Hey everyone, like the title says, I’m looking for the best AI tool to summarize YouTube videos into text. I need something that works well for long videos. Free is preferred, but it’s okay if it’s not, as long as the quality is good. Could be a website, extension, or app—just something you keep coming back to.
Riley said:
Google Gemini
Works great as long as there are captions, and you can ask follow-up questions.
Riley said:
Google Gemini
Can you just send a link and have it summarize?
Yeah, since YouTube is owned by Google, Gemini is the only native connection for summaries. It just uses the transcripts though, so it won’t include images.
I tested over 40 YouTube video summarizers, each with something unique. Here are my top 10 picks after a week of testing:
- Recall - Best overall, gives accurate summaries for different content types and offers a personal knowledge base for saved summaries.
- Glasp - Great for short videos, and it’s free with key point customization.
- NoteGPT - Ideal for note-taking, though the free plan is limited.
- YoutubeDigest - Offers translation features and exports to formats like PDF and DOCX.
- ChatGPT for YouTube - Focuses on creating short highlights.
- HARPA AI Chrome Extension - Offers detailed summaries with AI assistant features and a chat interface.
- YouTube Summarizer - Adjustable summary length.
- Summarize.tech - Simple, no installation required, and good for long videos.
- Jasper - Multi-use tool, pricey but very capable.
- Eightify - Summarizes in over 40 languages, focusing on 8 key takeaways.
Laken said:
I tested over 40 YouTube video summarizers, each with something unique. Here are my top 10 picks after a week of testing:
- Recall - Best overall, gives accurate summaries for different content types and offers a personal knowledge base for saved summaries.
- Glasp - Great for short videos, and it’s free with key point customization.
- NoteGPT - Ideal for note-taking, though the free plan is limited.
- YoutubeDigest - Offers translation features and exports to formats like PDF and DOCX.
- ChatGPT for YouTube - Focuses on creating short highlights.
- HARPA AI Chrome Extension - Offers detailed summaries with AI assistant features and a chat interface.
- YouTube Summarizer - Adjustable summary length.
- Summarize.tech - Simple, no installation required, and good for long videos.
- Jasper - Multi-use tool, pricey but very capable.
- Eightify - Summarizes in over 40 languages, focusing on 8 key takeaways.
You’re awesome! Did you test the other ones mentioned in this thread?
Laken said:
I tested over 40 YouTube video summarizers, each with something unique. Here are my top 10 picks after a week of testing:
- Recall - Best overall, gives accurate summaries for different content types and offers a personal knowledge base for saved summaries.
- Glasp - Great for short videos, and it’s free with key point customization.
- NoteGPT - Ideal for note-taking, though the free plan is limited.
- YoutubeDigest - Offers translation features and exports to formats like PDF and DOCX.
- ChatGPT for YouTube - Focuses on creating short highlights.
- HARPA AI Chrome Extension - Offers detailed summaries with AI assistant features and a chat interface.
- YouTube Summarizer - Adjustable summary length.
- Summarize.tech - Simple, no installation required, and good for long videos.
- Jasper - Multi-use tool, pricey but very capable.
- Eightify - Summarizes in over 40 languages, focusing on 8 key takeaways.
Did you try u/samuelroy’s app ‘alter’? Seems like you should include that too.
Since NotebookLM came out, it’s my go-to for summarizing most things. It’s really good, and it’s free.
Davis said:
Since NotebookLM came out, it’s my go-to for summarizing most things. It’s really good, and it’s free.
https://notebooklm.google.com/
Plus, the podcast function gives you a summary you can listen to while doing other stuff.
YouTube transcript + ChatGPT.
True said:
YouTube transcript + ChatGPT.
I’m concerned about accuracy, since YouTube’s auto-generated subtitles can mess up words. I’d prefer AI that works directly with audio.
True said:
YouTube transcript + ChatGPT.
Agreed, it’s easier to use from the command line and free. You can copy to clipboard and paste it directly.
Dallas said:
@Amir
Checked out your website, looks impressive, will give it a try.
Let me know how it goes! The app is new, and we’re still fixing bugs.
Akira said:
Hey everyone, like the title says, I’m looking for the best AI tool to summarize YouTube videos into text. I need something that works well for long videos. Free is preferred, but it’s okay if it’s not, as long as the quality is good. Could be a website, extension, or app—just something you keep coming back to.
I wrote a Python script that grabs the YouTube transcript, sends it to OpenAI’s API (using my key), and turns it into a summary with bullet points. If anyone wants it, I can share it (will need to remove my API key first).
Akira said:
Hey everyone, like the title says, I’m looking for the best AI tool to summarize YouTube videos into text. I need something that works well for long videos. Free is preferred, but it’s okay if it’s not, as long as the quality is good. Could be a website, extension, or app—just something you keep coming back to.
I wrote a Python script that grabs the YouTube transcript, sends it to OpenAI’s API (using my key), and turns it into a summary with bullet points. If anyone wants it, I can share it (will need to remove my API key first).
I have a question about API keys. I pay $20 a month; does that give me an API key? If I use it for something with a lot of characters, is it expensive? Can you pick the model?