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The free TLDW uses AI to find key moments in a YouTube video.
You don't have to watch an entire video just to catch one moment.
You can also chat with the AI to ask questions about the video.
Ever had to watch a lengthy YouTube video just to find a specific moment? If only there were some way to cut to the chase so you wouldn't have to go through the entire video. That's the idea behind a new and free AI-based tool created by a trio of designers and developers.
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TLDW (Too Long; Didn't Watch) analyzes YouTube videos and highlights key moments from them. The tool displays links to each key moment so you can quickly jump to any of them and watch just the specific clip. A transcript shows you the text of the spoken audio; selecting a specific moment highlights its text in the transcript. Best of all, you can chat with the built-in AI to ask specific questions about the video.
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