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Get AI-powered summaries of YouTube videos
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# YouTube Free Video Summarizer
## Short Description
Get AI-powered summaries of YouTube videos instantly. Save time by understanding video content without watching the entire video.
## Detailed Description
### What is YouTube Video Summarizer?
YouTube Video Summarizer is a powerful Chrome extension that uses advanced AI to generate concise, accurate summaries of any YouTube video. Stop wasting time watching lengthy videos when you only need the key points!
### Key Features:
• **Instant Summaries**: Generate summaries with one click while watching any YouTube video
• **Time-Saving**: Quickly understand if a video is worth your full attention
• **Easy Setup**: Simple configuration with your OpenRouter API key
• **Clean Interface**: Minimalist design that doesn't interfere with your YouTube experience
• **Privacy-Focused**: Your API key is stored locally on your device
### How It Works:
1. Install the extension and set up your OpenRouter API key
2. Navigate to any YouTube video
3. Click the "Resume" button that appears on the video page
4. View a concise summary in the sidebar without interrupting your browsing
### Perfect For:
• Students researching topics
• Professionals staying up-to-date with industry content
• Anyone who wants to maximize their time online
• Content creators checking competitor videos
• Researchers gathering information efficiently
### Technical Details:
• Powered by OpenRouter AI for high-quality summaries
• Lightweight extension with minimal resource usage
• Regular updates to improve functionality and performance
Get YouTube Video Summarizer today and transform how you consume video content online!
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Privacy Note:
For activeTab permission: "This extension requires the activeTab permission to access the current YouTube video page, extract video information, and inject the summary UI components. This is essential for the core functionality of providing video summaries."
For host permission: "The extension requires access to specific domains: openrouter.ai to generate AI summaries, tactiq-apps-prod.tactiq.io as a fallback for transcript retrieval, and youtube.com/youtu.be to access and process YouTube video pages and transcripts. These permissions are necessary for the extension's core functionality of summarizing YouTube videos."
For remote code use: "The extension makes API calls to OpenRouter AI for generating summaries and to YouTube/Tactiq APIs for retrieving video transcripts. These external services are essential for the extension's core functionality of providing AI-powered video summaries."
For storage permission: "The extension uses Chrome's storage API to securely store the user's OpenRouter API key locally on their device. This is necessary to authenticate API requests for generating summaries without requiring users to enter their key for each use."
For single purpose description: "The single purpose of this extension is to provide AI-generated summaries of YouTube videos, helping users save time by understanding video content without watching the entire video."
Data usage compliance: Make sure to check the box certifying that your data usage complies with the Developer Program Policies.