tocly vs YOUTUBE SUMMARY WITH CHATGPT

A better way than copy-pasting into ChatGPT

tocly summarizes videos inside the extension. No switching tabs, no ChatGPT subscription, no prompt engineering.

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Summary

Timestamps

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2:28
4:38

Q&A

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3:15

Feature comparison

Feature
tocly
YouTube Summary with ChatGPT
Instant video summary
Requires ChatGPT
Works without ChatGPT
Clickable timestamps
Follow-up Q&A on video
Via ChatGPT
Free tier
3 summaries/day
Requires ChatGPT Plus
Free plan — no credit card
Self-contained (no tab switching)
Streaming results

Pricing

tocly Free

Free — 3 summaries/day, no subscription needed

tocly Pro

$4.99/mo (yearly) — unlimited summaries, any length, 19 languages

YouTube Summary with ChatGPT

Free extension, but requires ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo) for longer videos

Why people switch to tocly

  • Everything happens inside the extension — no tab switching
  • No ChatGPT subscription required
  • Clickable timestamps built in
  • Results stream in 5 seconds, not 30+

Which tool fits you?

Choose tocly if…

  • You want summaries without paying for ChatGPT Plus
  • You value speed — 5 seconds vs copy-paste-wait
  • You need clickable timestamps that jump the video

Choose YouTube Summary with ChatGPT if…

  • You already pay for ChatGPT Plus and want maximum flexibility
  • You need custom prompts beyond summarization

What users say

Y

Clean and fast. Signed up in five seconds, no weird permissions. Installed and it just worked.

Yuki T.
Emma R.

The sidebar is great because I can keep watching while reading the summary. Small thing but it matters.

Emma R.

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