BriefBot

Generate structured AI research briefs from articles and YouTube videos.

BriefBot is an AI article summarizer and YouTube summarizer for Chrome. It turns supported web pages and captioned YouTube videos into structured research briefs inside the side panel. Open an article or YouTube video, generate a brief, and get a clean result you can actually reuse. Each brief is organized into Summary, Key Points, Action Items, Notable Quotes, and Metadata. BriefBot is useful for: - research and market scanning - faster reading and note capture - content review before sharing with a team - turning long pages into reusable markdown notes Key features: - Summarize web articles and YouTube videos with captions - Structured AI briefs in a consistent format - One-click markdown copy for easy sharing - Download briefs as Markdown files - Brief history so you can reopen previous results - Output language selection - Dark mode interface - Simple settings for provider, model, and API key Bring your own key: BriefBot uses your own API key, so you stay in control of provider choice, model selection, output language, and billing. Supported AI providers: - OpenAI - Anthropic - Google Gemini Privacy and control: - Your API key is stored locally in your browser - Extracted page content is sent only to the provider you choose - Minimal anonymous product telemetry may be sent to PostHog to measure onboarding and reliability when telemetry is enabled - Telemetry excludes API keys, raw page content, raw URLs, raw page titles, and raw AI responses - No account required - No ads BriefBot is built for people who want a fast AI reading assistant without another dashboard or signup flow.