Facts checked November 7, 2026
Glasp alternatives for YouTube summaries
Short answer: Glasp is a highlighter first. If YouTube is your main source and you want transcripts, videos without captions and repurposing, YouTLDR ($12/month, no free plan). If you want a free knowledge base with quizzes, Recall. If you mostly want free summaries, Glasp's own free plan is hard to beat.
What to check before you switch
- Glasp Free gives 3 basic YouTube summaries a day and 3 advanced summaries per 7 days. Pro is $15/month or $12.50/month billed yearly.
- Glasp's basic summaries send the transcript to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini in a new tab. If you want the summary written inside one tool, use advanced summaries or another tool.
- Glasp exports Markdown, HTML, CSV and JSON on every plan. If exports matter to you, check the formats of the tool you move to.
The options
YouTLDR$12/month (Pro)
Pick it if: YouTube is your main source and you want a tool that transcribes the audio when a video has no captions (up to 5 hours), works in 125+ languages, and exports transcripts as TXT, DOC, CSV, SRT or VTT.
Chat, quizzes, chapters, video comparison, questions across your saved library, Chrome extension. No flashcards.
RecallPlus $10/month billed yearly; Max $38/month billed yearly
Pick it if: you want a saved library of articles and videos with chat and spaced-repetition quizzes.
A knowledge base for articles, videos, podcasts and PDFs. Chat, quizzes on a spaced-repetition schedule, browser extensions and iOS and Android apps.
NoteGPTPro from $9/month ($108/year); Unlimited from $19.92/month
Pick it if: you want quizzes, flashcards and PDF summaries with a free plan.
Also does PDFs and audio. Has an AI quiz generator and a flashcard maker, chat with several models, Chrome and Edge extensions.
Eightify$9.99/month or $59.99/year (Premium)
Pick it if: you only want quick summaries on the YouTube page.
Summaries in a browser extension on the YouTube page. Its site blocked our direct check, so prices are from its pricing page as shown in search results.
NotebookLM (now Gemini Notebook)Free Standard plan; higher limits with Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra (prices not on the plans page)
Pick it if: your videos have captions and you want them in a free notebook with your documents.
Mixes videos with your documents. Flashcards, quizzes and audio overviews. Videos uploaded in the last 72 hours may not import.
Side by side
From each vendor's own pages on November 7, 2026. "Not confirmed" means the page we could read didn't say, not that the feature is missing.
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Videos without captions | Languages | Exports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasp | Pro $15/month, or $12.50/month billed yearly; Unlimited $30/month | Yes. 3 basic YouTube summaries a day and 3 advanced summaries per 7 days | Not confirmed for YouTube | No count published | Markdown, HTML, CSV and JSON on every plan; daily Notion sync |
| YouTLDR | $12/month (Pro) | No. Pro is required to process a new video; public transcript pages are free to read | Yes. Transcribes the audio when a video has no captions (up to 5 hours) | 125+ | Transcript as TXT, DOC, CSV, SRT or VTT; blog, LinkedIn, Twitter and PowerPoint drafts |
| Recall | Plus $10/month billed yearly; Max $38/month billed yearly | Yes. 10 AI summaries a month | Not confirmed | "Multi-language support" on Plus; no count published | All your data as Markdown |
| NoteGPT | Pro from $9/month ($108/year); Unlimited from $19.92/month | Yes. Some core features are free (limits not listed on the pricing page) | Yes. Up to 120 minutes per video on Pro, 210 on Unlimited and Max | Says "any language"; no count published | Not confirmed |
| Eightify | $9.99/month or $59.99/year (Premium) | Yes, with a monthly cap | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| NotebookLM (now Gemini Notebook) | Free Standard plan; higher limits with Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra (prices not on the plans page) | Yes. 100 notebooks and 50 sources per notebook | No. Only public YouTube videos with captions import, and only the transcript text | 80+ for the product; some video languages fail to import | Not confirmed |
When to stay with Glasp
- You highlight articles as much as you watch videos and want one library for both.
- You need Markdown, HTML, CSV or JSON export on a free plan.
- Three basic summaries a day cover your YouTube use.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Glasp alternative for YouTube?
For YouTube-heavy work with transcripts and videos without captions, YouTLDR ($12/month). For a free library with quizzes, Recall. For free captioned-video notebooks, Gemini Notebook.
Is YouTLDR free like Glasp?
No. YouTLDR requires Pro to process a new video. Public transcript pages on YouTLDR are free to read.
Can YouTLDR highlight web pages like Glasp?
No. YouTLDR works on YouTube videos and uploaded audio or video files. It is not a web highlighter.
How much does YouTLDR cost?
YouTLDR Pro is $12/month with up to 10 new transcripts and 10 summaries a day. Processing a new video requires Pro; there is no free plan. It has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Sources
- Glasp: Glasp pricing (read November 7, 2026)
- YouTLDR: YouTLDR pricing (read November 7, 2026)
- Recall: Recall pricing (read November 7, 2026)
- Recall: Recall home page (read November 7, 2026)
- NoteGPT: NoteGPT pricing (read November 7, 2026)
- NoteGPT: NoteGPT home page FAQ (read November 7, 2026)
- Eightify: Eightify pricing (read November 7, 2026)
- NotebookLM (now Gemini Notebook): Add sources (YouTube rules) (read November 7, 2026)
- NotebookLM (now Gemini Notebook): Plans and limits (read November 7, 2026)
- NotebookLM (now Gemini Notebook): About Gemini Notebook (read November 7, 2026)
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