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Vidskim

Adds a transcript panel beside YouTube videos, with search, export and timecoded AI chat over the captions.

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At a glancechecked Oct 28, 2026

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Use

For
researchers, knowledge workers and students working from YouTube talks and lectures with captions
Activity
Actively maintainedsite updated 4 days ago
How it runs
Browser extension
Used for
  • find a quoted moment in a video with its timestamp
  • search and export a video's captions as text
  • ask follow-up questions about a talk's content
Worth knowingcomputed from what we read · each with its source
How a program reaches itfound, not claimed · read Oct 29, 2026
  • MCP servercom.vidskim/youtubeverified in the MCP registry
  • Stateanswers, requires sign-inchecked 2026-10-29
  • Address to connectvidskim.com/api/mcp
  • MCP docsvidskim.com/mcpthe vendor's page ↗

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  • What is Vidskim?

    Adds a transcript panel beside YouTube videos, with search, export and timecoded AI chat over the captions. It is listed in the Atlas under Marketing.

  • Who is Vidskim for?

    researchers, knowledge workers and students working from YouTube talks and lectures with captions

  • Is Vidskim still maintained?

    Actively maintained: site updated 4 days ago.

  • What are alternatives to Vidskim?

    In Marketing, by use: Faceless.so, Youtube Transcript API, Transkripe, Sort Feed, TranscriptMagic.

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