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Pls suggest a good video summarizer ai tool for youtube
Hello, I hope it's okay to ask this here. I often find long YouTube videos on topics I want to learn about, but I rarely have the time to watch the full hour. I heard that some AI tools can create a...
I’ve been in the same boat — too many one-hour YouTube videos, not enough time.
I’ve tested a few video summarizer ai tools recently, and here are the three that actually worked well for me:
(1) Eightify
- How it works: It’s a Chrome extension. Once installed, open any YouTube video and click the “Summarize” button — it uses GPT-based video summarizer ai to give short bullet summaries.
- Pros: Very fast, works directly on YouTube, and pretty accurate for educational videos.
- Cons: Limited free summaries per day, and you need a Google login to sync data.
(2) Claude.ai + Transcript
- How it works: Copy the video’s transcript (click the three dots → “Show transcript”) and ask Claude to summarize.
- Pros: You control what’s summarized, can specify style (brief, detailed, etc.).
- Cons: Manual step — no automatic integration with YouTube.
(3) YouTube Summary with ChatGPT
- How it works: A browser add-on that pulls the transcript and sends it to ChatGPT’s video summarizer ai.
- Pros: Very flexible, customizable summaries.
- Cons: Requires an OpenAI account and a valid transcript.
Personally, I use Eightify for quick learning and Claude when I want a deeper read.
Each video summarizer ai has its quirks, but all three save me hours every week — especially for those endless “45-minute explainers” on tech and research stuff.