How to Summarize YouTube Videos on Mobile
Turn any YouTube video into key takeaways without leaving the Glasp app.
We’re excited to announce a new tutorial on Glasp: How to Summarize YouTube Videos on Mobile.
YouTube is full of talks, interviews, and tutorials worth learning from, but sitting through a 30-minute video to find one insight isn’t always worth it. Until now, summarizing a video on your phone meant juggling apps: open YouTube, tap Share, switch to Glasp. Not anymore.
With the latest mobile update, you can summarize any YouTube video entirely inside the Glasp app. Find it, watch it, and summarize it in one place.
Once you’re set up, Glasp will:
Summarize any video: get the key points in seconds, no app-switching
Add timestamps: every summary is timestamped, so you can jump to the moments that matter
Show the full transcript: switch to the Transcript tab anytime
Copy or save: keep the summary or transcript wherever you need it
In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to summarize a YouTube video on mobile, start to finish, without ever leaving Glasp.
If you want to reread or highlight this newsletter, save it to Glasp.
✍️ How It Works
Step 1: Download and Install the Glasp App
If you haven’t already, download the Glasp app from the App Store (for iOS) or Google Play Store (for Android). Once installed, log in to your Glasp account or sign up if you’re a new user.
Step 2: Open a YouTube Video Inside the Glasp App
Tap “Feed” in the bottom navigation bar. If you’ve just signed up, your Feed will be empty.
Tap “Add a Channel” and add the YouTube channel you want to follow.
Tap “Add” after you’ve typed the channel’s handle.
Step 3: Open a Video and Tap “Summary”
Once you’ve added a channel, its videos appear in your Feed. Tap any video you want to summarize.
With the video open, tap “Summary” in the bottom toolbar. Within seconds, Glasp generates a concise, AI-generated summary with timestamps, so you can jump straight to the moments that matter.
Tap Copy to save the summary anywhere, or switch to the Transcript tab to read or copy the full transcript.
NOTE: You can summarize and copy a few videos for free. For unlimited summaries, upgrade to a Pro plan on the pricing page.
Tip: Don’t know a channel’s @handle? Just add any channel to start (for example, @glasp), open one of its videos from your Feed, and use the YouTube search bar at the top to find any other video on YouTube.
(Optional) Step 4: Reformat the Summary with AI
Want the summary in a different format? Tap Copy, then paste the summary or transcript into your favorite AI chat tool and ask for exactly what you need, like “Summarize this in 5 bullets” or “List the key takeaways.”
(Optional) Step 5: Find Your Summaries Anytime
Every video you summarize is saved to your profile. Tap “Profile” in the bottom navigation bar, then open the “Summaries” tab to revisit everything you’ve summarized, all in one place.
Great videos shouldn’t stay stuck in your watch-later queue.
With Glasp on mobile, you can summarize any YouTube video, pull out the key moments, and keep what’s useful, all from your phone, in one app.
If you haven’t already, sign up for Glasp and start learning faster from everything you watch.
💡 Pro Tips
Go further with these resources:
👉 How to Bulk Download YouTube Transcripts: Turn YouTube videos into reusable text in seconds
👉 How to Chat with PDF on Glasp: Upload any PDF and ask questions, get summaries, keep highlights
👉 How to Import Kindle Highlights into NotebookLM with Glasp: Use your book highlights as sources for AI-powered research
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I waited for this coming for a long time!
Great work!