Quick summary
You can use ChatGPT to summarize a YouTube video by copying its transcript and pasting it into the chat with a prompt. This method works on any YouTube video that has a transcript available and requires no third-party tools.
Steps
- Go to youtube.com and open the video you want to summarize.
- Below the video title, expand the description panel by clicking more.
- Locate and click the Show transcript button to open the transcript panel.
- In the transcript panel, click the three-dot menu and select Toggle timestamps to hide them, then select and copy the text.
- Go to chatgpt.com and sign in.
- Paste the transcript into the chat and enter a prompt.
- Review the summary and refine with follow-up prompts as needed.
