Is youtube-transcript safe to use?

youtube-transcript has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.3.1). DepScope rates its health at 68/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of youtube-transcript?

The latest version of youtube-transcript is 1.3.1, released 2026-04-25.

Does youtube-transcript have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of youtube-transcript.

Is youtube-transcript deprecated?

No, youtube-transcript is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.3.1 (2026-04-25).

What are alternatives to youtube-transcript?

Popular alternatives to youtube-transcript in npm include: ?, ansi-styles, brace-expansion, semver, ms.

What license does youtube-transcript use?

youtube-transcript is licensed under MIT.

youtube-transcript

npmv1.3.1

Fetch transcript from a youtube video

License MITpermissive11 versions1 maintainers0 deps145,337 weekly dl

Kakulukian/youtube-transcript

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (68/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (68/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Health History

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