Skim AI - Search & Video Insights

About

Skim AI turns long YouTube videos into structured, scannable summaries — and enhances your Google search with AI-powered answers.

  🎬 YouTube Video Summary
  • Two-pass deep analysis: first identifies topic boundaries across the full video, then summarizes each segment in parallel
  • Hierarchical chapters with precise timestamps — click any timestamp to jump directly to that moment
  • Expandable key points with specific names, data, and arguments for each segment
  • TL;DR overview + Key Takeaways for quick scanning
  • Highlights tab with memorable direct quotes from speakers
  • Full transcript view with copy support
  • Ask tab for follow-up questions about the video content
  • Works with videos of any length: short clips to 2+ hour podcasts and interviews

  🔍 Google Search Enhancement
  • AI-generated answer panel in the search sidebar
  • Synthesizes top search results with source citations
  • Follow-up questions for deeper exploration

  🌐 Translation (powered by Read Frog)
  • Webpage translation with bilingual display
  • YouTube subtitle translation overlay
  • Multiple AI provider support

  🔒 Privacy First
  • Your API keys stay in local browser storage — never sent to our servers
  • No user accounts required, no tracking, no analytics
  • All AI processing happens directly between your browser and your chosen AI provider
  • 100% open source (GPL-3.0): https://github.com/ventlam/read-frog

  ⚙️ Supported AI Providers
  Works with any OpenAI-compatible API: DeepSeek, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and more. Bring your own API key.

  📖 How It Works
  1. Install and add your AI provider API key in Settings → API Providers
  2. Open any YouTube video — Skim AI automatically appears in the sidebar
  3. Search on Google — the AI summary panel appears on the right
  4. Customize output language, toggle features on/off in Options

  Built on Read Frog's translation engine. Open source under GPL-3.0.