YouTube → SiYuan

Archive YouTube recaps in SiYuan with offline Markdown docs

Stream the inline summary, then create a Markdown document inside your preferred SiYuan notebook instantly.

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Paste your YouTube link
Inline mode prepares the summary. When you export, SiYuan receives a complete Markdown document.
  • Works with youtube.com and youtu.be links
  • Inline results stay visible while you trigger the export
  • Long videos fall back to History and can be exported later

Prefer a dedicated workflow?

Open a specialised export page tailored to your favourite knowledge base.

Export to Notion
Sync structured AI notes into shared Notion docs or databases.
Export to Obsidian
Generate vault-ready Markdown with URL scheme support.
Export to Readwise
Send highlights and takeaways directly into Readwise.
Export to Roam Research
Create nested bullet notes with backlinks.
Export to Tana
Create supertag-ready nodes for your Tana graph.
Send to Email
Deliver AI notes directly to your inbox.
Export to Wolai
Turn summaries into collaborative Wolai pages.
Send to Flomo
Capture highlights in your Flomo memo inbox.
Export to Lark
Broadcast structured cards to Feishu/Lark chats.
Export to SiYuan
Write Markdown summaries into local SiYuan notebooks.
Export to Logseq
Use the Logseq protocol to append summaries to daily notes.
Export workflow at a glance
Each export page mirrors inline mode, but the final button is tuned for your chosen platform.

1-click

Export once summary finishes

0 tokens

No extra charges for exports

≈90s

Average setup time

We normalise the link and fetch subtitles exactly as the hub does
Summaries remain in History so you can retry exports anytime
A dedicated call-to-action finishes the export for your chosen tool
Why this workflow

Why export to SiYuan

Stream the inline summary, then create a Markdown document inside your preferred SiYuan notebook instantly.

Offline knowledge

Build a personal archive of YouTube notes inside SiYuan without relying on the cloud.

Organised notebooks

Export summaries into dedicated folders and notebooks with consistent structure.

Frictionless editing

Open the created document in SiYuan to add backlinks, tags, or media instantly.

SiYuan users love this export

Real teams explain how they rely on the dedicated workflow.

“Lecture notes now live offline in my SiYuan vault the moment the summary finishes via YouTube to SiYuan notes.”

Rong Li

Graduate Student

“My local research archive stays private while still benefiting from AI summaries thanks to SiYuan export.”

Mateusz Kowalski

Security Researcher

“Client meetings drop into SiYuan so I can link them across my projects using YouTube to SiYuan.”

Nina Alvarez

Consultant

How it works

From YouTube to SiYuan in three steps

Inline mode stays in place, the export button handles the delivery.

  1. 1
    Seconds

    Paste the video link

    Ensure the SiYuan desktop app is running so we can retrieve your notebook list.

  2. 2
    Live

    Pick a notebook

    Choose the destination and review the inline summary before writing.

  3. 3
    1 click

    Create the Markdown doc

    We write a formatted document with the summary and source link into SiYuan.

SiYuan export FAQ

Answers to common questions about this workflow.

Keep your SiYuan vault up-to-date

Use YouTube to SiYuan to generate the summary and auto-create a Markdown document inside SiYuan.

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