Tana Tools for Raycast

🚀 Instantly convert web pages, YouTube videos, and text (including Markdown) to Tana Paste format from Raycast

Transform any content into Tana's structured format with just a few keystrokes. Perfect for knowledge workers, researchers, and anyone building their second brain in Tana.

💡 Tip: Web-based commands require the Raycast Browser Extension - quick setup, works great!

✨ What This Extension Does

Transform any content into Tana's structured format:

• 📄 Web pages → Clean, formatted Tana nodes with metadata
• 🎥 YouTube videos → Title, description, transcript, and metadata
• 📝 Text & clipboard → Properly formatted Tana hierarchies
• 🎙️ Limitless transcripts → Smart chunking so Tana limits are respected, and ready for AI review.

Everything automatically opens in Tana and copies to your clipboard - just paste with ⌘+V!

🎯 Perfect For

• Researchers collecting web content and videos
• Students saving lectures and articles
• Knowledge workers building their PKM system
• Content creators organizing research materials
• Anyone who wants seamless Tana integration

🛠 Commands

📋 Text & Clipboard

• Quick Clipboard to Tana - Instantly convert clipboard content (perfect for Limitless transcripts!)
• Paste and Edit for Tana - Review and edit text before converting

🌐 Web Content

• Copy Page Content to Tana - Extract clean content from the active browser tab
• Copy Page Content to Tana (Select Tab) - Choose from any open browser tab

🎥 YouTube Integration

• YouTube to Tana - Extract video metadata, descriptions, and full transcripts (note: you'll need to open the Transcript on the Youtube page first 😭)

🎨 Customization

10 User Preferences let you personalize the output:

• Custom Tags: Set your own supertags for videos, articles, transcripts, and notes
• Field Names: Customize field names (URL, Author, Transcript, Content) to match your Tana setup
• Content Control: Toggle whether to include author and description fields
• Perfect Integration: Make the output fit seamlessly into your existing Tana workflow

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install Requirements

Essential: Install the Raycast Browser Extension

• Works with Chrome, Arc, and Safari
• Enables all web-based features

2. Basic Usage

1. For web pages: Open any article → Run "Copy Page Content to Tana" → Content appears in Tana
2. For YouTube: Open a video → Click "more..." → "Show transcript" → Then run "YouTube to Tana" → Paste full video info + transcript in Tana
3. For text: Copy anything → Run "Quick Clipboard to Tana" → Formatted content in Tana

3. Advanced Usage

Edit Before Converting: Use "Paste and Edit for Tana" to review and modify content first

📋 Detailed Setup

For YouTube Transcripts

1. Browser Setup:

   • Chrome/Arc: Works immediately with Browser Extension
   • Safari: Additional setup required:

     Safari Settings → Advanced → ✓ "Show features for web developers"
     Safari Settings → Developer → ✓ "Allow JavaScript from Apple Events"
     

     Then reload the YouTube page

2. Usage Steps:

   • Open any YouTube video
   • 🔴 IMPORTANT: Click "more → Show transcript" below the video first

   

   • Run the Raycast command
   • Get complete video info + clean transcript text

   

For Web Content

• Works on any website with the Browser Extension
• Automatically extracts clean content using reader mode
• Filters out ads, navigation, and clutter
• Preserves article structure and formatting

Tab Selection: Use "Copy Page Content to Tana (Select Tab)" to choose from multiple open tabs

📖 Example Output

Input: A web article about productivity

Output in Tana:

%%tana%%
- How to Build Better Habits #article
  - URL::https://example.com/habits
  - Author::James Clear  
  - Description::Scientific approaches to habit formation
  - Content::
    - Introduction
      - Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
      - Small changes compound into remarkable results
    - The Habit Loop
      - Cue triggers the behavior
      - Routine is the behavior itself
      - Reward reinforces the habit

For Limitless Transcripts: Just copy your transcript to clipboard and run "Quick Clipboard to Tana" - it automatically detects and formats transcripts with smart chunking!

🎨 Features

✅ Smart Content Detection - Automatically handles different content types
✅ Clean Formatting - Removes ads, navigation, and clutter
✅ Rich Metadata - Captures titles, authors, descriptions, URLs
✅ Transcript Processing - Smart chunking with proper boundaries
✅ Table Support - Converts HTML tables to markdown format
✅ Link Preservation - Maintains clickable links in content
✅ Auto Tana Opening - Seamlessly opens Tana after conversion
✅ Cross-Browser - Works with Chrome, Arc, and Safari

💡 Pro Tips

• For YouTube: Always click "Show transcript" below the video first for best results
• For Limitless: Just copy your transcript text and use "Quick Clipboard to Tana"
• Customization: Check Raycast preferences to personalize tags and field names
• Safari Users: Enable developer features in Safari settings for web content extraction

📞 Support & Feedback

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Contact: Lisa Ross via Slack DM or GitHub

Note: This is an unofficial Tana tool created by Lisa Ross

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details

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Made with ❤️ for the Tana community