YouTube Web Clipper Template & Base for Obsidian | One-Click Transcript Import

“I just want to clip YouTube videos without spending an hour setting it up.”

You’ve seen those gorgeous transcript galleries. You’ve tried building templates. The JSON is confusing, the transcript won’t capture right, and you’ve wasted another afternoon fighting with Web Clipper.

🔥This pack gives you a working YouTube clipping system in under 5 minutes - plus everything you need to build templates for any website.

Watch the Tutorial

See exactly how to set up the YouTube template, clip your first video, and use the Master Prompt to build custom templates for any site.

What You Get

The YouTube System (Ready to Use):

▶ YouTube Transcript template - one-click import with transcript, thumbnail, channel, duration, views, likes
▶ Pre-configured Base with card view and table view
▶ 2 CSS snippets for polished styling
The DIY Toolkit (Build Your Own):
▶ Master Prompt for AI-assisted template building
▶ Quick Start Guide with step-by-step setup
Reference Materials (Free Resources Included for Convenience):
▶ 12 example templates for learning template structure
▶ Complete Web Clipper documentation (8 files) for offline reference

The example templates are from Steph Ango (Obsidian CEO, MIT License) and the documentation is from the official Obsidian Help repository. Both are freely available on GitHub — included here as offline reference materials to help you build your own templates.

Note: Screenshots show notes with key takeaways, tags, and aliases filled in. These are added through separate post-processing. The template captures video metadata (title, channel, thumbnail, duration, views, likes, publish date), the embedded video, and the full transcript.

➡ Optional: Add Key Takeaways + Tags + Aliases With AI (Included)

The Web Clipper template captures video metadata (title, channel, thumbnail, duration, views, likes, publish date), embeds the video, and imports the full transcript.

It does not automatically generate key takeaways, tags, or aliases. Those are interpretation-based and personal - so this pack includes a copy/paste AI prompt you can use to generate them in seconds.

Included file: Add Tags + Aliases + Key Takeaways (AI Prompt).md

How to use it:

- Clip a video using the template

- Copy the note into ChatGPT or Claude

- Paste the included prompt

- Paste the updated note back into Obsidian

What This Lets You Do

◆ Clip any YouTube video in seconds - no manual copy-paste
◆ See all your videos in a gorgeous card gallery with thumbnails
◆ Build templates for ANY website using AI
◆ Learn template structure from working examples
◆ Keep Web Clipper docs offline for quick reference

Why This Works Better

✦ No coding - the YouTube template is ready to import
✦ No guessing - real examples show exactly how templates work
✦ No frustration - the AI builds custom templates for you
✦ No wasted time - working system in under 5 minutes

Build Templates for Any Site

The Master Prompt turns you into a template builder without learning JSON.
Open any webpage. Copy the HTML. Paste it into ChatGPT or Claude with the Master Prompt. Get back a working template. Recipe sites. Research papers. Product pages. Movie databases. If it has data, you can clip it.

What People Say About I versus AI Products

❝ Works like a charm! - Martins

❝ Very detailed instructions and I'm loving how all of my orphan notes are coming together to make Obsidian my 2nd brain! - Paul Dunphy

❝ One of the best tools I've bought in a long while. I have a massively messy vault from not knowing how to use Obsidian at first and this is helping me clean it up. - Brady W Patterson

❝ This is a fabulous time-saving and efficient product. It works smoothly, quickly, and easily. The videos are a huge help. Customer service is quick & supportive. - Miss J Rathner

Frequently Asked Questions

▹ Do I need coding experience?
No. The YouTube template is ready to import. For custom templates, the AI does the work.

▹ What do I need?
Obsidian 1.9+ (for Bases) and the free Obsidian Web Clipper browser extension.

▹ Will this work in my existing vault?
Yes. Drop the folder anywhere and it works. Won’t interfere with your existing notes.

▹ Do the notes include key takeaways and tags?
No. The template automatically captures video metadata (title, channel, thumbnail, duration, views, likes, publish date), embeds the video, and imports the full transcript. Key takeaways, tags, and aliases shown in screenshots are added separately through post-processing - not included in this template.

▹ Can I customize the templates?
Yes. Edit the JSON directly or use the Master Prompt with AI to modify.

▹ What about the example templates - do I install those?
No. They’re reference examples to help you (or AI) understand template structure when building custom templates. The YouTube template is the one you install and use.

▹ Are the reference materials free elsewhere?
Yes. The example templates and Web Clipper docs are freely available on GitHub. They’re included here for convenience so you have everything in one place for offline reference.

▹ How can I receive support?
Full documentation included. Support email in the Quick Start Guide.

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