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U2 — YouTube Transcript & AI Summaries (Use Your Own API Key)

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Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Get YouTube transcripts and AI summaries directly inside YouTube using your own API key. U2 lets you summarize videos with your…

Users
48
−1 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#111K
#92K among extensions
Version
0.1.0
updated 12 Mar 2026

Users

monthly, 7 months
02550Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 48 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About U2 — YouTube Transcript & AI Summaries (Use Your Own API Key)

Get YouTube transcripts and AI summaries directly inside YouTube using your own API key. U2 lets you summarize videos with your preferred AI model and custom prompts, giving you full control over privacy, cost, and output quality. No subscriptions or accounts required. Features 📄 Transcript Viewer View and copy the full transcript of any YouTube video. 🤖 AI Video Summaries Generate concise summaries of long videos in seconds. 🔑 Use Your Own API Key Connect your OpenAI, Claude, or other AI provider. 🧠 Custom Prompts Define how summaries are generated (bullet points, notes, insights, etc.). 🔒 Privacy First & Open Source Your data is processed using your own API key. No data is shared with U2 backend or its developers. You can view our source code here: https://github.com/SudShekhar/U2/ How It Works 1) Install the U2 extension 2) Open any YouTube video 3) Add your API key 4) Generate a transcript or AI summary Perfect For • Learning from long videos • Research and study notes • Podcasts and interviews • Tutorials and lectures U2 currently supports the latest AI models from ChatGPT, Anthropic (Claude) and Google (Gemini). Support for other AI models is coming soon. U2 is open source and we welcome any contributions from others (https://github.com/SudShekhar/U2/)

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+2+4.3%00.00
30 days−1−2.0%00.00
6 months+15+45.5%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.1.012 Mar 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
12 Mar 2026
Size
44 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Extension ID
fplpnmapjahiknfcdkaainicffidkihd

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storageidle
Site access
https://www.youtube.com/*https://*.youtube.com/*https://jnn-pa.googleapis.com/*https://api.openai.com/*https://api.anthropic.com/*https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/*

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