ScribeShot
ScribeShot documentation
Learn every ScribeShot feature
Use these guides to go from your first YouTube video to structured notes, timestamped screenshots, searchable visual context, mind maps, video chat, highlights, PDF exports, and an Obsidian-ready local library.
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Start here
Install ScribeShot and turn your first YouTube video into a local note workspace.
Getting started
Install ScribeShot, choose a notes folder, pick local AI or OpenAI, and create your first structured YouTube video notes on macOS.
Create video notes
Learn how to add a YouTube video to ScribeShot, download its transcript, create a local note folder, and start generating structured notes.
Notes & visual capture
Build structured notes that keep the transcript and important on-screen material together.
AI notes
Generate structured AI notes and summaries from YouTube transcripts in ScribeShot, with chapter-aware Markdown saved locally on your Mac.
Screenshot capture
Capture slides, diagrams, code, and other video frames while you watch. ScribeShot files each screenshot with the right timestamp in your notes.
Screenshot AI analysis
See how ScribeShot analyzes captured screenshots with vision AI so text, diagrams, and visual details can be searched and used in video chat.
Chapters & timestamps
Learn how ScribeShot generates structured video chapters with corrected timestamps so you can navigate long YouTube lectures and tutorials quickly.
Learning tools
Use the saved video as an interactive study resource instead of a one-time summary.
Chat with video
Ask questions about a saved YouTube video using its transcript and analyzed screenshots, with answers linked back to relevant visual evidence and timestamps.
Mind maps
Generate an expandable Mermaid mind map from a YouTube video in ScribeShot and use timestamped topics to navigate back to the original lesson.
AI Video Highlights
Use ScribeShot AI Video Highlights for a shorter first pass through important video moments, with spoken connectors across sections you skip.
Export, AI & your library
Share finished notes, keep them in Obsidian, or run the AI workflow locally on your Mac.
Export to PDF
Export ScribeShot video notes to PDF with optional summary, AI notes, screenshots, and timestamps while keeping your original Markdown files unchanged.
Local Gemma AI
Run ScribeShot without an AI account or API key using local Gemma 4 models on your Mac for notes, chapters, screenshot analysis, mind maps, and chat.
Obsidian
Save ScribeShot YouTube notes as ordinary Markdown files and open them directly in Obsidian with relative screenshots and Mermaid mind maps intact.
Need more help?
Docs explain the workflow. Support handles the edge cases.
If a transcript will not download, a local model will not start, or a specific video behaves unexpectedly, bring the details to the ScribeShot community.
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Use it on a real YouTube video
Try three videos free, with three screenshots per video. No account or credit card is required.