Highlight and download excerpts¶
This guide shows you how to highlight a live stream excerpt and download it as a video file.
Prerequisites¶
Rewyt doesn’t download excerpts directly, you need ypb for that.
- Rewyt installed as a desktop app or web app
- ypb installed
Note
If you’re running Rewyt as a web app, ypb is already bundled inside its
container, no separate install needed. Steps 1 and 2 below still apply,
but for the download step, see Download excerpts with
Compose instead.
Steps¶
- Highlight an excerpt
Use the A and B buttons (or a and b keyboard shortcuts) to mark the start and end of your excerpt on the timeline.
- Copy the timestamp
Open the Highlight tab at the bottom of the interface. Click More, then select Copy timestamp. This copies a timestamp that tells ypb exactly which part of the stream to download, for example:
2026-06-20T10:00:00+03:00/2026-06-20T20:00:00+03:00
- Download the excerpt
Run the download command with the copied timestamp and the YouTube video ID:
By the end, you will have a downloaded file in your working directory when done.
See also¶
See Create a time-lapse video to turn your excerpt into a time-lapse.