Free YouTube video summarizer. Paste a link, get the big ideas by email.
Summarize any YouTube video with captions: a podcast, an interview, a talk, or a lecture. We read the whole transcript and email you the biggest ideas, with timestamps to the moments that matter and the full transcript attached.
Your episode link is filled in. Add your email and the summary lands in your inbox.
How it works
- Paste the YouTube link and your email.
- We pull the captions, take out sponsor reads, and write up the biggest ideas. Every quote is checked word for word against the transcript.
- The summary lands in your inbox, usually within 10 minutes, as a 90 second to 6 minute read with the transcript attached.
Who makes it
The Podcast Summary has written up 558 episodes of the top tech, business, and private equity podcasts. This is the same engine, pointed at any video you choose. Browse every show we cover or see the best podcasts we track.
Questions
Is the YouTube video summarizer free?
Yes. Paste a link and your email and the summary arrives in your inbox. There is no account and no card.
How long is the summary?
About a tenth of the video's running time, as a read. A 30 minute video comes back as about a 3 minute read, and nothing is shorter than 90 seconds or longer than 6 minutes.
Which videos does it work on?
Any YouTube video with captions that runs between 2 minutes and 4 hours: podcasts, interviews, talks, and lectures. Videos with no captions cannot be summarized yet, and we email you a note if that happens.
Are the quotes accurate?
Every quote in the summary is checked word for word against the video's transcript, and any quote that does not match is dropped. Each idea links to the moment in the video where it starts.
Does it skip the ads?
Yes. Sponsor reads and a show's own promos are found and left out before the summary is written.
Do I get the transcript?
Yes. The full transcript comes attached to the email.
How fast does it arrive?
Most summaries land within about 10 minutes.
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