YouTube transcripts. AI notes.
Turn a public YouTube video into a full transcript and timestamped AI notes, even without captions. Read, copy or export your notes as PDF, Markdown or text.
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Raj Shamani and Dr Sahar Yousef are not affiliated with Tildew and have not endorsed it.
Raj Shamani · Neuroscientist's Guide To 10X Your Focus & Memory
3 hours to watch.
4 minutes to read.
The read time is the one Tildew's own PDF prints for these Detailed notes. Every point keeps its timestamp, so you can still jump to the part you want to hear. Raj Shamani and Dr Sahar Yousef are not affiliated with Tildew and have not endorsed it.
Built for skipping. Not for skimming.
Open a video, click Tildew. The full transcript and a timestamped summary appear beside the player. Click any timestamp and the video jumps there.
From YouTube video to saved notes. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play.
Summary mode
A short TL;DW, the key points, and the parts worth your time, each with its timestamp. Written from what was actually said, not from the title.
Transcript mode
The full text, searchable, with timestamps every line. Copy it, export it as .txt, .md or PDF, wherever you need it.
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Knowing isn't.
Any language, your language
Video in Hindi, summary in English. Or the other way round. Tildew summarises in 21 languages, whatever language is spoken.
Summary: English ✓
Tildew listens to the audio itself, so videos without captions work too.
Built on what was said
Every note is written from the transcript of the video and carries a timestamp you can click to hear the moment it came from, so you can check anything that matters. If there is no speech to work from, Tildew tells you instead of inventing a summary that sounds right. It is still AI, so read the ones you plan to rely on.
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Tildew sends Google the link to the video you picked, and Google's AI listens to it and writes the transcript. We never see your browsing, we show no ads and we sell nothing. The transcript file is deleted after 180 days and is never linked to your name or email.
transcript text · video ID · summary language
your watch history · your YouTube account · anything else
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Every summary lands in your library at tildew.com the moment it's ready. Same Google or Apple sign-in as the extension, nothing new to set up. Search it by title or channel, star the ones worth keeping, open any of them on your phone, and print a clean PDF whenever you need one on paper.
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Got questions?
Does it work on every YouTube video?
It works on any public YouTube video, with or without captions, because Tildew listens to the audio. Free accounts can summarise videos up to 2 hours; paid plans go up to 4 hours. Live streams and private or unlisted videos are not supported, and if a video has no speech, Tildew says so instead of guessing.
Is there a free version?
Yes. Every new account gets 2 hours of video free every month, with no card and no automatic charge. Free time is for accounts that have never had a paid plan. Free covers Quick and Detailed notes on videos up to 2 hours. When you want more, Standard is $6.99 a month or $59 a year. That's how it stays ad-free and doesn't sell your data. If a paid plan isn't for you, you get a refund within 7 days for the share of your month you didn't use, the whole charge if you used less than 10%. One refund per customer. Charges billed in Indian rupees are non-refundable except where the law requires, so try a few videos on the monthly plan before choosing yearly.
How much can I summarise in a month?
Up to 15 hours of video a month on a paid plan, or 2 hours on Free. Each summary also uses a small fixed amount on top of the video's length: about 1 minute for Quick notes, 3 minutes for Detailed and 29 minutes for Deep. The panel shows what a video will use before you start, unused time does not carry over to the next month, and a summary that fails costs nothing. Some videos cost 25% less to summarise.
Does another mode or language cost the same?
Other languages cost the same as English. Deep notes use more than Quick or Detailed. Summarising the same video again in another mode skips the listening time while we still hold the transcript (up to about 6 months), so it costs less.
Do I keep my notes?
Yes. Everything you have summarised is in your library on tildew.com for as long as you have an account, on any device.
How long does a summary take?
Tildew listens to the whole video, so expect roughly a minute of waiting per hour of video — a little over a minute for a 45-minute talk. It can take longer when Google is busy. The transcript appears as it goes, so you can start reading before it finishes.
Can I summarise in a different language than the video?
Yes. Pick any of 21 languages for the summary. The transcript stays in the video's original language.
Is Tildew affiliated with YouTube?
No. Tildew is an independent Chrome extension made by MZEUS LABS LLP. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.
What happens to my data?
Tildew listens to the video on its own servers to write the transcript and notes. What you paid for is kept in your library for as long as you have an account, and you can remove it any time. We never see your YouTube account or watch history.
Where do my notes go?
Every summary is saved to your library at tildew.com the moment it's ready, under the same Google sign-in you use in the extension. There's no separate account to set up.
Can I read my notes on my phone?
Yes. Your library is a normal page at tildew.com, so you can open it on your phone, tablet or any other computer and search, read or star anything you've saved.
Can I export to PDF?
Yes. Open any summary in your library and choose Print / PDF. It opens a print-ready page and uses your browser's own Save as PDF, so it works whatever script your notes are written in.