Skip the hours. Get the point.
Summarize YouTube videos and podcasts
Paste a link and Essently gives you a short AI summary and the full transcript — on one permanent, searchable page.
Seconds for YouTube. A few minutes for podcasts.
How to summarize a YouTube video or podcast
Same three steps, whether you paste a video or a podcast.
Paste a link
Drop in a YouTube video or a podcast episode. YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS links all work.
We fetch the transcript
Ready in seconds for YouTube, a few minutes for podcasts.
Read the essence
A short summary up top, the full transcript with timecodes below. Skim it, search it, quote it, or download it.
Or let us follow your channels
Subscribe to a channel and Essently automatically emails you a summary of every new video — the moment it drops, or bundled into a daily or weekly digest.
Who it's for
For anyone who'd rather read the point than sit through the whole thing.
Is it worth your time?
Skim a long talk, interview, or podcast and decide before you commit two hours.
Study & research
Pull searchable, quotable text out of a lecture or deep-dive for your notes.
Keep up with creators
Follow the channels and shows you care about without watching every upload.
Any language
Read content in its original language — no English required.
Works with
Free, no sign-up. Works in any language the video or podcast is in.