Read YouTube instead of watching it

AI summarizes your favorite channels so you can learn the key insights in minutes, not hours.

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YouTube is designed to keep you watching

Infinite scroll, autoplay, and recommendations are engineered to maximize watch time.

Meanwhile, your subscription feed is drowning in content you'll never get to.

You subscribed to learn. But learning takes focus, not dopamine hits.

What if you could get the knowledge without the noise?

Everything you need to learn smarter

Transform how you consume video content with AI-powered tools.

Read videos in 2 minutes

AI transforms 30-minute videos into structured summaries with key points, takeaways, and timestamps. Skip the filler. Keep the insights.

Your feed, summarized automatically

Connect YouTube once. Sumdown monitors your subscriptions 24/7 and generates summaries as new videos drop. Knowledge comes to you.

Every word, searchable

Get complete video transcripts instantly. Search across your entire library to find that one thing someone said.

Chat with your videos

Ask questions about any video and get instant answers. AI references your entire library to connect ideas across channels.

Discover patterns you missed

AI identifies topics across your library and generates research articles. See how ideas connect across different creators.

One-click from YouTube

See summary status on any video. Save to your library instantly. Works on Chrome and Firefox.

More ways to learn, launching soon

We're building new features to make learning even easier.

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Summaries in your inbox

Get a daily digest of new summaries delivered straight to your email. Start your morning with insights, not infinite scroll.

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Your feed, your reader

Subscribe to your summary feed in any RSS reader. Integrate Sumdown into your existing reading workflow.

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Hide the noise

Turn off thumbnails and visual clutter. Pure text. Pure focus. Learn without the dopamine triggers.

Summarize while you browse

Install our extension to see summary status badges on any YouTube video. Save videos to your library with one click. Works on Chrome and Firefox.

Three steps to smarter learning

Get started in minutes. No manual URL pasting required.

1

Connect YouTube

Link your account to automatically import your subscriptions and playlists.

2

AI does the work

Sumdown monitors your channels and generates summaries as new videos are published.

3

Read and research

Browse your personalized feed of summaries. Search your library. Chat with AI about what you've learned.

Choose how you learn

Start free, upgrade when you need more.

Free

Perfect for trying out

$0 /month
  • 10 summaries per month
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Full transcripts
  • Search your library
  • Browser extension
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For serious learners

$12 /month

or $120/year (2 months free)

  • 1,000 summaries per month
  • Everything in Free
  • Auto-sync subscriptions & playlists
  • Automatic summarization
  • Priority processing
  • Research mode & topic detection
  • Chat with your library
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Need more? Additional summaries available at $5 per 100.

Stop watching. Start learning.

Your time is valuable. Spend it on insights, not intros.

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