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YouTube Summarizer

Paste a YouTube link and get an AI summary — TL;DR, key points and takeaways — in seconds. Free, no signup.

Works with any public YouTube video that has captions.

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How it works

Step 1

Paste a YouTube link

Drop the URL of any YouTube video that has captions.

Step 2

AI reads the transcript

We pull the captions — no video download — and condense the content.

Step 3

Read the summary

Get a short TL;DR, the key points and actionable takeaways. Copy it anywhere.

FAQ

Is the YouTube summarizer free?
Yes, it is completely free with no signup. Just paste a link.
How long can the video be?
You can summarize videos up to three hours long on the free web tool.
Does it download the video?
No. We only read the public captions track to summarize it. The video is never downloaded or stored.
What videos work best?
Talk-heavy videos with captions — lectures, podcasts, interviews and tutorials produce the most useful summaries.