Claras
Claras is a Chrome extension and web service for transcribing and working with YouTube videos.
What Claras is
Claras is a Chrome extension and web service for transcribing and working with YouTube videos. It produces AI summaries, clickable chapters, timestamps, and chat based on a video transcript. SuperSearch can summarize a whole playlist or YouTube search page, and the service supports 17 languages with automatic detection and preferred-language summaries when captions are available. It works with YouTube watch links, youtu.be links, Shorts, live videos, and embeds. Transcripts can be sent to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or NotebookLM, or exported as TXT, PDF, and .srt files. The free plan includes 3 videos and 1 SuperSearch per month. Pro is $4.39 a month, and Unlimited is $6 a month. Claras says transcript text is not retained on its servers, but it is sent to third-party AI providers for summaries and chat responses. Users on Unlimited and Lifetime can provide their own API key; the policy says those keys remain in browser extension storage and are not transmitted to Claras servers.
Good
- Works with Shorts, live videos, and embeds.
- SuperSearch can cover playlists and search pages.
- Exports include TXT, PDF, and .srt.
- Free plan offers 3 videos monthly.
Watch out
- The free plan allows 1 SuperSearch monthly.
- Transcript text is sent to third-party AI providers.
- Video uploads are not supported.
Who it suits
Claras may suit course and lecture learners, AI builders, founders, indie hackers, traders, and investors who work with YouTube videos and transcripts.
Verdict
Claras focuses on transcript-based YouTube summaries, search, and exports, with a free tier and paid plans. Readers should note the monthly free limits and third-party processing of transcript text.
Plans and prices
From Claras's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 videos/month · 1 SuperSearch · no credit card |
| Pro | $4.39 a month | 50 videos/day · SuperSearch across playlists and searches · AI summaries, chapters, timestamps and chat · AI social posts · TXT and PDF export · 17 languages · Billed monthly |
| Unlimited | $6 a month | Unlimited videos/day · Unlimited SuperSearch · Bring your own API key · Includes Pro features · Billed monthly |
| Lifetime | $179, paid once | Unlimited with your own API key · Alternatively 50 summaries/month and 5 SuperSearches/month with Claras AI · Future updates included · One-time payment — never renews |
The facts
Each one read from Claras's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI models
- Unlimited and Lifetime users can bring their own API key for models including ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini; the site says the key stays in the browser.checked 30 Sep 2026
- API key storage
- The privacy policy says user-provided API keys are stored in browser extension storage and are not transmitted to Claras servers.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Bulk search
- SuperSearch can summarize an entire playlist or YouTube search page at once.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Data handling
- The privacy policy says transcript text is not stored on Claras servers, while transcript text is sent to third-party AI providers to generate summaries and chat responses.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Exports
- Users can send transcripts to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or NotebookLM, or export TXT, PDF and .srt files.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The site identifies AI builders, founders and indie hackers, traders and investors, and course or lecture learners as audiences for Claras.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Languages
- The product page says Claras supports 17 languages, with auto-detection and summaries in a preferred language when captions are available.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- Claras transcribes YouTube videos and provides AI summaries, clickable chapters, timestamps and transcript-based chat.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Claras uses commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The privacy policy lists [email protected] as its support email.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Supported video types
- The extension supports YouTube watch links, youtu.be links, Shorts, live videos and embeds.checked 30 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- Claras is offered as a Chrome extension that adds transcripts, summaries, chapters and chat to YouTube pages.checked 30 Sep 2026
Money
- Free tools
- The site offers five browser tools without requiring an account, and its free plan includes 3 videos and 1 SuperSearch per month.checked 30 Sep 2026
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