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URLs & YouTube

Paste any URL into the chat bar and Coeus detects it automatically.

Importing a web page​

  1. Copy a URL
  2. Paste it into the chat bar
  3. Coeus shows a banner asking if you want to import it as a note or transcribe audio
  4. Click Import

Coeus fetches the page, strips the navigation and ads, and saves the main content as a Markdown note. The source URL is saved in the note's frontmatter.

This is useful for saving articles, documentation pages, or anything else you want to reference later. Once it's a note, you can search it, ask questions about it, and link to it from other notes.

Transcribing a YouTube video​

  1. Copy a YouTube URL
  2. Paste it into the chat bar
  3. Click Transcribe from the banner

Coeus has yt-dlp built in, so there's nothing extra to install. It downloads the audio and transcribes it with your configured transcription mode (local Whisper or OpenAI API).

The transcript is saved as a note. For a 30-minute video, expect the transcription to take a minute or two with a local Whisper model.

This works with YouTube and any other site yt-dlp supports, including Vimeo, Twitter/X, and hundreds of other video platforms.

Importing PDFs from URLs​

If the URL points to a PDF, Coeus downloads it, extracts the text, and saves it as a note. The original PDF is copied to your assets/ folder.

Importing a file from your computer​

Use the import button (paperclip icon in the chat bar) or drag a file onto the Coeus window. See Attachments for the full list of supported formats.