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YouTube video summarizer

Ask your AI about any YouTube video and get the answer from what's actually said in it, with timestamps to jump to.

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Built from the full transcriptA timestamp on every pointFollow-up questions
SummaryExample · YouTube · 42:10 · podcast
Why they raised prices 30% and lost almost no customers.
The one email that won back almost a fifth of cancelled subscribers.
They hire for a job only once it fills someone's whole week.
What they'd do differently: charge from day one.
Ask next: “Write up the email from 11:40.”

That's an example. Create a free account and read yours for real; it works on anything public.

Short answer

Can ChatGPT summarize a YouTube video?

Not reliably from a link on its own: it can't play the video and usually can't read the captions, so it summarizes the title and description. Connect Puley and ChatGPT reads the full transcript first, then summarizes it with timestamps you can check.

How to

Two ways to summarize a YouTube video in ChatGPT

The free way works. The Puley way is one message, on any device, and you can ask about the result.

Copy and paste

Free, a few minutes each time

  1. Open the video on a computer and click …more, then Show transcript.
  2. Select the whole transcript and copy it.
  3. Paste it into ChatGPT or Claude and ask for a summary. Long videos may need pasting in parts.

With Puley

One message

  1. Copy the video's link.
  2. In ChatGPT or Claude, paste it and ask: “Summarize this,” or ask the exact question you have.
  3. Ask follow-ups. Every point comes with a timestamp you can check.
Use it for

What people ask about videos

Ask in plain words. Your AI does the rest with what Puley reads.

Is it worth watching?The five points of a two-hour video before you give it two hours.
Just the stepsThe steps, settings and timings from a tutorial, in order.
The numbers in a talkPrices, dates and figures mentioned, with where they were said.
Where reviewers disagreeWhat three reviewers said about the same phone, side by side.
What a channel posted this weekEach new video in a line or two.
Lecture notesNotes and practice questions from a class you missed.
Compare

YouTube summarizers compared

An honest look at the options, including the free ones.

OptionPriceWhere it worksReadsAlso does
Gemini appFreeGoogle's Gemini appYouTube videos with captionsGoogle's own apps
Eightify$9.99 a month after a free trialBrowser extensionYouTubeSummaries
NoteGPTFrom $9 a month, billed yearlyWebsite and extensionYouTube and filesNotes and mind maps
PuleyFree at any length with captions; Plus $20 a monthInside ChatGPT and ClaudeYouTube, TikTok, Instagram, web pagesWatches, alerts, Monday reports

Prices as published, checked October 2026.

Questions

YouTube summaries: questions

How accurate are the summaries?

As accurate as the transcript. Puley gives your AI the full text with timestamps, so you can check any point against the video.

Does it work on long videos and podcasts?

Yes, at any length when the video has captions, on every plan. Ask for a short summary or a detailed one, or ask about one part.

Can it summarize a whole channel?

Ask for a channel's latest videos and you get each one summarized. On Plus, Puley can watch a channel and tell you when it posts.

Which languages?

It reads the video's captions in their language, and your AI can summarize in yours.

Isn't this what Gemini does?

Gemini summarizes YouTube in Google's app. Puley does it inside ChatGPT and Claude, also reads TikTok and Instagram, and watches pages for you.

More

Also in Puley

One add-on does all of these, inside the AI you already use.

YouTube transcriptsThe full transcript of any YouTube video, with timestamps, on any device.TikTok transcriptsEvery word from any TikTok, then ask your AI what made it work.Competitor reportsEvery Monday: what your competitors posted, launched and cut.
Can ChatGPT watch videos? What it can and can't doChatGPT can't play a video from a link, so it can't hear what's said in a YouTube video or a TikTok. What it can do, what Claude and Gemini can do, and the fix.
How to get a transcript of a YouTube videoGet the transcript of any YouTube video on a computer or in the YouTube app, with or without timestamps, and how to copy it on a phone or use it in ChatGPT.

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