Youtube Highlighter & AI Summary - Web Highlights
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- Extension status: Featured
Highlight & annotate YouTube transcripts. Create AI summaries and transform videos into organized, searchable notes & annotations.
Transform YouTube into your study, research, and learning workspace. Extract transcripts, sync with playback, jump by timestamps, organize with tags, and generate AI summaries of key insights — all in one tool.
⭐ TOP FEATURES ⭐
🎥 YouTube Transcript Highlighter — One‑click button in the player or extension icon
⏱️ Time‑Synced Playback — Click transcript lines to jump to exact moments
📌 Video Pinning — Keep the player visible while reviewing the transcript
📝 Notes & Tags — Add notes to highlights and organize by custom tags
🤖 AI Summary — Short, medium, or long summaries of any video
💬 AI Chat - Our AI understands the full context of the video, so you can chat with it and ask any question.
🎨 Multiple Highlight Colors — Color‑code concepts, quotes, and action items
🔄 Auto‑Scroll — Transcript follows video; toggle on/off anytime
🌍 Multi‑Language — Detects available captions and lets you switch languages
🌓 Reader Mode — Distraction‑free interface with light, dark, sepia, high‑contrast
🔍 Powerful Search — Find highlights and notes instantly across videos
📤 Export Options — Copy Markdown/HTML or export to Notion, Obsidian, Capacities, and other popular note-taking tools
☁️ Optional Sync — Use offline for free; enable sync via the web app
🔥 HOW IT WORKS 🔥
1) Open any YouTube video with captions
2) Click the highlight button in the player or the extension icon
3) The transcript opens in reader mode — start highlighting and taking notes
4) Click timestamps to jump to exact moments in the video
5) Generate an AI summary to capture the key takeaways
💡 WHY THIS EXTENSION?
✅ Purpose‑built for YouTube — Smooth transcript extraction and video synchronization
✅ Persistent highlights — Reopen videos and your highlights are still there
✅ Works offline — No account needed for core highlighting
✅ Unlimited AI summaries — No artificial limits
✅ Privacy‑first — Your data stays yours, always
✅ Help children learn - We proudly support the Save the Children charity and other great causes.
💡 PRO TIPS & GOOD TO KNOW 💡
➡️ Toggle auto‑scroll to keep the current sentence in view
➡️ Click timestamps in your highlights to replay exact moments
➡️ Tag highlights (e.g., “TED Talk”, “Exam Prep”, “Marketing”) for fast filtering
➡️ Customize typography: font size, width, and line spacing
➡️ Switch themes: light, dark, sepia, or high‑contrast for long study sessions
➡️ Use the player button for the fastest launch into reader mode
➡️ Some videos may not have captions; captions are required for transcript features
🔐 YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS
We believe your data belongs to you.
✔️ Your highlights, notes, and bookmarks are private by default
✔️ Nothing is ever sold or used to profile you
✔️ Secure sync and export, only accessible with your account
We never use your data for advertising, lending, or unrelated purposes.
📜 TERMS OF SERVICE 📜
By installing the extension or signing up with an account, you agree to Web Highlights Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which you can find here: https://web-highlights.com/legal/terms-of-service
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❤️ This is a one-person project I’m building with love and late nights. I hope you enjoy using this tool as much as I do.
Feel free to share your feedback with me:
· Email: [email protected]
· LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/marius-bongarts-6b3638171
· Twitter/X: https://x.com/MariusBongarts
Latest reviews
- Martin Thißen
- I'm so happy I found this extension! I've always wanted a tool that allows me to read along YouTube videos and podcasts. And even better, I can also highlight key moments and come back to them later! 😍
- nils bongarts
- Great tool! Works without any problems.