Transcripty

Extract chat logs from Google Meet HTML files and convert them to text and markdown files.

Installation

Global Installation (Recommended)

npm install -g transcripty

Local Installation

npm install transcripty

Usage

As a Global CLI Tool

transcripty <html-file-path> [options]

As a Local Package

npx transcripty <html-file-path> [options]

Options

• -o, --output <path> - Output directory or file path (without extension)
• --txt-only - Only generate .txt file
• --md-only - Only generate .md file
• -h, --help - Display help information
• -V, --version - Display version number

Examples

Basic Usage

Extract chat log and save as both .txt and .md files:

transcripty meet-chat.html

This creates meet-chat_chat.txt and meet-chat_chat.md in the same directory.

Specify Output Path

transcripty meet-chat.html -o /path/to/output/meeting-transcript

This creates meeting-transcript.txt and meeting-transcript.md.

Generate Only Text File

transcripty meet-chat.html --txt-only

Generate Only Markdown File

transcripty meet-chat.html --md-only

Custom Output Directory

transcripty meet-chat.html -o ./transcripts/meeting-2024-01-15

How to Get Google Meet HTML

1. Join or host a Google Meet
2. Open the chat panel
3. Right-click on the chat area and select "Inspect Element"
4. In the developer tools, right-click on the HTML element containing the chat
5. Select "Copy" > "Copy outerHTML"
6. Paste the HTML into a .html file
7. Use transcripty to extract the chat log

Output Formats

Text Format (.txt)

Speaker Name: Message content here
Another Speaker: Another message

Speaker Name: Follow-up message

Markdown Format (.md)

# Google Meet Chat Log

**Speaker Name:** Message content here

**Another Speaker:** Another message

**Speaker Name:** Follow-up message

Requirements

• Node.js 18.0.0 or higher

Development

git clone <repository>
cd transcripty
npm install
npm start -- <html-file-path>

License

ISC