Summary
TL;DR, key takeaways with timestamps, a longer summary and who should watch.
Paste a YouTube link and get the point of the video in 30 seconds: a TL;DR, key takeaways and the moments worth watching, each linked to its timestamp.
Transcript free without an account.Summaries with a free Google account, 3 a day.
The summary is built from the video's own captions, so every takeaway points back to a real moment you can open and check.
Pick a format in the Summary tab. Each one is generated from the same transcript.
TL;DR, key takeaways with timestamps, a longer summary and who should watch.
Chapters with start times, plus the people, books, tools and companies mentioned.
Notes with headings, flashcards and a short quiz for lectures and courses.
The ideas worth keeping and what to do with them, for talks and podcasts.
Ingredients and steps from a cooking video, without rewinding.
Exercises, sets and rest times from a training video.
InsightsTube reads the video's captions, then an AI model writes a short TL;DR, 3 to 5 key takeaways with timestamps, a longer summary and who the video is for. Every point links back to the moment in the video.
Yes. The transcript is free without an account. The AI summary needs a free Google account and you get 3 summaries a day. If someone has already summarized the same video, you can read its TL;DR without signing in.
Yes. Lectures, podcasts and streams work as long as the video has captions. For very long videos the summary is built from roughly the first hour of the transcript.
In the Summary tab, pick a format: chapters and mentions, study notes with flashcards and a quiz, key insights and actions, language notes, a recipe card or a workout program.
A summary is only as good as the captions and can compress nuance. Use the timestamps to check quotes, numbers and important claims in the video before relying on them.
Then there is nothing to summarize. Captions can be turned off by the creator, and YouTube may not have generated them yet for new uploads or music videos.
Transcript without signup. Summary with a free account.