Cool Tool: Eightify

Eightify is an advanced artificial-intelligence tool that gives users an AI-generated, concise summary of YouTube videos to help users save time and read key takeaways. The tool is ideal for journalists, content creators, students, educators, and talent development professionals—anyone who relies on research to collate sources and content. TD practitioners can use the quick and detailed summaries to construct training modules and workshops or to ensure accessibility for learners who cannot watch videos.

Transcripts include specific, timestamped navigation for each video, enabling users to jump to relevant moments or scenes. Eightify also includes comment overviews, easy sharing, and more than 40 languages.

To use it, install the app's Google Chrome extension, navigate to the YouTube video you want to summarize, and click the Eightify button.

The free version enables users to summarize up to three videos per week that are 30 minutes or shorter.