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TLDR YouTube

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Spec score 7.4 #19 of 25 in AI Video Summarizers

Spec sheet

Purpose
TLDR YouTube creates AI summaries of YouTube videos so users can read key ideas without watching the full video.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Intended users
The maker presents Premium as intended for power users who summarize videos daily.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Integrations
The pricing page lists API access on the Free plan and MCP Server access plus export to Notion and Obsidian on the upcoming Premium plan.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Support
The maker lists [email protected] for questions about privacy practices and terms.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Browser extension
The free Chrome extension opens the matching tldr.yt summary page from a YouTube video and is described as compatible with Chrome, Brave, Edge, and other Chromium browsers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Data providers
The privacy policy names Supabase, Vercel, OpenAI, and PostHog as third-party providers used for authentication and database services, hosting, summaries, and analytics.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Extension privacy
The maker says the extension only runs on YouTube and does not track users or collect personal data.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
How it works
The service reads a video transcript when available and produces a clean summary with key points and takeaways.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Security and privacy
The privacy policy says the service uses encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments, and describes GDPR data rights and analytics opt-out options.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Shared library
New summaries are added to a shared library, and reading existing summaries is free and unlimited.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Summary limit
The free plan allows five summaries per week in a rolling seven-day window, and revisiting a summary already generated does not count again.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
URL shortcut
Users can replace youtube.com with tldr.yt in a video URL to open its summary.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
YouTube data
The privacy policy says the service accesses public video metadata and available transcripts, does not permanently store or cache YouTube content, and does not access users' private YouTube account data.Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt

Plans and prices

Free Free forever 5 summaries per week · 7-day rolling window · API access · custom summary styles Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt
Premium Price not published Coming Soon 100 summaries per week · API access · MCP Server access · custom summary styles · priority processing · export to Notion, Obsidian Read 8 Oct 2026 · tldr.yt

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