Comment enregistrer des vidéos YouTube avec des notes

A good YouTube video often holds one or two things worth keeping: a technique in a cooking demo at 14 minutes, a chart in a conference talk, a clear explanation in a lecture you’d like to come back to before an exam. Saving the video is easy. Keeping the point you cared about attached to it, and finding that moment again, takes more effort.

This page goes through how people usually pair YouTube videos with notes, where those methods leave gaps, and how to keep the link, your notes and a searchable transcript together in Fabric.

How people usually keep notes on YouTube videos

Within YouTube itself, Watch Later and custom playlists are the standard way to save videos. They hold the video and nothing else, so a playlist called “Useful” with 80 videos in it gives no hint about which one explained the thing you need.

Many people keep a separate document or notes app open while watching, typing timestamps by hand next to their own summary. That captures the right detail, but the notes and the video live in different apps, and the notes are only as good as what you thought to write down at the time.

Others rely on the transcript YouTube shows under some videos, copying sections into a document. This helps with exact quotes, but it’s a manual step for each video, and the copied text loses its link back to the moment it came from.

A newer option is pasting a video link into an AI chatbot and asking for a summary. That’s quick for a single video. The summary usually stays in that chat thread, though, apart from your own notes and the other videos on the same subject, so pulling together what five videos said about one topic means starting again each time.

Step 1: Save the video to Fabric

Copy the YouTube link and paste it into Fabric. Pasting a link creates a bookmark, and Fabric recognizes the content type on its own.

While watching on a computer, the browser extension for Chrome, Safari or Firefox saves the page in one click. On a phone, tap Share in the YouTube app and choose Fabric. The app is on the mobile download page.

When you save, add a comment with the reason: “good breakdown of compound interest from 6:30” is enough. You can also add tags, which helps if you collect videos for a course, a hobby or a client project.

Step 2: Get a transcript from the link

Fabric transcribes YouTube videos from the link, so the spoken content becomes text you can search and read. Transcription needs a paid plan. Transcripts can be edited if a name or a technical term comes out wrong.

With a transcript in place, the video is searchable by what was said, and you don’t have to rely on what you remembered to note down.

Step 3: Write your notes next to the video

For a short thought, the comment on the bookmark is enough. For longer notes, create a note in Fabric in the same folder as the video. Notes and docs sit in the same library as your saved links, files and transcripts, so they turn up together in search.

A simple pattern that works for study or research: one folder per subject, with each video bookmark and its note side by side. For a lecture series, that might be one folder per module.

If you prefer to write by hand while watching, photograph the page afterward with the handwriting scanner in the mobile app. Fabric turns it into a structured note and keeps the original photo, and the scanner is free.

Step 4: Ask questions and jump to the right moment

Open the folder and ask the AI assistant a question. It’s limited to that folder automatically, so it draws on the transcripts and your notes there. Answers cite their sources, and for video those citations include timestamps you can click.

Asking “which video explained how to proof dough overnight?” or “summarize what the three talks said about pricing” returns an answer with links to the moments it came from. You can save a useful answer as a note in the same folder.

For a quick lookup, use search instead. Press Cmd+F (Mac) / Ctrl+F (Windows), describe what you’re after, and results from transcripts jump to the timestamp. Put a phrase in quotes to match the exact words.

Once you’ve found one useful video, similarity search can find others like it. Select the bookmark and Fabric lists related items from across your library, which might include an article or a note on the same subject as well as other videos. It’s a quick way to see everything you’ve already collected on a topic before you go looking for more.

The same approach suits short-form clips. How to save recipes from Instagram and TikTok applies it to cooking videos, where the useful part is often a list of ingredients spoken out loud.

Frequently asked questions

How do I save a YouTube video with my own notes?

Paste the link into Fabric or save it with the extension or share sheet, then add a comment when you save it. For longer notes, create a note in the same folder as the video.

Can Fabric transcribe YouTube videos?

Yes. Fabric transcribes YouTube videos from the link. Transcription needs a paid plan.

Can I search for something said in a YouTube video I saved?

Yes, once it’s transcribed. Search covers the transcript, and results jump to the timestamp where the words were said.

Can I ask AI questions about a YouTube video?

Yes. The AI assistant answers from the transcript and cites timestamps, so you can check each point in the video.

How do I save YouTube videos from my phone?

In the YouTube app, tap Share and choose Fabric. The link goes into the same library as your desktop saves.

Is this a good way to take notes on lecture videos?

It works well for lectures. Keep one folder per course with the videos and your notes, then ask the assistant questions scoped to that folder when revising.

Is a Fabric bookmark different from a YouTube playlist?

A playlist holds the videos. A Fabric bookmark can carry your comment and tags, sit in a folder next to your notes and other files, and, once transcribed, be searched by what was said in it.

Can I fix mistakes in a transcript?

Yes. Transcripts in Fabric can be edited.

Can I save YouTube videos to Fabric on the free plan?

You can save YouTube links and write notes on the free plan. Transcribing them needs a paid plan; see pricing for details.