Frequently Asked
Questions

PodClip turns YouTube videos and podcasts into summaries you can read in minutes. Paste a link and you get a structured summary with highlights and timestamps, a transcript, an AI chat about the video and a place for your notes.

Yes. Sign up free with your email or Google account. The free plan includes 15 credits a month and no credit card is required.

Most public YouTube videos. On the free plan the video needs subtitles. Pro and Unlimited also summarize videos without subtitles, up to 30 minutes on Pro and 40 minutes on Unlimited. Private or restricted videos cannot be accessed.

Summaries can be generated in 48+ languages, and transcripts can be translated as well. The video itself can be in any language YouTube provides subtitles for.

In the web app on any device, in the Chrome extension directly on YouTube, and by email through channel summaries. Everything is saved to the same account.

Our AI analyzes the video, extracts key points, and generates a structured summary in seconds.

You can customize the summary length and structure and if you want you can choose between predefined prompts or write your own.

You can ask questions about the transcript, and our AI will provide accurate answers based on the content.

Yes, you can write your own notes and save them for future reference.

Yes. Change the prompt, language, depth, length or tone and generate a new version. You can also edit the summary text yourself.

You can copy the summary or download it as a PDF. Summaries are also saved in your account so you can come back to them any time.

Paste the video link into the YouTube Transcript Generator or open any summary in PodClip. The transcript is timestamped, so you can click a moment to jump to it in the video.

Yes, you can download the transcript of YouTube video in multiple formats.

Of course! You can translate subtitles into multiple languages.

A transcript for a video with subtitles costs 1 credit. For videos without subtitles it is 1 credit per 10 minutes of video, available on Pro and Unlimited.

The extension is built for Google Chrome and installed from the Chrome Web Store. It runs only on youtube.com pages.

Yes. Sign in with Google inside the panel. The extension uses the same account, plan and credits as the web app, and every summary is saved to your account.

Yes, on Pro and Unlimited plans PodClip transcribes the audio itself, for videos up to 30 minutes on Pro and 40 minutes on Unlimited. The free plan summarizes any video that has subtitles, with no length limit.

Installing it is free and the free plan includes 15 credits a month. Upgrade any time for more credits and videos without subtitles.

It only adds the PodClip panel next to the video. Nothing else on the page is modified.

Open Subscriptions in the PodClip app, click Subscribe to a channel and paste the channel URL from your browser, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/@ytchannel.

The free plan includes 1 channel. Pro includes up to 10 channels and Unlimited has no limit.

Once a new upload is detected on a subscribed channel, PodClip generates the summary and emails it to you automatically.

Yes. Every emailed summary is also saved in your PodClip account, where you can chat with the video, write notes and get the transcript.

Yes, at any time from the Subscriptions page. You will stop receiving summaries for new videos from that channel.

15 credits that renew every month, AI summaries for videos with subtitles, AI chat, transcripts, custom and predefined prompts, notes and channel summaries for 1 YouTube channel.

A credit is the unit PodClip uses for AI work. A summary costs 1 credit per 10,000 words of transcript, a transcript costs 1 credit, a chat question costs 1 credit and a translation costs 1 credit per 10,000 words. Videos without subtitles cost 1 credit per 10 minutes.

Pro is $7.84 a month with 1000 credits and videos without subtitles up to 30 minutes. Unlimited is $15.68 a month with unlimited credits and videos without subtitles up to 40 minutes. Yearly billing saves 30%. Prices exclude tax.

The free plan includes 1 channel, Pro up to 10 channels and Unlimited has no limit.

You can upgrade or manage your plan any time from the Subscription plan page in the app. Paid plans come with a 24 hour refund policy. For anything else, email [email protected].