Hey friends,
Last week, a fellow AI creator reached out with a slightly frantic request: Her child’s teacher had shared an unlisted YouTube video full of important instructions.
She needed to quickly extract key points from a 3 hour YouTube video.
I pointed her to Glasp, and minutes later she messaged me amazed (and even shared a Thread thanking me).
But here’s the thing: We’ve all been caught in that YouTube rabbit hole.
Searching for insights but drowning in content overload.
What if you could instantly skip the fluff and turn passive watching into actionable knowledge?
That’s exactly what I’m about to show you.
📌 What Even Is Glasp?
Glasp is a free Chrome extension designed to streamline how you interact with YouTube videos and web content. Here’s exactly what it does:
- Automatically generates clean, concise summaries of YouTube videos in literally one click
- Opens directly in ChatGPT with the transcript and prompt, no need to even press enter
- Highlights key points and timestamps in your video
- Lets you highlight text on web pages and videos, and saves it in your personal library
But the real magic is what happens next:
Instead of just watching, you start actively capturing insights.
Glasp saves the golden nuggets you’d usually forget.
🎯 How I’m Actually Using Glasp (And Why It Matters)
Here are 3 specific ways Glasp transformed my learning workflow:
✅ Use Case 1: No More “Save for Later”
Are you like me and bookmark a YouTube video “to watch later,” knowing you never will?
With Glasp, I now:
- Open the video in YouTube
- Click Glasp, get a 2-minute summary
- Decide immediately if it’s worth a deeper dive or not.
Now I actually watch fewer videos, but the right ones.
✅ Use Case 2: From Consumption to Creation
Last week, I watched an amazing video on personal branding.
Instead of passively absorbing, here’s what I did:
- Glasp’d the video, generating key takeaways instantly
- Highlighted two powerful quotes directly from the summary
- Turned those highlights into a Thread and scheduled the post
No more staring at a blank page.
Summarizing YouTube videos lets you go from inspiration to social media post in minutes. You could write a report, blog, infographic, or get a step by step workflow.
The key part here is being able to apply what you learn immediately.
✅ Use Case 3: Building My Knowledge Base for AI Agents
Here’s where things get exciting (and future-proof):
Every summary and highlight I save isn’t just for today.
I’m feeding my future AI agent, trained on personal experiences and preferences.
Imagine this:
- A personal assistant that knows exactly what I’ve learned
- An AI that suggests ideas or insights based on my previous highlights
- An automated research partner tailored to my interests and expertise
Glasp isn’t just saving me time.
It’s quietly preparing me for when we all have personal AI agents—personalized, smart, and incredibly helpful.
🚀 How to Start (in 5 Minutes or Less)
Here’s exactly how:
- Install Glasp from the Chrome Web Store
- Open a YouTube video you’ve saved or bookmarked (you can even do it on unlisted videos)
- Click the Glasp button for a quick summary
Now you’re capturing insights.
Not just watching videos.
🌐 Bonus: Highlight Anywhere on the Web
Beyond YouTube, Glasp lets you:
- Highlight text on any webpage
- Instantly save it to your personal collection
- Access it later, organized neatly by topic or tag
I now have a library of ready-to-use ideas, quotes, and data points.
Perfect for content creation, research, and quick reference.
🫡 Final Thought
We’re entering an era where passive consumption just doesn’t cut it.
The real winners aren’t those who consume the most.
They’re the ones who make insights actionable.
Glasp helps you shift from passive watcher to active creator.
From forgetting to remembering.
From overwhelmed to organized.
And the best part? It takes less than 5 minutes to transform how you learn.
Try Glasp today and let me know what you think.
Better yet—reply with the first YouTube video you summarized.
Here’s to smarter learning and better creating,
Nahid
