Free YouTube tool
YouTube Summary with ChatGPT
Get retrievable caption text free, then use the extension to send supported video context to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
Free · No sign-up · Requires retrievable captions
Use your own AI, with your own prompt
ChatGPT cannot reliably watch a YouTube video. What it can do — very well — is work from the transcript. The bottleneck has always been getting that transcript out of YouTube in a usable form.
This page handles the first step free: paste a supported link and retrieve clean timestamped caption text. The JumpWatch extension can then send supported video context to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini using a prompt you control; extension AI use requires sign-in and follows account plan limits.
Your prompt, not ours
Set a custom prompt so supported videos come back in the format you want.
Multiple models
ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are all one click away — use whichever you already pay for.
Clean input
A formatted transcript gives the model the video's source text instead of relying on whether it can access a pasted URL.
How to summarize YouTube with ChatGPT
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Get the transcript
Paste the YouTube link above to generate a clean, timestamped transcript free.
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Send it to your AI
Copy the text into ChatGPT, or use the signed-in extension to send supported video context to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini subject to plan limits.
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Prompt it your way
Ask for a summary, key arguments, action items, a study guide — whatever you actually need from that video.
Who works this way
Power users
People with a ChatGPT or Claude subscription who would rather use their own model than a bundled one.
Prompt tinkerers
Anyone with a prompt they have refined and want applied consistently to every video.
Researchers
Pull the actual argument out of a conference talk or interview, with timestamps you can cite, without watching the whole recording.
Creators
Mine podcasts and interviews for quotes, scripts, and references, or repurpose your own videos into blog posts and show notes.
ChatGPT and YouTube FAQ
Can ChatGPT summarize a YouTube video from a link?
Usually not reliably. ChatGPT works best when you give it the transcript text. Generate one free here, then paste it in.
Which AI models are supported?
For supported captioned videos, the JumpWatch extension can send context to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. The public transcript tool returns plain text you can paste into the AI assistant you choose.
Can I set my own prompt?
Yes. The extension supports a custom prompt that is applied every time you send a video to your AI of choice.
Do I need an account or an extension?
No account or extension is required for the public transcript tool, which is free and subject to rate and capacity limits. The JumpWatch Chrome extension is free to install; its AI summaries and chat require sign-in and follow your account's plan limits.
Keep the context
Take transcripts, summaries, and Ask onto YouTube.
Add the free extension for transcript search and assistant handoffs. Premium adds server-powered Brief and Ask on the video page.
Add to Chrome — FreeOr browse recent transcripts.