YouTLDR
The facts below are what the maker publishes about YouTLDR, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From YouTLDR's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $12 a month | Up to 10 new transcripts and 10 summaries per day · saved library remains available |
| API private-beta credits | $100, paid once | Illustrative rate: $0.25 per started 30 minutes · maximum video length 5 hours · no charge for jobs without a transcript · Prepaid credits; access approved manually and final pricing confirmed before purchase |
The facts
Each one read from YouTLDR's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The transcript API is in private beta with manually approved access and returns timestamped transcript data as JSON.checked 7 Oct 2026
- API limit
- The private-beta API supports videos up to five hours long and charges no credits when a job cannot return a usable transcript.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The site describes YouTLDR as built for creators, students, and researchers who need verifiable answers from videos.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Eligibility
- YouTLDR says it works with public YouTube videos that have captions or audio available, including auto-generated captions, and also supports uploading audio or video files.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Extension limitation
- The extension works on standard YouTube watch pages and supports Shorts and live streams when captions are available; YouTube Music is not supported.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Language support
- The product says it supports transcription and translation in 125+ languages.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Local uploads
- The upload tool transcribes or translates selected audio locally in the browser without uploading the audio file to YouTLDR or an AI inference service.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- YouTLDR turns YouTube videos into readable transcripts, AI summaries, and translations, and lets users ask questions about videos.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Repurposing
- Pro includes tools to turn videos into blog posts, LinkedIn articles, Twitter threads, and PowerPoint outlines.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security and data handling
- YouTLDR says it uses HTTPS in transit, authenticated account access, and database access controls; submitted transcripts, video information, and prompts may be sent to AI providers to generate results.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The contact page says messages are not handled by a chatbot or live customer support service and asks users to contact the team about legitimate Pro-plan questions or concerns.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Video player tools
- Its transcript, summary, timeline, and chat features are tied to video playback, with clickable transcript lines and timestamped summary points.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- The Chrome extension adds transcripts, summaries, timeline, and chat in a YouTube side panel; it is free to install, but processing requires Pro.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free access limit
- Public transcript pages remain available to browse, but processing a video requires an active Pro subscription.checked 7 Oct 2026
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