install Flask youtube_transcript_api englisttohindi googletrans
  #For linux or mac users
  $ python3 resources.py
  #For windows users
  $ python resources.py

Step 5

Load chrome extension. The extension in the chrome_extension directory. For loading the custom extension Please make sure you have completed step 2.

Step 4

Before going to last step you must have done above steps

Open a youtube and play video. See your server terminal you will have a post request there Content js is sending the request here. After some time your server will be responding json format transcripted diologues. It some times doesn't work please remove and reupload it. Because It faild if youtube takes time to get loaded. Use it on small videos for now. It takes time to translate the script. Here are some video links to try on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyYqyYAKGC0&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyYqyYAKGC0&t=9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj8sAnZ6c3g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx3wcdCtL58&t=9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mXJK86GCsI&t=2s .

Authors

• @vishavikal