Free tool
Video summarizer
This video summarizer turns a video into a short summary: upload the file, and the sound is transcribed and summarized into an overview, the key points in order and the key moments with their times. Pick a short, medium or detailed summary, then copy it or save it as text, Word or Markdown.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Nothing is stored
Drop your video here, or Choose your video
MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM or MKV. Up to 30 minutes of each file, 3 free files a day. The language is detected automatically.
Summarizing recorded calls? NoteOwl writes summaries, decisions and action items from your meetings on your Mac, with on-device AI models, unlimited.
How it works
How do you summarize a video?
Choose the video, and the summarizer takes its sound track, transcribes it in short pieces, then writes the summary from the transcript. You see the transcript arrive first, then the summary above it, with the moment each key point starts.
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Choose the video
An MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM or MKV file from your computer or phone. The first 30 minutes of each video are summarized.
- 2
Pick a length
Short gives a sentence or two and a handful of points; detailed gives a full paragraph, up to a dozen points and more moments.
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Copy or save it
Copy the summary, or download it as a text file, a Word document or Markdown. The full transcript is there to save too.
Which videos can it summarize?
Any video file with speech in it: MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM and MKV, from a computer or a phone. Recordings of talks, calls and lessons work best, because what was said carries the content. Music videos and footage with little talking leave little to summarize.
- Webinars and recorded talks
- What you getThe talk’s argument and its main sections, with the time each one starts
- Zoom, Teams and Meet recordings
- What you getWhat was covered on the call, from the MP4 the app saved
- Screen recordings and Loom videos
- What you getA walkthrough or demo, as the steps it went through
- Course and training videos
- What you getThe lesson’s points, to review without rewatching
- Phone videos
- What you getA speech, a toast or an interview filmed on an iPhone (MOV) or Android phone (MP4)
| Video | What you get |
|---|---|
| Webinars and recorded talks | The talk’s argument and its main sections, with the time each one starts |
| Zoom, Teams and Meet recordings | What was covered on the call, from the MP4 the app saved |
| Screen recordings and Loom videos | A walkthrough or demo, as the steps it went through |
| Course and training videos | The lesson’s points, to review without rewatching |
| Phone videos | A speech, a toast or an interview filmed on an iPhone (MOV) or Android phone (MP4) |
What does a video summary include?
An overview, the key points in the order the video makes them, and the key moments with the time each one starts. The transcript the summary was written from comes with it.
- Summary
- What it holdsWhat the video is about and its main point, in one to six sentences
- Key points
- What it holdsThree to twelve points, in the order the video makes them
- Key moments
- What it holdsThe times where the main parts begin, taken from the transcript, so you can jump straight there
- Transcript
- What it holdsEvery word, with times, to copy or save as TXT, SRT, VTT or Word
| Part | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Summary | What the video is about and its main point, in one to six sentences |
| Key points | Three to twelve points, in the order the video makes them |
| Key moments | The times where the main parts begin, taken from the transcript, so you can jump straight there |
| Transcript | Every word, with times, to copy or save as TXT, SRT, VTT or Word |
What happens to the video you upload?
Its picture stays on your device. The browser reads only the sound, sends it in short pieces to be transcribed, then sends the transcript to an AI service to be summarized. NoteOwl stores none of it: close the page and the summary is gone.
Each visitor gets 3 uploaded videos and 5 summaries a day. For a transcript without a summary, use the video to text converter; for a video on YouTube, the YouTube summarizer works from the transcript YouTube shows under it.
Can your recorded meetings be summarized without uploading them?
Yes, on a Mac. NoteOwl records calls without a bot joining, then writes the summary, the decisions and the action items on your Mac with on-device AI models, unlimited. Recordings you import get the same treatment. See NoteOwl’s meeting summaries.
FAQ
Questions about summarizing videos
Is this video summarizer free?
Yes. NoteOwl’s video summarizer summarizes 3 uploaded videos a day, up to 30 minutes of each, with no account. Pasted transcripts count toward 5 summaries a day. Every download is included.
Is my video uploaded?
The picture never leaves your device. Your browser takes the sound, sends it in short pieces to be transcribed, then sends the transcript to a cloud AI service to be summarized. NoteOwl stores none of it: the summary exists only in the open page.
Can it summarize a YouTube video?
Use NoteOwl’s YouTube video summarizer for that: copy the transcript YouTube shows under the video and paste it in. It never asks for a link and never contacts YouTube. This page is for video files you have on your device.
What if my video is longer than the limit?
The summarizer transcribes the first 30 minutes and summarizes those, and says so. If you have the video’s full transcript or subtitle file, paste that instead: a pasted transcript can run to about an hour.
Does the summary make things up?
It is told to use only what the transcript says, and the server checks the summary against the transcript before you see it. A line with a figure the video never gave is left out, and each key moment must be a time that is in the transcript.
Which languages does it work in?
The language is detected from the speech, and the summary is written in the language the video is in, from English and Spanish to Hindi and Japanese.
Keep exploring
More summary tools
- YouTube video summarizerPaste the transcript under a YouTube video and get a summary, the key points and key moments with its timestamps; never contacts YouTube
- Lecture summarizerUpload a lecture recording or paste its transcript and get the key concepts, the terms the lecture explains and the moments to rewatch
- Podcast summarizerUpload a podcast episode or paste its transcript and get the episode in brief, the topics, word-for-word quotes and key moments
- SummarizerPaste an article, report, essay, email or notes and get a short, medium or detailed summary and the key points; nothing is stored
Related
- AI meeting summariesAI meeting summaries, decisions and action items written on your Mac from any template, when the call ends
- Video to textTurn video to text free: drop in an MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV or WebM video and get an AI transcript with times, as text, SRT, VTT or Word; only the sound is sent, nothing is stored
- Meeting minutes templateA meeting minutes template to fill in online or copy, what each section holds, an example, and how NoteOwl writes minutes
Summaries of every meeting, written on your Mac
Free to download. Runs entirely on your Mac.
macOS 26 or later · Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) · 16 GB memory minimum, 24 GB recommended
About NoteOwl
NoteOwl is private AI meeting notes and memory for the Mac. It captures meetings without a bot joining the call, labels every speaker, writes summaries and action items, and builds a memory of every conversation that you can chat with — fully offline, because the speech recognition and the AI run on the Mac itself. Dictation into any app is free; Pro is a one-time purchase.
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