Eightify is a handy browser extension that summarizes the YouTube video you are currently watching into key points with timestamps. It is great for one video at a time. Skimless is the alternative when the problem is not one video but keeping up with all the channels you follow.
What Eightify is great at
- Fast, in-page summaries of a single video.
- Key takeaways with timestamps so you can jump around.
- Low friction: install the extension, open a video, click summarize.
If your need is "summarize this video right now," Eightify is a good fit.
Where Skimless is different
Skimless works at the channel level and over time, not video by video.
- Follows channels automatically. Add the channels you care about and every new upload is summarized for you, no clicking per video.
- One daily brief. Uploads are ranked and combined into a brief of what is worth watching, with links to each video.
- More than YouTube. The same brief can include newsletters, RSS feeds, docs, and changelogs.
- Listen, not just read. Briefs can be delivered as audio.
In short, Eightify summarizes a video you already opened; Skimless tells you which videos to open in the first place.
Which to choose
- Choose Eightify for quick, on-demand summaries of individual videos while you browse.
- Choose Skimless to follow channels hands-off and get new uploads summarized into a daily brief alongside your other sources.
You can use both: Eightify for a video in front of you, Skimless to keep up with everything else. Try the free YouTube summarizer to see Skimless-style output.
See also: NoteGPT alternative and How to follow YouTube channels without watching every video.