YouTube Transcript Scraper: video captions and subtitles vs OpenCaptions
YouTube Transcript Scraper: video captions and subtitles is an MCP server published by bepolabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). OpenCaptions is an MCP server published by leogaudin. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  YouTube Transcript Scraper: video captions and subtitles |  OpenCaptions |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.3.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | YouTube Transcript Scraper: video captions and subtitles | OpenCaptions |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.apify.com) | On your machine (opencaptions) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/leogaudin/opencaptions |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 7 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-11-12 | 2026-11-10 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 6 h ago, requires authentication | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
YouTube Transcript Scraper: video captions and subtitles
Feed links or IDs and receive spoken words with timings as JSON for summaries, LLMs and AI agents.
OpenCaptions
Animated word-by-word captions for your videos, on your computer or your own OpenCaptions server
How to run each
YouTube Transcript Scraper: video captions and subtitles
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: Authorization header
OpenCaptions As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "OPENCAPTIONS_KEY=<YOUR_OPENCAPTIONS_KEY>" --transport stdio opencaptions -- npx -y opencaptions mcpRequires: OPENCAPTIONS_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only YouTube Transcript Scraper: video captions and subtitles has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of YouTube Transcript Scraper: video captions and subtitles publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: YouTube Transcript Scraper: video captions and subtitles · What it can do: OpenCaptions · Compare two other plugins
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