Copying a YouTube transcript into a chat window is slow and fiddly, so it is fair to want a one-click summary instead. Summate does not read video transcripts yet — that is on the roadmap and coming soon. What you can do today is summarize the page that goes with the video: most talks, lectures and product videos have a companion article, blog post or documentation page, and Summate turns that into a summary in one click.
| Summate | DeepRead AI | Sider | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube videos | Coming soon — on the roadmap | Yes | Yes |
| Web pages today | Yes — unlimited and free on Chrome 138+ | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier | Unlimited on-device summaries; free cloud trial of 50 to start, then 10/day | 10 credits/day; 50/day after sign-in | Daily-limited free tier |
| Where your page goes | On-device summaries never leave your computer | Sent to its own servers | Processed in its cloud |
Reading a video’s transcript and summarizing it for you is the next big step after PDF support. It takes more care than a web page — the captions have to be fetched and cleaned up first — so we are doing it properly rather than rushing it out. Install Summate now and video summaries will be waiting for you when the update lands.
Not yet. Reading a video’s transcript is not available today; YouTube summarization is on the roadmap.
Any normal web page: an article, a blog post, documentation, or the companion page of a talk or lecture.
No. On Chrome 138+ the summary runs on your device — free, unlimited and private.