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Skim AI - Search & Video Insights

by DraftAI Β· Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 21 Oct 2026

AI-powered YouTube video summaries with deep chapter analysis, search enhancement, and translation.

Users
15
+2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#173K
#145K among extensions
Version
0.1.0
updated 3 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 5 months
0815Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 15 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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001Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Skim AI - Search & Video Insights

Skim AI turns long YouTube videos into structured, scannable summaries β€” and enhances your Google search with AI-powered answers. 🎬 YouTube Video Summary β€’ Two-pass deep analysis: first identifies topic boundaries across the full video, then summarizes each segment in parallel β€’ Hierarchical chapters with precise timestamps β€” click any timestamp to jump directly to that moment β€’ Expandable key points with specific names, data, and arguments for each segment β€’ TL;DR overview + Key Takeaways for quick scanning β€’ Highlights tab with memorable direct quotes from speakers β€’ Full transcript view with copy support β€’ Ask tab for follow-up questions about the video content β€’ Works with videos of any length: short clips to 2+ hour podcasts and interviews πŸ” Google Search Enhancement β€’ AI-generated answer panel in the search sidebar β€’ Synthesizes top search results with source citations β€’ Follow-up questions for deeper exploration 🌐 Translation (powered by Read Frog) β€’ Webpage translation with bilingual display β€’ YouTube subtitle translation overlay β€’ Multiple AI provider support πŸ”’ Privacy First β€’ Your API keys stay in local browser storage β€” never sent to our servers β€’ No user accounts required, no tracking, no analytics β€’ All AI processing happens directly between your browser and your chosen AI provider β€’ 100% open source (GPL-3.0): https://github.com/ventlam/read-frog βš™οΈ Supported AI Providers Works with any OpenAI-compatible API: DeepSeek, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and more. Bring your own API key. πŸ“– How It Works 1. Install and add your AI provider API key in Settings β†’ API Providers 2. Open any YouTube video β€” Skim AI automatically appears in the sidebar 3. Search on Google β€” the AI summary panel appears on the right 4. Customize output language, toggle features on/off in Options Built on Read Frog's translation engine. Open source under GPL-3.0.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+3+25.0%00.00
30 days+2+15.4%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.1.03 Jun 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
3 Jun 2026
Size
4.3 MB
Languages
en, vi, tr, es, ru, zh-CN, zh-TW, ja
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 3, likelihood 3
Permissions
storagetabsalarmscookiescontextMenusidentityscriptingwebNavigationoffscreensidePanel
Site access
*://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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