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How to get a YouTube summary with timestamps

By the Luminar team ยท Updated

Short answer: use a YouTube summarizer that keeps the timing of the transcript. Luminar shows the minute next to every point, and clicking it jumps the video to that moment.

Why timestamps matter

  • You can check any point against what was really said.
  • You can watch only the parts worth hearing.
  • Your notes stay useful later, because each one points back to the source.

How to do it with Luminar

  1. Open the video on YouTube with the Luminar extension added.
  2. Press Summarise under the video.
  3. Click the time next to any point to jump straight to it.

Doing it by hand

Open the transcript on YouTube, write each main idea in your own words, and copy the time shown next to the line where it starts. It works, but it takes about as long as watching the video.

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