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YouTube Podcast Summarizer
Turn 2-3 hour episodes into key points with timestamps. Find the segments worth hearing and skip the rest.
Claude AI + automatic speech-to-text for episodes without captions
Pull full episode transcripts, transcribe with speaker labels, or summarize show notes and articles. YouTube Summary, YouTube Transcript and AI Summarizer
Timestamps for Every Point
Jump straight to the segment you care about instead of scrubbing through 3 hours.
Handles Caption-less Episodes
Live recordings and replays often lack captions. RunCLI transcribes the audio with AI automatically.
Built for Long Episodes
Lex Fridman or Huberman-length conversations summarize fine — AI transcription covers up to 5 hours.
Cheaper Than a Subscription
Summarize a few episodes a month for pennies instead of paying $8-10/month for an extension.
How It Works
Paste the episode URL
Any YouTube podcast link — full episodes, live replays, or clips.
AI summarizes
Captioned episodes are summarized directly; uncaptioned ones are AI-transcribed first, automatically.
Skim and jump
Read the key points and takeaways, then use timestamps to hear the segments that matter in full.
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Use Cases
Triage your queue
Decide in 30 seconds whether a 3-hour episode deserves a spot on your commute.
Interview highlights
Find the exact moment a guest covers the topic you came for, then jump there.
Episode notes
Turn episodes into structured notes with timestamps for newsletters, research, or your second brain.
Live replays without captions
Podcast live streams often publish without captions. The AI transcription fallback summarizes them anyway.
Following many shows
Keep up with ten podcasts by reading summaries and only listening to the standouts.
Who It's For
Commuters
Pick the one episode worth your drive instead of gambling 3 hours on a guest you don't know.
Researchers & Writers
Mine long-form interviews for quotes and arguments, with timestamps to verify context.
Newsletter Curators
Cover more shows per issue — summarize first, deep-listen only when an episode earns it.
Casual Listeners
Follow the big shows without giving them 6 hours a week. Read first, listen selectively.
Episodes Not Stored
Audio and transcripts are processed and discarded. No listening history is kept.
Long-Form Ready
AI transcription handles episodes up to 5 hours; captioned episodes have no strict limit.
Pay Per Episode
3 credits per captioned episode — about $0.03-0.06. Occasional listeners aren't pushed into a monthly plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can AI summarize a 3-hour podcast from YouTube?
Yes. Paste the episode URL and the AI returns key points, timestamps, and takeaways — captioned episodes summarize in seconds. Episodes without captions are transcribed first, which takes a bit longer.
What if the episode has no captions?
RunCLI automatically transcribes the audio with AI speech recognition and summarizes the result. Live replays and unedited uploads — the episodes most likely to lack captions — work fine. That path is billed at 2 credits per minute.
Can I jump to specific parts of the episode?
Yes. Key points come with timestamps, so you can open the video at the exact moment a topic starts and listen to just that segment.
How does the cost compare to a subscription summarizer?
A captioned episode costs 3 credits — roughly $0.03-0.06. If you summarize a handful of episodes a month, that's far less than the $8-10/month that extension tools charge.
How long can an episode be?
Captioned episodes have no strict length limit. Uncaptioned episodes are AI-transcribed up to 5 hours — enough for almost any podcast.
Does it work on clips and live replays?
Yes. Any YouTube URL works — full episodes, live stream replays, or clip channels. If captions are missing, the AI transcription fallback covers it.
Is it free to try?
Yes — free to try, no sign-up needed to start. Signing up with Google adds free credits. There's no subscription; you pay per episode.
Can I get the full transcript of an episode?
Yes. YouTube Transcript extracts existing captions as clean text, and YouTube Transcriber AI-transcribes uncaptioned episodes with speaker labels — handy for telling host and guest apart.