Question 1

What does YouTLDR do?

Accepted Answer

YouTLDR is the complete YouTube-to-insights platform that lets you get the TLDR of any video in seconds. With over 500 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute (Statista, 2024) and 2.49 billion monthly active users globally, there's simply too much content to watch. YouTLDR solves this with: (1) Instant transcripts in 125+ languages, (2) AI-powered summarization that extracts key insights, (3) Visual timelines with key beats and timestamps, (4) Content repurposing to blogs, LinkedIn posts, Twitter threads, and PowerPoint slides, and (5) Downloadable transcripts and summaries. Our AI reduces transcription time by approximately 85% compared to manual methods.

Question 2

What features are included in the Pro Plan?

Accepted Answer

The Pro Plan ($9.50/month) gives you unlimited transcriptions and translations, custom quiz generation, visual timelines with key beats, up to 10 video highlights per video, content repurposing (blog, LinkedIn, Twitter, PowerPoint), interactive chatbot Q&A, video comparison tools. No ads or daily limits.

Question 3

Do you have a Chrome extension?

Accepted Answer

Yes — YouTLDR is available as a free Chrome extension that brings the full toolkit right inside the YouTube player. Once installed, a red TLDR button appears under every YouTube video. Click it to open a side panel with the transcript (searchable and translatable into 125+ languages), an AI-generated TLDR with key points and quotables, a visual timeline of key moments, and interactive chat that answers questions about the video. The side panel live-syncs to playback, and generated timeline events pin themselves directly onto YouTube's progress bar so you can jump to any moment from the scrubber itself. The extension uses your existing YouTLDR account — no separate signup — so Pro features work automatically once you're signed in at you-tldr.com. Install it from the Chrome Web Store, or visit our Chrome extension page at /chrome for a full feature tour.

Question 4

Can I download transcripts and summaries?

Accepted Answer

Yes. With the Pro Plan, you can download transcripts, summaries, and videos. Transcripts include timestamps for easy reference — useful for academic citations (ABNT, APA, MLA formats), meeting notes, and content creation workflows.

Question 5

Can I transcribe my own videos?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Upload your own videos on our Upload page to transcribe them in your language or translate them to English. This works for meeting recordings, lectures, podcasts, and any video content — not just YouTube.

Question 6

Do you support languages other than English?

Accepted Answer

Yes — YouTLDR supports over 125 languages for transcription, translation, and summarization, including Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, French, German, and many more. This makes YouTLDR one of the most comprehensive multilingual video summarizers available, breaking down language barriers for YouTube's global audience.

Question 7

How accurate are YouTLDR summaries?

Accepted Answer

YouTLDR uses a multi-model AI pipeline combining GPT-4o, Claude, and Gemini for summarization, paired with YouTube's own caption system and independent ASR models for transcription. According to a Carnegie Mellon study, modern speech-to-text models achieve approximately 4.2% word error rate on clean English speech. YouTLDR further improves accuracy by pulling creator-corrected captions when available and using intelligent chunking that preserves context across long videos.

Question 8

I signed up for the Pro Plan, but I don't see the Pro features. What's going on?

Accepted Answer

This is usually a login session issue. Try signing out, clearing your browser cookies, and logging back in. If the problem persists, please contact support through our contact page and we'll resolve it immediately.

Question 9

How do I cancel my subscription?

Accepted Answer

Go to the Accounts page where you can cancel or upgrade your plan through the Stripe customer portal. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing cycle — you keep access to Pro features until then.

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