What it does
SummaryTube produces short summaries of YouTube videos so you can pull out the main points without watching the whole thing. You can install it as a Chrome extension or use the website, and sign in with Google. The site also keeps browsable pages of summaries, grouped by category and by channel, and has a blog and a statistics page. The Pro plan is listed at $2 a month with 1,000 credits a month. It is described as adding unlimited video length, key moments, transcripts, question-and-answer about a video, top comments, more than 25 languages, and no ads. The page also shows a discount code for 20 percent off upgrades and has a refer-and-earn page. The page calls the tool free but does not spell out what the free plan includes, so check the pricing page before relying on it.
Capabilities
- Summaries of YouTube videos from a Chrome extension or the website
- Key moments, transcripts and Q&A on the Pro plan
- Top comments from the video
- More than 25 languages
- Browsable summaries by category and channel
When to use it
- You want the gist of a long YouTube video before deciding whether to watch it
- You want transcripts and key moments for a video, which the site lists on the Pro plan
- You want to ask questions about what a video covers
