Best AI tool to summarize YouTube videos on my Windows laptop?

Alright, let me walk you through what YTS CLI is all about. If you want to AI summarize YouTube video content without messing with browser extensions or copy-pasting transcripts by hand, this is a clever command-line option.

YTS CLI is a lightweight command-line tool written in Go that grabs transcripts from YouTube videos and uses local AI models to generate summaries for you. No browser, no copy-paste, no manual transcript hunting. You just type a command and it spits out a summary.

To install it on Windows:

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator

2. Run this command: irm https //raw githubusercontent, com/conormkelly /yts-cli/main/install ,ps1 | iex

3. The tool installs itself

The tool works with something called Ollama—a local AI that runs completely on your computer. Once you have Ollama installed, YTS CLI uses it to summarize videos without sending anything to the cloud. No API keys, no monthly limits, no paid subscriptions.

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# After installing YTS CLI and Ollama, you run:

yts config set provider ollama

yts https//www.youtube com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

If you're someone who doesn't mind the command line and wants a completely free, private way to AI summarize YouTube video content, YTS CLI + Ollama is a rock-solid combination. It's not as shiny as a web app with buttons and sliders, but it gets the job done without asking for your email or pushing a subscription.