QuickTube

Summarize YouTube videos with AI.

Read the transcript next to any video, jump to any moment, and get a summary in one click from ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Mistral or Grok.

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  • Works with the AI you already use
  • Free, no ads, no sign-up
A YouTube video with the Transcript & Summary panel beside it, showing timestamped transcript lines

From video to summary in one click.

  1. Step 1

    Install the extension

    Add it from the Chrome Web Store. No account needed.

  2. Step 2

    Open a video

    The Transcript & Summary panel appears next to every YouTube video.

  3. Step 3

    Click summarize

    Your AI opens with the transcript already in the prompt and writes the summary. Ask follow-up questions right there.

Transcript

The whole video, as text you can click.

Open the panel to read the full transcript, timestamped, beside the video.

  • Click any line to seek the video to that moment.
  • Jump to current time scrolls the transcript to what’s playing now.
  • Copy the transcript with timestamps, as plain text or as Markdown with a link to each moment.
  • Switch caption tracks, including auto-generated ones and other languages.
The Transcript & Summary panel with timestamped transcript lines and caption language buttons
Five AI engines

Summarize with the AI you already use.

QuickTube works with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Mistral and Grok. Pick a default for the one-click button, or choose another from the menu for any video.

The summary opens in your own account on that chat site, so there’s no API key to set up and nothing extra to pay.

Small extension, plenty of options.

Your own prompt

Edit the prompt template to get bullet points, a detailed breakdown or answers to your own questions. It can use the video’s title, URL and transcript.

Summaries in your language

Have the summary written in any of 18 languages, whatever language the video is in.

Keyboard shortcut

Press Ctrl+Shift+S (⌘+Shift+S on a Mac) to summarize with your default AI.

ChatGPT temporary chat

Turn it on to keep summaries out of your ChatGPT history.

Choose your Google account

Signed into several Google accounts? Pick the one Gemini opens with.

Light and ad-free

Runs only on YouTube and the chat sites, with no ads and no account. Read our privacy policy.

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Questions & answers

More in the getting started guide

How does QuickTube summarize YouTube videos?

QuickTube reads the video’s captions and puts the title, URL and transcript into a prompt. It then opens your chosen AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Mistral or Grok) in a new tab and sends the prompt, so the summary appears there and you can ask follow-up questions.

Which AI should I use?

Whichever you already use. Gemini is the default; change it in Settings, or pick another AI from the menu in the panel for a single video.

Do I need an account?

Not with us. You need to be signed in to the AI chat site you summarize with, and that site’s usual limits apply.

For Gemini, if you’re signed into several Google accounts, choose which one to use in Settings. Work and school (Workspace) accounts may not work; try a personal Google account.

Can I customize the summary?

Yes. Edit the prompt template in Settings and choose the language the summary is written in.

What if a video has no transcript?

The transcript comes from the video’s captions, including YouTube’s auto-generated ones. If a video has no captions at all, the panel says so.

Is it free?

Yes. The extension is free, with no ads and no sign-up.

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