README.md

Automated Essay from YouTube Video

Automate watching, transcribing, summarizing, and writing an essay on a topic from a YouTube video. Works best on fact-heavy, lecture-style YouTube videos.

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/gladly-hyphenated-21/auto-youtube-essay-writer.git; cd auto-youtube-essay-writer
   

2. Install Ollama:

   Linux:

   curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

   MacOS (brew):

   brew install ollama

   MacOS (zip):

   curl -O 'https://ollama.com/download/Ollama-darwin.zip'

   Windows: Follow instructions on Ollama.com

3. OPTIONAL: create a venv:

   python3 -m venv venv; source venv/bin/activate
   

4. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Usage

1. Run the script with the YouTube URL:

   python run.py [youtube url]
   

Example

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.