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Free YouTube Summarizer

Summarize Any YouTube Video in 30 Seconds

Paste a YouTube URL — get a 1-sentence, 3-bullet, or paragraph summary. Skip the 2-hour lecture, get the key points. Free, no signup.

Paste a YouTube URL
What is it

What is a YouTube Summarizer?

A YouTube summarizer fetches a video's transcript (the captions YouTube generates automatically) and creates a summary you can read in seconds instead of watching the whole video. It works on any video that has captions enabled — which is now most videos longer than a minute. Use cases include: students summarizing 2-hour lectures, professionals catching up on conference talks, researchers extracting key points from interviews, content creators studying competitor videos, and casual viewers deciding whether a video is worth watching.
What makes it different

Why TextSight's YouTube Summarizer is different

Works on any video with captions
Including auto-generated ones — covers ~95% of videos longer than a minute.
4 length options
Pick the right depth: one sentence, three bullets, paragraph, or detailed.
Reading-time-saved counter
See how much time you saved by reading vs watching.
Humanization Score on the summary
Important if you're using the summary in your own published writing.
Use cases

Who uses it

Students
Summarize lectures, recorded classes, study videos.
Professionals
Catch up on missed conference talks.
Researchers
Extract key points from podcast interviews.
Content creators
Study competitor videos for ideas.
Casual viewers
Decide if a video is worth watching.
FAQ

Common questions

Is the YouTube summarizer free?

Yes, 5 summaries per day with no signup. Sign up free for 50/day.

Does it work on videos without captions?

No. The tool requires captions (either creator-uploaded or auto-generated by YouTube). Most videos longer than 60 seconds have auto-captions.

What's the longest video it can summarize?

Up to ~3 hours of audio. Longer videos can be summarized but the captions are processed in chunks, which slows down the result.

Can it summarize live streams?

Only after the stream ends and YouTube generates captions. Real-time live-stream summarization is on the roadmap.

Is the summary accurate?

TextSight uses Claude Sonnet 4 for summarization. Summary accuracy is high (~90% of key points captured) but not perfect — for high-stakes content, watch the original.

Does it work on YouTube Shorts?

Yes, but Shorts are usually too short to need summarization (they're already TLDRs).

Will I get in trouble for using this?

No. You're just reading captions YouTube has already published. The tool doesn't download or republish the video.

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Want the Humanization Score too?

3 free scans/day, no card. See if your summary reads AI-generated.