omnicaptions-download

📁 lattifai/omni-captions-skills 📅 Jan 24, 2026
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安装命令
npx skills add https://github.com/lattifai/omni-captions-skills --skill omnicaptions-download

Agent 安装分布

claude-code 64
opencode 20
gemini-cli 19
codex 17
cursor 15

Skill 文档

Download from Video Platforms

Download videos, audio, and captions from YouTube and 1000+ video platforms using yt-dlp.

Confirmation Required

IMPORTANT: Before executing any download, you MUST confirm with the user using AskUserQuestion:

  1. Show the URL to download
  2. Show the quality setting (audio/video)
  3. Show the output directory
  4. Ask for confirmation

Example confirmation:

Ready to download:
- URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx
- Type: Audio only / Video (1080p)
- Save to: Current directory

Confirm download?

Only proceed with the download command after user confirms.

When to Use

  • Download YouTube videos/audio for offline use
  • Extract captions from video platforms
  • Get audio for local transcription or editing

When NOT to Use

  • Just need transcription (use /omnicaptions:transcribe – Gemini handles URLs directly)
  • Converting existing caption formats (use /omnicaptions:convert)

Setup

pip install omni-captions-skills --extra-index-url https://lattifai.github.io/pypi/simple/

CLI Usage

Note: By default, files are saved to the current working directory. Do not specify -o unless the user explicitly requests a different location.

# Download audio only (default, saves to current directory)
omnicaptions download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Supports bare YouTube video ID (auto-validates via yt-dlp)
omnicaptions download e882eXLtwkI

# Download video (1080p recommended)
omnicaptions download "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -q 1080p

# Only use -o when user explicitly requests a different location
omnicaptions download "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -o ./downloads/
Option Description
-o, --output Output directory (default: current)
-q, --quality Quality: audio (default), best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p
-v, --verbose Verbose output

Quality Presets

Preset Description
audio Audio only (m4a/mp3), smallest size
1080p 1080p video + audio (recommended for video)
720p 720p video + audio
480p 480p video + audio
360p 360p video + audio
best Best available quality (may be 4K+, very large)

Output

Downloads produce:

  • Audio/Video file: .m4a, .mp4, etc.
  • Captions (if available): .vtt or .srt
  • Metadata: .meta.json (video resolution, title, etc. for ASS font scaling)
Video: ./VIDEO_ID.mp4
Audio: ./VIDEO_ID.m4a
Caption: ./VIDEO_ID.en.vtt
Metadata: ./VIDEO_ID.meta.json  # Used by convert for auto font size
Title: Video Title Here

The .meta.json file stores video resolution, which omnicaptions convert uses to auto-calculate font size for ASS karaoke output.

Supported Platforms

YouTube, Bilibili, Vimeo, Twitter/X, and 1000+ sites.

Related Skills

Skill Use When
/omnicaptions:transcribe Transcribe downloaded audio/video
/omnicaptions:translate Translate captions with Gemini
/omnicaptions:translate Translate captions with Claude (no API)
/omnicaptions:convert Convert caption format

Workflow Examples

Important: Generate bilingual captions AFTER LaiCut alignment. Preserve language tag in filename.

# Has caption: download → LaiCut align (JSON) → convert → translate
omnicaptions download "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx"
# → xxx.en.vtt
omnicaptions LaiCut xxx.mp4 xxx.en.vtt
# → xxx.en_LaiCut.json
omnicaptions convert xxx.en_LaiCut.json -o xxx.en_LaiCut.srt
# → xxx.en_LaiCut_Claude_zh.srt (after translate)

# No caption: download → transcribe → LaiCut align (JSON) → convert → translate
omnicaptions download "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx"
omnicaptions transcribe xxx.mp4
# → xxx_GeminiUnd.md
omnicaptions LaiCut xxx.mp4 xxx_GeminiUnd.md
# → xxx_GeminiUnd_LaiCut.json
omnicaptions convert xxx_GeminiUnd_LaiCut.json -o xxx_GeminiUnd_LaiCut.srt
# → xxx_GeminiUnd_LaiCut_Claude_zh.srt (after translate)