Free AI tool that turns YouTube videos into summaries with key points and timestamps
AI academic writing tool and research assistant for researchers and students
Stage
Startup
Established
Founded
2026
Not given
Based in
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SG
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Free: 5 summaries per day, no signup required. Pro: $7.99/month or $59.99/year (save 37% with annual billing). Free users get key points extraction; Pro includes 100 summaries and video questions per day, 50 transcript extractions per day, and instant translation to 12 languages.
Monthly Plan, Annual Plan, Quarterly Plan available. Multi-year Plans: 2 years ($229) or 3 years ($289). Paperpal for Teams offers up to 25% savings on annual subscriptions. Student discounts available.
Key features
Instant YouTube video summarization
Key points extraction with timestamps
Chat with video content
50+ languages supported
No account required
YouTube Shorts support
Full transcript extraction
Chrome extension available
Grammar check with academic-grade suggestions trained on millions of scholarly edits
Plagiarism checker against 99 billion sources
AI paraphraser to restructure and improve academic tone
Research and citation in 10,000+ citation styles
Access to 250 million verified research articles
Pre-submission checks for 1,500+ top journals
Chat with PDFs to extract key insights
Works across MS Word, Google Docs, Chrome, and Overleaf
Translator for multiple languages
What makes it different
Free with no mandatory signup or credit card
Clickable timestamps let you jump directly to moments in the video
Summaries available in 12 target languages independent of video language
Built exclusively for academic writing, trained on millions of scholarly articles
All-in-one platform combining writing assistance, citations, plagiarism checks, and pre-submission support
Works seamlessly within existing writing tools without switching applications
Used by over 5 million researchers and trusted by 1,500+ journals
Maintains academic integrity and originality of user work