YouTube Summarizer & Transcript Generator

Summ turns any YouTube video into a 2-minute summary with key points and timestamps, plus the full transcript. Paste a link to open it here if it's in our library, or get it in the free app.

Works with YouTube videos, Shorts, podcasts and live replays

Tools for YouTube and articles

Summarize anything with the Summ app

YouTube videos, web articles or any text. Save 90% of your time without missing what matters.

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Key features

Videos, articles and text

Summarize YouTube videos, web articles, or any text you paste.

Key points and timestamps

Short overview, bullet points and chapters that link back to the video.

Long videos

Multi-hour podcasts, lectures and livestreams, summarized in seconds.

50+ languages

Summarize a video in one language and read it in another.

Smart library

All your summaries in one searchable place.

Text-to-speech

Listen to summaries on the go.

Works offline

Read saved summaries without a connection.

Share from YouTube

Tap Share in the YouTube app and choose Summ.

How to summarize a YouTube video

  1. Copy the link of any YouTube video, Short or podcast episode.
  2. Paste it into Summ, or share it straight from the YouTube app.
  3. Read or listen to the summary, then jump to the moments you care about.

Only need the words? See the YouTube transcript generator. Want to see what a summary looks like? Browse the summaries library.

Latest YouTube summaries

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Frequently asked questions

What is Summ?⌄

Summ is an AI YouTube summarizer for iPhone, iPad and Android. Paste a link or share a video from YouTube and get a short summary with key points, chapters and timestamps. It also summarizes web articles and any text you paste.

How do I get the transcript of a YouTube video?⌄

Share the video to the Summ app, or paste its link there. Summ gives you the full text with timestamps, which you can export as TXT, SRT or VTT, plus an AI summary. If the video is already in our library, pasting it into the box on this page shows its transcript and summary right away.

Is Summ free?⌄

Yes. The app has a free plan with daily summaries, and every summary on summ.site is free to read. Premium adds unlimited summaries and longer videos.

Can Summ summarize long videos and podcasts?⌄

Yes. Summ handles multi-hour podcasts, lectures and livestreams, and splits the summary into chapters with timestamps.

Which languages are supported?⌄

Summ reads videos in most languages and can write the summary in more than 50, so you can summarize an English video in Spanish or a Japanese video in English.

How accurate are the summaries?⌄

Summaries are written from the video's full transcript, and each chapter links to its timestamp, so you can check anything important in the original.

Can I listen to summaries?⌄

Yes. Summ reads summaries aloud with text-to-speech, and saved summaries work offline.

Video summaries in your language