YouTube Transcript Summarizer
Your summary
Open the transcript under any YouTube video, paste it here, and get a short summary with the key points and takeaways in under a minute. It is ideal for lectures, interviews, webinars and long explainers where you need the substance without watching at double speed and scribbling notes.
How to use this tool, step by step
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Open the video transcript on YouTube
Under the video, open the description menu and choose Open transcript, then copy the full text including timestamps if shown.
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Paste the transcript here
Add the copied text. Removing timestamps is optional; the summary works either way, though clean text reads better.
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Generate the summary
The tool condenses the transcript in your browser session into main points, notable quotes and takeaways.
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Save the takeaways you need
Copy the summary into your notes and link back to the video, so you can revisit the exact moment later if needed.
Good to know
This text-based tool runs instantly in your browser on a transcript you paste from YouTube; it does not download or transcribe the video itself.
Frequently asked questions
You paste the transcript text yourself using the Open transcript option on YouTube. That keeps the tool simple, fast and account-free.
Some videos disable transcripts or have poor auto-captions. In that case, this tool cannot summarise it from text you do not have.
Yes, for typical lecture and webinar lengths. For multi-hour transcripts, summarising in parts usually produces a clearer combined brief.
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