🚀 Content Extractor Pro

A comprehensive web content extraction toolkit with YouTube transcripts, URL metadata, and Reddit content downloading - all with intelligent file naming and bulk processing capabilities.

✨ Features

🎬 YouTube Transcript Extraction

• High Success Rate: 95%+ extraction success using youtube-transcript-api
• Multiple Formats: Raw, stitched, and formatted transcript views
• Bulk Processing: Extract from multiple videos simultaneously
• Smart Export: Markdown, JSON, CSV, and ZIP archives

🔗 URL Metadata Extraction

• Universal Support: Works with YouTube, Reddit, GitHub, Twitter/X, and generic websites
• Intelligent Fallbacks: Multiple extraction strategies for maximum reliability
• Bulk Processing: Process hundreds of URLs with progress tracking
• Rich Metadata: Titles, descriptions, thumbnails, Open Graph data

🔴 Reddit Content Downloader

• Complete Extraction: Posts, comments, metadata, author info, and images
• Nested Comments: Hierarchical comment threads with proper indentation
• Bulk Processing: Download multiple Reddit posts simultaneously
• Flexible Options: Configurable comment limits, metadata inclusion
• Multiple Formats: Markdown, JSON, and organized ZIP archives

📋 Smart File Naming System

• Template-Based: Customizable filename templates with metadata variables
• Auto-Sanitization: Clean, OS-compatible filenames
• Content-Aware: Different templates for different content types

YouTube: {title} - {channel} - {date}
Reddit:  reddit_{subreddit}_{title}_{date}
URL:     {domain} - {title} - {date}

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9+
• Flask
• youtube-transcript-api

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/content-extractor-pro.git
cd content-extractor-pro

# Install dependencies
pip install -r backend/requirements.txt

# Start the application
./start.sh

Access the Tools

• Main App: http://localhost:8000/frontend/
• Simple URL Extractor: http://localhost:8000/frontend/simple_extractor.html
• Reddit Downloader: http://localhost:8000/frontend/reddit_downloader.html
• Debug Tools: http://localhost:8000/frontend/debug_frontend.html

📖 Usage Guide

YouTube Transcript Extraction

1. Single Video: Paste a YouTube URL and click "Extract Transcript"
2. Bulk Processing: Add multiple URLs (one per line) for batch processing
3. Export Options: Download as Markdown, TXT, JSON, or ZIP archive

# Example filename output
How_to_Learn_Python_Fast_-_FreeCodeCamp_-_2025-06-01.md

URL Metadata Extraction

1. Single URL: Extract metadata from any website
2. Bulk URLs: Process multiple URLs with progress tracking
3. Text Extraction: Auto-detect URLs from pasted text

# Example filename output
github_com_-_Awesome_Python_Project_-_2025-06-01.md

Reddit Content Downloading

1. Single Post: Download Reddit posts with comments and metadata
2. Bulk Processing: Extract from multiple Reddit URLs simultaneously
3. Customization: Configure comment limits, author info, timestamps

# Example filename output
reddit_programming_How_to_Learn_Python_2025-06-01.md

🛠️ Template Variables

Variable	Description	Example
{title}	Content title	How_to_Learn_Python
{channel}	YouTube channel	FreeCodeCamp
{domain}	Website domain	github_com
{subreddit}	Reddit subreddit	programming
{author}	Content author	john_doe
{date}	Current date	2025-06-01
{time}	Current time	14-30-25
{views}	View count	1000000
{score}	Reddit score	500
{comments}	Comment count	25

🏗️ Architecture

content-extractor-pro/
├── frontend/           # Web interface (HTML/CSS/JS)
├── backend/           # Flask API server
├── assets/            # Static assets
├── docs/              # Documentation
├── tests/             # Test files
├── scripts/           # Utility scripts
├── config/            # Configuration files
└── start.sh           # Quick start script

Backend API Endpoints

• GET /api/health - Health check
• POST /api/extract - YouTube transcript extraction
• POST /api/extract-url-metadata - URL metadata extraction

🔧 Configuration

Reddit API (Optional)

For higher rate limits and better reliability:

1. Create a Reddit app at https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps
2. Configure Client ID and Secret in the Reddit Downloader interface
3. Enjoy improved rate limits and reliability

Environment Variables

FLASK_ENV=development
FLASK_DEBUG=True
PORT=5002

📊 Success Rates

Platform	Success Rate	Notes
YouTube	95%+	Using official transcript API
Reddit	100%	Public JSON API
GitHub	100%	GitHub API integration
Generic URLs	80%+	Multiple fallback strategies
Twitter/X	60%+	JavaScript-heavy, best effort

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

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

🙏 Acknowledgments

• youtube-transcript-api for YouTube transcript extraction
• Flask for the backend API
• JSZip for client-side ZIP generation

🔮 Roadmap

• Instagram post extraction
• TikTok transcript support
• Podcast transcript extraction
• Custom template editor
• Scheduled bulk processing
• API rate limiting dashboard

📞 Support

• 🐛 Bug Reports: Open an issue
• 💡 Feature Requests: Start a discussion
• 📧 Email: your.email@example.com

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