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Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://notewise.click/docs/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Use playlists when YouTube already groups the videos. Use batch files when you want full control over the input list.

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Playlist inputs

NoteWise accepts:
InputExample
Playlist URLhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID
Watch URL with listhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID&list=PLAYLIST_ID
Bare playlist IDPL..., UU..., LL..., FL..., RD..., UL..., WL..., OLAK5uy_...
notewise process "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID"
Playlist output is written under a sanitized playlist folder inside the selected output directory.

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Batch files

Batch files contain one source per line. Blank lines and lines starting with # are ignored. Supported encodings are utf-8, utf-8-sig, and utf-16.
urls.txt
# lectures
https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ONE
https://youtu.be/VIDEO_TWO
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID

notewise process urls.txt --output ./course-notes

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Concurrency and rate limits

SettingDefaultSource
Video workers5MAX_CONCURRENT_VIDEOS
YouTube request limit10/minYOUTUBE_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE
Chapter workers3code default
Use --throttle when a provider plan needs slower repeated LLM calls.

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Re-runs

NoteWise checks the local cache before metadata and transcript work unless --force is set. Use --force when you intentionally want a fresh generation.
Last modified on May 1, 2026