VidBee

Overview

VidBee is a free, open-source desktop application for downloading video and audio from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, and 1000+ sites, or importing local media. It creates searchable, timestamped transcripts on your computer with speaker labels and playback sync, and can summarize, translate, or answer questions through supported AI providers.

Key Features

• Downloads video and audio from 1000+ sites, including YouTube playlists, channels, search results, Watch Later, Liked videos, and private playlists.
• Creates searchable, timestamped transcripts on your computer with speaker recognition and 100+ language support.
• Exports transcripts as text, Markdown, subtitles, or captioned video; downloads subtitles in SRT format with 50+ languages.
• Runs transcription locally with Whisper, SenseVoice, or Qwen3-ASR after download, keeping speech and files on device.
• Uses selected AI providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, or Groq for summaries, translation, FAQs, and mind maps.
• Supports high-quality downloads up to 4K and 8K, with subscription auto-download and batch processing.

Use Cases

• Transcribe interviews, podcasts, lectures, YouTube downloads, or files already on your computer, then search for exact moments.
• Review product research by finding every objection, grouping themes, and keeping original timestamps.
• Build FAQ, chapter outline, quote library, or follow-up questions from a transcript using AI workflows.
• Download and archive YouTube playlists, channels, search results, Watch Later, or Liked videos for offline reference.

Getting Started

• Download VidBee for desktop for macOS, Windows, or Linux.
• Paste a link or choose a file to download or import media.
• Create a local transcript with speaker labels and timestamps.
• Search transcript results and jump to exact moments, then export, summarize, or translate.

Deployment & Requirements

• Supports macOS, Windows, and Linux.
• Free with no account required.
• Local transcription requires downloading a supported model once.

Before You Adopt

• License: MIT. Review its terms before using, modifying, or distributing the project.
• Downloads and transcripts stay on the user's computer rather than VidBee's servers.
• VidBee relies on yt-dlp and FFmpeg under the hood.
• Local transcription requires an initial model download before it can run locally.
• AI processing occurs only when the user sends content to a chosen provider.