How to Summarize YouTube Videos Using Free AI Tools (Quick & Easy Tutorial!)

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Video Summary

This video explains a straightforward, free method for summarizing long YouTube videos using AI. The process involves three main steps: first, copying the link of the desired YouTube video. Second, using a tool called Note GPT to generate the full transcript of that video by pasting the link. Finally, preparing a prompt for ChatGPT by pasting both the YouTube link and the transcript, specifying the desired summary language, and then feeding this prompt into ChatGPT to receive a concise summary.

Short Highlights

Summarize YouTube videos using AI for free.
Copy the YouTube video link.
Use Note GPT to generate the video transcript.
Prepare a prompt for ChatGPT including the video link and transcript.
Get a neat, fast summary from ChatGPT.

Key Details

Copy YouTube Link [00:19]

Select a YouTube video you wish to summarize.
Tap the three dots next to the video.
Select "share" and then "copy link."

This step is about obtaining the URL of the video you intend to summarize.

Easy, right?

Get Transcript with Note GPT [00:34]

Navigate to notegpt.io in your browser.
Paste the copied YouTube link into the provided box.
Click the "generate summary" button to get the full transcript.
Note GPT offers up to 15 free summaries per month if not logged in.

This part of the process involves using a specific online tool to extract the text from the video.

Boom, you'll get the full transcript.

Prepare Prompt [01:12]

Create a prompt template for ChatGPT.
Replace placeholders within the template with the video link and the transcript.
Specify the desired language for the summary (e.g., English, Indonesian).
Copy the entire prepared prompt.

Here, the focus is on constructing the instructions that will guide the AI in generating the summary.