YouTube Summary icon

YouTube videos,
summarized.

A Chrome extension that turns video captions into structured summaries — using your own AI API key. No accounts, no tracking, no servers.

YouTube video page with the Summarize button added by the extension
One click — that's it The extension adds a Summarize button to every YouTube video page. Press it and an AI summary appears in your side panel.

What it does

Fast, structured AI summaries of any YouTube video that has captions.

Structured output

Headings, bullet points, and key takeaways — not just a wall of text.

Bilingual

Generate summaries in Japanese or English, regardless of the video's language.

Side panel

Read summaries next to the video without leaving the page.

Three summary modes

Short for a quick gist, Medium for context, Detailed when you need it all.

Your keys, your data

API keys stay in your browser. No analytics, no telemetry, no servers in between.

Copy, regenerate, cancel

One-click copy, rerun the same input, or cancel a long request anytime.

See it in action

A structured summary in the Chrome side panel — alongside the video, not in another tab.

Chrome side panel showing an English AI-generated summary next to a YouTube video
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  1. 1 Bilingual outputSwitch the summary language between English and Japanese on the fly.
  2. 2 Three summary modesShort for a quick gist, Medium for context, Detailed when you need it all.
  3. 3 Structured outputTopic tags, headings, and bullet points — never a wall of text.

How it works

Set it up once and forget about it.

  1. Add your API key

    Choose Claude, OpenAI, or Gemini in the options page and paste your API key. Stored only in your browser.

  2. Open any YouTube video

    The extension adds a Summarize button to the video page action bar.

  3. Click Summarize

    The Chrome side panel opens and the structured summary streams in.

Your data stays yours

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) means there's no developer middleman.

  • No user accounts, no sign-up, no developer servers
  • API keys are stored only in your browser's local storage
  • Captions are sent only to the AI provider you select
  • No analytics, no telemetry, no third-party tracking

Bring your own AI

Pick the provider you already use. Models are configurable in the options page.

Anthropic Claude claude-sonnet-4-6 OpenAI gpt-4o Google Gemini gemini-2.5-flash