Watching long YouTube videos just to find the key message? It’s quite easy to generate an AI summary for free of any video — if you know the right steps. Below is a universal, always-working method to do it yourself.
✅ Step 1: Get the YouTube Video Link
Just copy the video link from your browser’s address bar or click the Share button on YouTube and copy the URL.
Right-click the video on YouTube and select ‘Copy video URL’ to get the link address.
✅ Step 2: Download the Subtitles (Transcript)
There are many free tools to get subtitles from YouTube videos. One of the most reliable is: 🌐 https://downsub.com
Click TXT to download subtitles to text file
There is also alternative subtitle download service available here:
🌐 https://tactiq.io/tools/youtube-transcript
✅ Step 3: Copy the Transcript to Clipboard
Open the downloaded file or online transcript, and copy the full text to your clipboard. You’ll need this for the summary.
Copy the subtitles to Windows/Mac clipboard
✅ Step 4: Use AI to Generate a Summary
Now paste your transcript into a tool like DeepSeek or ChatGPT. Use a simple prompt like:
Summarize:
[Paste your transcript here]💡 Pro tip: ChatGPT often has limitations on long texts and usage frequency. That’s why DeepSeek might be a better option — it handles longer inputs and allows more summaries daily.
Use DeepSeek to generate AI-summary of the transcript
⚠️ Is It Worth the Effort?
This DIY method works. It’s free. But even for an experienced user, it takes at least 2–3 minutes per video, and it involves several manual steps:
- Finding the link
- Downloading subtitles
- Copying text
- Prompting the AI
Now imagine doing this for every new video across multiple channels. It gets repetitive and time-consuming fast.
✅ The Smarter Way: Try SumyTube
That’s exactly why we created SumyTube — a tool that automatically generates AI-powered summaries for every new video released on your favorite YouTube channels. You’ll get the essential information without lifting a finger.
💌 All the knowledge. None of the effort.
Sign up at sumytube.com and save hours every week.