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Export YouTube Playlist to Markdown

Paste a playlist link to download a .md file with the playlist as a table, ready for Obsidian, GitHub READMEs, Notion or your notes.

How to export a YouTube playlist to Markdown

  1. 01

    Paste the playlist link

    Copy the link of any public or unlisted playlist and press Export. Every video is read, however long the playlist is.

  2. 02

    Markdown is already ticked

    Pick the table's columns. Fewer columns keep the table readable in narrow note panes.

  3. 03

    Download

    Press Download to get a .md file, or use Copy table and Copy checklist to paste straight into your notes.

A playlist for your notes

The file opens with the playlist name as a heading, a line with the channel, video count and a link back to YouTube, then a GitHub-flavored Markdown table with one row per video. Pipes and line breaks inside titles and descriptions are escaped so the table never breaks.

For a course you're working through, Copy checklist is often handier: it gives a to-do list of linked titles with durations that Obsidian, Notion and GitHub turn into checkboxes.

Frequently asked questions

Does the table work in Obsidian?

Yes. Put the .md file in your vault or paste the table into a note; Obsidian renders it as a table in reading view.

Can I paste it into a GitHub README?

Yes. GitHub renders the table and the video links are clickable. Keep only a few columns so it fits the page width.

How do I get a checklist instead of a table?

Press Copy checklist. You get one - [ ] line per video, already ticked for videos you've marked as watched in the course tracker.

Is there a limit on playlist length?

No. Playlists with thousands of videos are read in full, page by page, and you can export only a range with the From and To video numbers.

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