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NoteGPT alternative: a simpler way to summarize YouTube videos

By the Luminar team ยท Updated

Short answer: NoteGPT is a good tool, and many people use it. Luminar is an alternative if you want summaries you can check point by point, in 16 languages, and the same tool for articles, PDFs, research papers and audio. Both have a free plan, so the easiest way to choose is to try both on the same video.

This page is written by the Luminar team. We tried to be fair about what NoteGPT does well.

What NoteGPT does well

NoteGPT is built for note taking. Along with summaries it gives you transcripts, mind maps, and tools for PDFs and web pages, in many languages.

Why people look for an alternative

  • It needs an account for most features, and the free plan has a monthly quota.
  • You want fewer buttons and one clear summary.
  • You want every point linked back to the moment in the video.

What Luminar does differently

  • A Summarise button sits under every YouTube video. One click gives a short summary.
  • Every point shows the minute it was said, so you can jump back and check it.
  • Pick Concise, Standard or Detailed, in any of 16 languages.
  • Ask follow up questions about the summary.
  • Works on articles, PDFs, arXiv papers and audio files too, all saved in one library.

How to switch

  1. Add Luminar to Chrome and open a YouTube video you already summarized with NoteGPT.
  2. Press Summarise and compare the two summaries side by side.
  3. Keep the one that fits how you read. The free plan gives you 5 summaries a month to test with.

Free plans and prices change often, so check each tool's own site before you pay.

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