Sum.Video - YouTube Summaries

Get AI-powered summaries for YouTube videos

Top Features: ✅ Instant Video Summary: More than a one-paragraph overview. Key points in seconds. ✅ Key Insights: Get the main ideas without watching the entire video. ✅ Timestamped Navigation: Jump to the part you need instead of skipping through. ✅ Full Transcript: Read and search the video next to the player. ✅ Chat About This Video: Ask for the steps, names, or the 2 bits of info you actually needed. ✅ Your Language: Summaries and translations in 17 languages. Sum.Video is a YouTube summary tool that lives in a sidebar on youtube.com/watch. Click Summarize — no copy-paste into ChatGPT, no extra tab. Save time on long videos and grasp the main ideas while researching, studying, or deciding if a video is worth an hour. See what a video really covers, then jump to the useful parts with timestamps. Open a lecture, podcast, or long tutorial and get the 2 bits of info you needed without skipping through twenty minutes. Perfect for: • Lectures and studying • Podcasts and interviews • Tutorials and research • News, business, and tech • Anything longer than 5 minutes How to Use: 1. Install the Sum.Video Chrome extension. 2. Open any YouTube video. 3. Click the Summarize button. 4. Get key insights, timestamps, transcript, and chat in the sidebar. FAQs: Q: How is this different from YouTube’s built-in AI summary? A: YouTube’s own summary is one short paragraph. Sum.Video is a YouTube summarizer with timestamps, a full transcript, and chat — so you are not stuck with a generic blurb. Q: Does this YouTube summarizer have timestamps? A: Yes. Timestamped navigation lets you jump to the part you need instead of skipping through a 20-minute video for two bits of info. Q: Can I get a YouTube transcript next to the video? A: Yes. The full transcript sits in the sidebar on the watch page. You can read and search it without copying captions into another tab. Q: What if YouTube captions are missing or messy? A: We check captions first. If they are missing, Sum.Video transcribes the audio so you still get a transcript and summary. Q: Do I need ChatGPT to summarize a YouTube video? A: No. You do not copy-paste into ChatGPT or Claude. Click Summarize on youtube.com/watch. You sign in to Sum.Video for your quota — not to ChatGPT. Q: Can I summarize a YouTube video in my language? A: Yes. Summaries and translations work in 17 languages, including when the video is in another language than yours. Q: Will this help with clickbait or long videos I might skip? A: Yes. Read the key points first to see what the video really covers, then jump to the useful parts — or skip the hour. Q: What if the summary misses steps, names, or details? A: Use chat about this video. Ask for the steps, numbers, or names instead of hoping a one-paragraph recap caught them. Q: Does it work for lectures, homework, podcasts, and tutorials? A: Yes. Students and professionals use it for lectures, study notes, interviews, and long tutorials — anything longer than about 5 minutes. Q: Is there a free YouTube summary extension plan? A: Yes. Logged-in users get 3 summaries per week. That is a real free baseline, not one video then a paywall. There is also a 7-day unlimited trial. Q: How much is Sum.Video after the trial? A: $59.99/year (~$5/month) or $9.99/month. Cancel anytime, including during the trial. Q: How do I cancel my subscription? A: Log in on sum.video, open your account, and cancel. You can cancel during the trial so you are not billed again by surprise. Q: Do I have to leave YouTube? A: No. The YouTube summary, transcript, timestamps, and chat stay in the sidebar on the watch page. Q: What if the Summarize button disappears after a YouTube update? A: YouTube changes layout often; we ship extension updates when that happens. If the button is missing, update the extension from the Chrome Web Store. If it still fails, contact support from sum.video. For more information, visit our website: https://sum.video Summarize news, tutorials, lectures, and podcasts right in the YouTube tab! Install Sum.Video now and save time on long videos.