Is this Gistly / gist.ly?

No. Independent paste-a-link tool; not affiliated.

Do I need a Chrome extension?

No. Paste the YouTube URL on this website in any browser.

Is this the same as Gist AI?

No. This comparison targets Gistly / gist.ly only—we do not mix in the separate “Gist AI” extension brand.

Do you support 4–6 hour videos like some extension pages claim?

No. We do not claim that. A common comfort ceiling here is about ~90 minutes when captions exist.

When should I use Gistly instead?

When you prefer their Chrome extension widget, timestamp overlays, or in-browser side panel workflow.

Is summarizing here free?

Yes for the shared daily allowance, with no account required.

Gistly YouTube summarizer: paste-a-link in any browser vs Chrome extension widget

Searches for “Gistly YouTube summarizer” or gist.ly often describe a Chrome extension widget path (TLDR, timestamps, multilingual overlays). YS Summarizer below works as a normal website: paste a public YouTube link in any browser—no extension install. We do not offer clickable timestamp blocks, and a common comfort ceiling is about ~90 minutes; we do not claim multi-hour lengths some extension pages advertise. Do not confuse Gistly / gist.ly with another extension brand “Gist AI.” We are not affiliated with Gistly.

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How to summarize YouTube without the Gistly extension

Paste the public YouTube URL here

Skip suite installs when you mainly need caption-based notes from one public link.

Choose a summary style

Key Takeaways, Connected Ideas, Structured Summary, or Detailed Article. Output language follows the page.

Read and export the notes

Copy or download Markdown, or print to PDF from the result page. Spot-check important quotes in the video.

Gistly extension widget vs paste-a-link website

Gistly / gist.ly publicly leans on a browser-extension experience. YS Summarizer is a paste-a-link page you can open in Safari, Firefox, Chrome, or Edge without installing anything—similar honesty framing as our Eightify / Noiz comparison pages.

Honest limits (no extension / timestamps; ~90 min; not Gist AI)

No Chrome extension, no clickable timestamp blocks, captions required, common ~90-minute comfort ceiling. Brand name on this page is Gistly / gist.ly—not “Gist AI.”